Ed Sheeran’s Very First Demo Album Auctioned Off For $85,000 Despite Singer’s Protests

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Ed Sheeran’s very first demo album, Spinning Man, has been auctioned off for nearly six figures. Sheeran recorded the album in 2004 when he was just 13.

The CD was sold by a friend’s brother of some relatives he stayed with while making money busking, the Evening Standard reported.

It was reportedly forgotten and found in a drawer. The LP was expected to fetch around $17,300, but swelled up to approximately $85,822 after a fierce bidding war.

RELATED: Ed Sheeran And Wife Cherry Seaborn Welcome A Baby Girl “An incredible price! We expected it to sell well but that certainly exceeded our expectations,” said auctioneer Paul Fairweather, per Daily Mail. “It was a fierce battle between four or five very serious bidders and we were blown away