John Lennon’s 48k Haircut and the Top 10 Most Ridiculously Expensive Music Auction Items
December 12th, 2007 by KarenToday at auction, a lock of John Lennon’s hair sold for $48,000.
That’s a much as a new car (or two, if you’re thrifty). Or, about 320 iPod nanos.
That’s insane. Seriously.
So, in honor of crazy holiday shoppers everywhere, I’ve put together a list of what might be the silliest, most expensive things collectors have ever bought at music memorabilia auctions.
Of course, most of this stuff was purchased by ultra wealthy collectors who treat this stuff like stock investments instead of rock’n’roll treasures… Oh well.
Top 10 Most Absurdly Expensive Music Memorabilia Ever Auctioned
10. John Lennon’s Hair in an autographed copy of A Spaniard in the Works was auctioned this week for $48k. That just might be the most expensive haircut ever.
9. Poems handwritten by Bob Dylan in 1960 sold for $78k in November 2005 at Christie’s.
8. A poster for the Beatles’ 1966 concert at Shea Stadium sold for $132k in 2004 through the rock’n’roll memorabilia auction company, It’s Only Rock’n’Roll
7. A fan paid nearly $168,000 for a pair of tickets to Led Zeppelin’s reunion concert in December 2007. Hope he had good seats!
6. Music memorabilia book author/collector Peter Blecha paid $497,500 for “Brownie,” the guitar Eric Clapton used to record the hit song, “Layla.”
5. Someone paid $550,000 George Harrison guitar at a Christie’s auction in 2004. 4. Another one of Eric Clapton’s guitars, “Blackie,” sold for $959,000 to Guitar Center. The Fender Stratocaster was Slowhand’s main axe from 1970-1985. 3. John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “All You Need is Love” sold for $1million in July 2005.
2. George Michael paid the second highest music auction price when he spent $ 2.1 million in 1990 for the piano Lennon used to write the song “Imagine.” Guess he made a LOT of money with the video for “Faith.”
And the winner, er, loser is:
1. John Lennon’s psychedelic 1965 Phantom V Rolls-Royce sold for $2.3 million at auction in 1982.
Would you spend this much cash on someone’s old guitar or car? Leave me a comment and tell me what’s on your music shopping list!
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