Lennon lyric sheet sells for US$1 million
(AP)
Updated: 2005-08-01 08:41

A handwritten lyric sheet for "All You Need is Love" used by John Lennon in 1967 was sold for 600,000 pounds (US$1.04 million) at an auction in London on Thursday, organizers said.

This undated photo shows John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. During the turmoil of Vietnam war, honeymooners John and Yoko spent one week in a bed at the Queen Elizabeth to promote peace. Thirty-five years later, From 26 May - 02 June, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel is hosting an exhibit of photos by photographer Gerry Deiter, who documented their stay, to commemorate the historic impact of the bed-in. [AFP]

The manuscript was part of a pop memorabilia sale featuring clothes, paintings and musical instruments from Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and others.

The "All You Need Is Love" lyric sheet was used by Lennon during a television performance by the Beatles and could be seen on film footage dropping to the floor after the song was performed, said a spokesman for auctioneers Cooper Owen.

A girl working for the BBC at the time retrieved the manuscript from beneath Lennon's music stand. She provided a letter of authenticity for Thursday's sale.

"The atmosphere really was quite something, especially when the manuscript was sold for 600,000 pounds," a Cooper Owen spokesman said. The buyer's identity was not revealed.

A military-style tunic worn by Lennon that inspired the Beatles' famous "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" record cover fetched 100,000 pounds.

A pair of Lennon's trademark round wire spectacles was sold for 55,000 pounds

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