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An iconic acoustic guitar used by John Lennon during the 1965 sessions for the Beatles’ Help! album set a new record on Wednesday (May 29) when it sold for $2.9 million at a Julien’s auction. The auction at the Times Square Hard Rock Café where the 1964 Framus Hootenanny acoustic guitar went under the gavel came after the instrument went missing for nearly half a century. Julien’s said the sale made it the most expensive Beatles guitar to ever sell at auction. “We are absolutely thrilled and honored to have set a new world record with the sale of John Lennon’s lost hootenanny guitar,” said Julien&#8...... Read Full article on HadNews

There are few tropes better than love triangles — especially when they involve three rock icons. From March 8-21, auction house Christie’s will host an online auction of items from the personal collection of British photographer and model Pattie Boyd, who served as a muse for both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Related Ariana Grande Calls Out 'Thieves' Who Leaked 'Fantasize' & More Music on TikTok: 'See You in Jail' ...... Read Full article on HadNews

An impressive collection of Mark Knopfler’s guitars and amps went under the hammer this week, raking in more than £8.8 million ($11 million) – a chunk of which goes to charity. The Dire Straits frontman offloaded 120 instruments, auctioned Wednesday (Jan. 31) at Christie’s in London. That gear was accumulated across a 50-year career, and was led by the sale of the northern Englishman’s 1959 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard, which changed hands for £693,000 ($884,000), a new world auction record for the model, the BBC reports. Some of the bids blew estimates out of the water. Knopfler’s 1988 Pensa-Suh...... Read Full article on HadNews