Paul McCartney’s handwritten Hey Jude lyrics sell for $910,000 at auction
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peoplemagazine.co.zaPaul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ classic hit Hey Jude sold for a staggering $910,000 (£730,803) at auction.
The sheet, which the star used during a July, 1968 recording session at London’s Trident Studios and then gifted to a studio engineer, had a pre-auction estimate of $160,000 (£128,493).
The sale of the item was a highlight of The Beatles-themed lot that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the band’s breakup on Friday.
Other notable items included the drumhead from The Beatles’ 1964 concert at San Francisco’s Cow Palace ($200,000, £160,616), John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bagism drawing ($93,750, £75,289), a shooting script for a Hello, Goodbye promotional video featuring handwritten notations by Lennon and George
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