{"id":66877,"date":"2023-09-19T16:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=66877"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:38:38","slug":"lost-beatles-recording-tapes-up-for-auction-expected-to-fetch-500k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/celebrities\/lost-beatles-recording-tapes-up-for-auction-expected-to-fetch-500k\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Beatles Recording Tapes Up For Auction, Expected to Fetch $500k"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fans of The Beatles could have some incredibly rare recordings in their collections … if they have half a million to drop in an upcoming auction for the private tracks.<\/p>\n
The big-ticket item is a collection of never-before-heard recordings from the iconic group, including band rehearsals at John Lennon<\/strong>‘s Kenwood home and even pieces of unreleased albums, all on 6 tapes. It’s all expected to grab anywhere from $300,000 to $500,000.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The legendary tapes were obtained by a memorabilia collector named Phil<\/strong> from Charlotte, and he tells us he got the recordings 5 years ago from a man in India, who says he first secured them from Derek Taylor<\/strong> … the group’s former press officer who was often dubbed the “Fifth Beatle.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re told Phil listened through all of it only once, so he wouldn’t damage the tapes, but there are a ton of Beatles gems throughout — including rehearsals for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which has things like animal sounds for “Good Morning Good Morning” and even John and Paul McCartney<\/strong> complaining about the heat.<\/p>\n That’s not all, there are also recordings of George Harrison<\/strong>‘s unreleased album with The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, almost 2 hours of Yoko<\/strong> Ono<\/strong>‘s “Primal Scream Therapy” — yeah, really — and an unreleased collab album with Yoko and John.<\/p>\n There’s also an extremely personal and revealing 45-minute interview where John questions Yoko’s motives for being with him. It was recorded in 1969, the same year they got married.<\/p>\n Safe to say, this is a killer find for Beatles heads… so if ya can afford the steep price tag, the auction is live now through Gotta Have Rock and Roll<\/strong> and ends Friday. Private viewing and listening to the tapes can be made through appointment.<\/p>\n