LONDON - A handwritten lyric sheet for "All You Need is Love" used by John Lennon in 1967 was sold for £600,000 at an auction in London, organisers said.
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," 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.
A pair of Lennon's trademark round wire spectacles was sold for £55,000.
- REUTERS
