Tag Archive for: John Lennon

Purple brocade jacket B.B. King wore in 2015 at the Vatican to perform for Pope John Paul II, est. $4,000-$6,000

Galaxy of stars featured at Guernsey’s Legends & Treasures Auction, Sept. 21

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Purple brocade jacket B.B. King wore in 2015 at the Vatican to perform for Pope John Paul II, est. $4,000-$6,000


Purple brocade jacket B.B. King wore in 2015 at the Vatican to perform for Pope John Paul II, est. $4,000-$6,000

NEW YORK – What do B.B. King, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Mickey Mantle, Jimi Hendrix and Franklin D. Roosevelt have in common? Treasured objects from these and other legendary figures and events will be auctioned through Guernsey’s on Wednesday, September 21. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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James Bond Secret Agent 007 Shooting Attache Case, est. $2,500-$5,000

James Bond toys offer a license to bid at Potter & Potter, June 16

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James Bond Secret Agent 007 Shooting Attache Case, est. $2,500-$5,000

James Bond Secret Agent 007 Shooting Attache Case, est. $2,500-$5,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a nearly 700-lot sale of entertainment-related ephemera and materials, Walt Disney World park-used items, mid-century playthings, erotica, and other eclectic merchandise on Saturday, June 16 starting at 10 am Central time. Many of the rock and roll related lots are from the collection of Bo Overlock, concert organizer and the former director of marketing and promotions for VH1. The sale also features a lifetime collection of vintage James Bond toys and collectables. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Title page hand-drawn by Bob Dylan for ‘Poems Without Titles,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

Young Bob Dylan’s handwritten poems showcased at RR Auction, May 19

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Title page hand-drawn by Bob Dylan for ‘Poems Without Titles,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

Title page hand-drawn by Bob Dylan for ‘Poems Without Titles,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

BOSTON – RR Auction‘s May 19 Marvels of Modern Music sale is sure to be a hit. The auction is filled with incredible autographs and manuscripts, including an early original Bob Dylan poetry collection. The 16 pages of material, dubbed Poems Without Titles, were written by Dylan when he was a teenager, in 1959 and 1960, and will be offered in a series of individual lots. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Casey Kasem’s Neumann brand model U 87 Ai studio microphone, est. $1,000 -$2,000

Kasem collection will turn up the volume at Julien’s, March 17

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Casey Kasem’s Neumann brand model U 87 Ai studio microphone, est. $1,000 -$2,000

Casey Kasem’s Neumann brand model U 87 Ai studio microphone, est. $1,000 -$2,000

LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions announces Property from the Collection of Jean and Casey Kasem, taking place Thursday, March 17 in Beverly Hills, California. Featuring nearly 500 lots never before offered at auction, the sale will be a celebration of the life and career of the American radio icon who entertained millions around the world as the King of the Top 40 Countdown and as the voice of Shaggy in the animated Scooby-Doo television franchise. The auction will also feature luxurious items and possessions from his wife, actress Jean Kasem, best known for playing Loretta Tortelli on the iconic sitcom Cheers. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Colts owner Jim Irsay talking up museum for pop culture collection

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Indianapolis Colts owner and memorabilia super-collector Jim Irsay. Image courtesy Colts.com

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is talking with officials in several cities about the possibility of creating a museum to display the pop culture memorabilia that he’s spent millions of dollars collecting over the past 20 years.

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John Lennon interview tape sells for $58K at Danish auction

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Yoko Ono and John Lennon image courtesy of Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Copenhagen, which recently sold a 51-year-old audio tape with an apparently unpublished song by Lennon for the equivalent of $58,240. Creative Commons Attribution

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A cassette tape with a 33-minute audio recording of John Lennon being interviewed by four Danish teenagers 51 years ago as well as an apparently unpublished song by the late Beatle fetched 370,000 kroner ($58,240) September 28 at an auction in Denmark.

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AUDIO: Unpublished Lennon/Ono interview, song with Danish schoolboys to be auctioned

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Image courtesy of Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Copenhagen. Creative Commons Attribution

COPENHAGEN – A never-before-published cassette tape of an interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono from their famous winter stay in Thy, Northern Jutland, Denmark in 1970 is going to be auctioned on September 28 by Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen. The 33-minute-long recording includes a conversation between the famous couple and the four 16-year-old schoolboys, who were allowed to interview Lennon and Ono. At one point the never-published song “Radio Peace” is also played. The cassette tape has an estimated price of DKK 200,000-300,000 (US$32,000-$47,000). Read more