2014-10: Fotos da capa do Abbey Road leiloadas

Artigo sobre o leilão em 2014:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/15/beatles-abbey-road-photographs-set-six-auction

E o VW branco sabem aonde foi parar? Ao museu! 

Citando:

"The shots were taken by the photographer Iain Macmillan, a friend of Lennon and Yoko Ono, on 8 August 1969. He had his Hasselblad, a stepladder and 10 minutes.

It was the fifth of the six shots that was chosen by McCartney for the album and it’s easy to see why as all four men are in step and nicely spaced." (...)

"The collection will be sold at Bloomsbury’s photographs and photobooks sale on 21 November and has an estimate of £50,000-70,000.

Almost everything about the Abbey Road shoot has become famous, including the three decorators in the background and the white VW Beetle, which has ended up in the Volkswagen museum in Wolfsburg, Germany."

2019-06: Primeiro contrato com Epstein vai a leilão

Contrato ainda com Pete Best:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-48635808

Citando:
"The document, said to have been signed by the band in the front room of Best's mother's house, was the first of two contracts drawn up between Epstein and The Beatles.

It gave Epstein responsibility for finding the band work, and managing their schedule and publicity.

He was also to oversee "all matters concerning clothes, make-up and the presentation and construction of the artists' acts and also on all music to be performed".

Mr Heaton said: "He was just blown away by the passion, the energy, the charisma, the raw sexuality on stage."

2018-05: Fato de Lennon em leilão

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7082079/John-Lennons-tracksuit-worn-1970-trip-Denmark-sale-35-000.html
Citando:
"John Lennon's tracksuit worn during a trip to Denmark in 1970 is going up for sale

The Beatle and wife Yoko Ono wore the matching outfits to visit her ex-husband

Now the tracksuit, from Tony Cox's collection is going up for sale for $35,000

Cox and Ono were locked in a legal battle over custody of their daughter in 1970"

2019-04: Leilão com itens dos Beatles

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6907107/Rare-Beatles-memorabilia-goes-auction-fetch-1-5-MILLION.html

Citando:
"The Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction selling Fab Four memorabilia began today on the company's website 

It features John Lennon's piano used to compose songs for the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album

Other items include Paul and Linda McCartney's matching pink tuxedos and polaroids of all four Beatles  

The Beatles' instruments including John Lennon's 'Sgt. Peppers' piano and Paul McCartney's signed Ed Sullivan Show guitar could fetch up to $1.5 million at auction.

Many are hoping for a piece of Fab Four memorabilia at the Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction, which began today on the company's website. "

2019-03: Carta de Lennon sobre 2 Virgins vai a leilão

Lennon furioso com o tratamento do álbum com capa "supostamente ofensiva" (como ele próprio diz):
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/john-lennon-letter-yoko-ono-two-virgins-album-apple-emi-record-label-a8822261.html

Citando:
"Addressed to “Martin George of Rock Ink”, the auction house cites “noted Beatles expert” Perry Cox in affirming that the letter was sent to the late Beatles producer George Martin.

However, author Mark Lewisohn told The Times that he believes that Lennon was actually responding to the journalist Martin George, who wrote for “a magazine or a weekly underground newspaper called Ink”.

Referring to his and Ono’s 1968 album Two Virgins, Lennon writes: “Yoko and I got ‘Two Virgins’ out in spite of [which is underlined] being past owners of Apple. We made it in May and they f***ed us about till November! Then E. M. I. (who have the real control) wrote warning letters to all their puppets around the world telling them not handle it in any way (this after Sir Joe [Lockwood, chairman of EMI] had told us face to face that he would do ‘everything he could’ to help us with it – and asking us for autographed copies!!).

"

2019-02: Mercedes de George Harrison...

... vai a leilão no Catawiki:
https://www.motor24.pt/sites/jornal-dos-classicos/o-mercedes-benz-de-george-harrison-dos-beatles/

Citando:
"O coupé vermelho metalizado esteve em posse da família Harrison durante quase duas décadas, primeiro registado no nome de Harold Heargraves Harrison, pai de George. Em 1979 passou para as mãos do guitarrista dos The Beatles que o manteve em sua posse até 1981 e por fim foi propriedade do seu primo Paul Harrison.

Em Agosto de 1989, a Christie’s levou o Mercedes-Benz a leilão e mesmo foi adquirido a um empresário discográfico de Londres. Passado apenas um ano o automóvel chegou a Barcelona para ser leiloado de novo na Feria del Disco del Coleccionista. Durante o leilão não recebeu qualquer licitação e o dono de uma importante loja de discos pagou o valor mínimo de reserva e juntou-o à sua colecção particular, na qual permaneceu quase trinta anos."

2018-05-15: Primeira guitarra de GH vai a leilão

Por "apenas" 220 mil libras (cerca de 250K EUR):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/13/george-harrisons-first-electric-guitar-sale-220000/

Citando:
"Harrison once described it as "the most fantastic guitar ever", but was persuaded by manager Brian Epstein to give it away to promote their 1966 Germany tour.

His guitar was offered as the star prize for the winners of 'The Best Beat Band in Germany' organised by German music venue Star Club where the band had played in the early 60s.

The competition was won by local band The Faces and the instrument was presented to Frank Dostal, its singer and guitarist.

Dostal kept hold of it until his death last year but his widow Mary Dostal, a former member of Liverpool band the Liverbirds, has consigned it for sale with US based auction house Julien's Auctions.

Martin Nolan, auctioneer at Julien's, said: "As part of the promotion for the Germany 1966 tour the Star Club called Brian Epstein to see if he could give away a Beatles guitar as a price.

"Harrison was asked to give up this guitar, which he did, and it was signed by their road manager Neil Aspinall who forged all four of the Beatles' signatures."

2018-04-23: Auto-retrato de John Lennon vendido em leilão

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/john-lennon-hitler-self-portrait-sold-45000-dollars-beatles-a8317726.html

Citando:
"John Lennon's self-portrait of himself as Hitler sells for $54k

There are several known self-portraits taken from Lennon's personal sketchbook which incorporate Nazi iconography

(...)

In 2007, Sir Peter Blake – who co-created the cover - revealed to The Independent that Hitler did actually make the final line-up, but is simply obscured by the Beatles themselves. ”Yes he is on there – you just can’t see him,” he said. 

He added: “If you look at photographs of the out-takes, you can see the Hitler image in the studio. With the crowd behind there was an element of chance about who you can and cannot see, and we weren’t quite sure who would be covered in the final shot. Hitler was in fact covered up behind the band.”"

2018-03-24: 350+ fotos dos Beatles nos EUA inéditas

Vendidas em leilão:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/24/beatles-unseen-photographs-baltimore-washington-mike-mitchell-auction

Citando:
"A teenage portfolio of more than 350 previously unseen photos of The Beatles’ early invasion of America has fetched £253,200 at auction on Merseyside.

The photographer Mike Mitchell’s images show the band arriving in 1964 for their first concerts in the States at Washington DC and Baltimore. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, who was knighted this week, are also shown at pre-show press conferences and on stage.

A total lot of 413 negatives were sold with copyright for £253,200 by Omega Auctions and only 46 of these pictures had been seen before, at auction in 2011.

Mitchell, who was 18 at the time, had wanted to photograph the Fab Four after watching their famous television performance on the Ed Sullivan Show on 9 February 1964. He said: “I was very motivated to come up with stuff that was as unique as could possibly be.”

He took shots of the band as they arrived for their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum two days later, using natural light because he could not afford a flash. He was there again when they played the Baltimore Civic Center on 13 September, even getting on to the stage to secure a better view."

2018-03-10: Beatles in Dundee photos (leilão)

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/615315/beatles-for-sale-rare-photos-of-fab-four-in-dundee-set-to-fetch-thousands/
Citando:
"Rare photographs of The Beatles performing in Dundee in 1964 are expected to sell for thousands of pounds when they go under the hammer later this month.

The photographs and negatives, which are being sold with full copyright, contain candid images of the Fab Four being before and during their October 20 gig at the Caird Hall.

They are expected to sell for between £4000 and £8000.

The photographs were taken by Dundee based professional photographer Winnie Forbes-Cochrane.

They are up for sale alongside a black and white cine film of The Beatles during their stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in St Fillans on the banks of Loch Earn during their 1964 tour."

2018-03-07: Livro de recepção assinado por Beatles vai a leilão

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/peterborough-hotel-directory-signed-by-beatles-up-for-auction-1-8405116
Citando:
"While Lennon wrote on the form there would 33 people staying in his room, McCartney went 15 better with 58. George Harrison said there would be two staying in his room while manager Brian Epstein and Ringo Starr wrote just one apiece. The gig in Peterborough came shortly after the release of the Fab Four’s first major hit Love Me Do. The group signed into The Bull Hotel in Peterborough on Sunday,December 2, 1962 ahead of their performance later that evening at the Embassy Cinema. Brian Epstein had managed to get The Beatles onto the bill of Frank Ifield’s two shows on the night at the Embassy."

2017-11-22: Diários de Lennon (e gravação de concerto de Beatles) recuperados

http://www.nme.com/news/john-lennons-stolen-diaries-found-in-berlin-2162543#0lEXaBcmpwcbBjqW.99

Citando:
"They're among over 100 items belonging to The Beatles icon to be recovered

John Lennon’s diaries have been found in Berlin – and are among over a hundred stolen items belonging to the Beatles musician to be recovered by police.

Lennon’s diaries are currently on display at Berlin police headquarters – along with two pairs of his iconic round specs, a tape recording of a Beatles concert, sheet music and a cigarette case. The collection of items were stolen from Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono back in 2006."

2017-09-11: Pauta de Eleanor Rigby retirada de leilão

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-41228883

Citando:
"The handwritten score, which is signed by Paul McCartney, was due to be sold later with a guide price of £20,000.

But Omega Auctions in Warrington, Cheshire, said it had removed the lot following a complaint from a woman in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The auction house said an allegation of theft had been made to Thames Valley Police.

A spokeswoman said the allegation was made following a "family dispute" over the score's ownership."

2017-08-26: Botas de camurça de Ringo (1963) vão a leilão

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-40960525

Citando:
"Unlike the leather boots worn by the rest of the Fab Four, Starr had his own suede versions of the distinctive pointed-toe footwear with a lower heel.

This was so he could use the pedals of his drum kit while performing on stage.

The sale has been organised by The Beatles Shop in Liverpool. Its owner estimates the boots will fetch up to £5,000 in the 26 August auction.

The size-seven boots were given to a family friend by Starr's mother and stepfather in the 1960s and have remained in his possession ever since."

2017-10-26: Fotos nunca vistas de John Lennon de 1970 vão a leilão

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-41761334

Citando:
"The negatives, which date from February 1970, capture Lennon at a pivotal point in his career - The Beatles were breaking up and he had recently released his third single, Instant Karma.

It became the first solo single by a member of the iconic rock band to sell more than a million copies in America.

Ms Glover said the negatives and images taken from them would be on display at the attraction from November, before being auctioned in 2018.

She added that the valuation day had also uncovered a signed Beatles Christmas Show programme from a concert in Bradford in 1963, which was valued at £8,000, and a signed John Lennon postcard, which was estimated to be worth £5,000."

2017-09-29: Cítara vendida em leilão por ~50K GBP

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4935284/Sitar-played-George-Harrison-sells-47-000.html

Citando:
"In the Beatles Anthologies, he said: ‘We’d recorded the Norwegian Wood backing track and it needed something.

‘We would usually start looking through the cupboard to see if we could come up with something, a new sound, and I picked the sitar up - it was just lying around.

‘I hadn’t really figured out what to do with it. It was quite spontaneous: I found the notes that played the lick. It fitted and it worked.’

Norwegian Wood was recorded in October 1965, and has noted to kick-start the ‘Great Sitar Explosion’ in rock and roll.

However, this lead to Harrison generating his lifelong passion for Indian music and learning the sitar and growing his interest Hinduism and Indian culture, all occurring after the string broke on his personal instrument while recording.

He became the first Beatle to visit India and travelled to Mumbai to study the sitar with Ravi Shankar in 1966 following the band’s final live concert in San Francisco.

Over the next several months Harrison continued to play the sitar and decided to exchange his older-style ‘crummy-quality one’ with a more sophisticated style designed to play better into microphones.

It was a lifelong passion for the star, since his marriage to first wife Pattie Boyd in January 1966. 

Harrison reportedly gave the sitar to Miss Boyd’s friend George Drummond who hosted them in Barbados for the wedding, while getting a better sitar flown to the island for him."

2017-09-15: Cítara de George Harrison vai a leilão

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41276669

Citando:
"A sitar owned and played by George Harrison is going to be auctioned in the United States.

The instrument, purchased from a shop on London's Oxford Street in 1965, was used by Harrison during the recording of the Beatles song Norwegian Wood.

The Indian string instrument, crafted by a well-known music shop in Kolkata, was later gifted to a friend of Harrison's first wife, Patti Boyd.

Bidding for the sitar will begin on 28 September at $50,000 (£37,327).

Harrison had discovered the sitar in 1965, on the set of the Beatles' second film, Help.

His love affair with oriental mysticism first made itself known in Norwegian Wood, John Lennon's tale of an extra-marital fling. Acoustic guitar and muted bass were augmented by the Indian instrument."

2017-08-21: Original de Eleanor Rigby vai a leilão

Escrito a lápis. E a campa também. A campa?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/21/eleanor-rigbys-grave-deeds-to-be-auctioned-with-beatles-song-score

Citando:
"Theoretically, then, whoever buys the deeds could be buried alongside the Rigby family in seven years’ time.

The score, handwritten in pencil, is signed by producer George Martin and McCartney and notes that the song was to be recorded in Abbey Road Studio number two and was to include four violins, two violas and two cellos.

The two lots will be among items on sale at the Beatles Memorabilia Auction to be held in Warrington on 11 September."

2017-08-08: Carta aberta de John Lennon a Cynthia vai a leilão

http://www.nme.com/news/music/john-lennon-yoko-ono-divorce-letter-2122463

Citação:
"The open letter to his ex-wife Cynthia was written in 1976 in response to claims in her first book about him

John Lennon disputed that Yoko Ono was to blame for the end of his first marriage in a newly discovered letter."
(...)
"The note was written in 1976 in response to excerpts from Powell’s book, A Twist Of Lennon, being published in the News Of The World, as Billboard reports. It is titled “An open letter to Cynthia Twist”, referring to her new name following her third marriage to John Twist.

“Dear Cynthia,” it began. “As you and I well know, our marriage was over long before the advent of L.S.D. or Yoko Ono… and that’s reality!

“Your memory is impaired to say the least. Your version of our first L.S.D. trip is rather vague, and you seem to have forgotten subsequent trips altogether!”"

2017-07-16: Fotos de JL e GH vão a leilão dia 16

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4674450/Unseen-photos-John-Lennon-George-Harrison.html
Citando:
"Pictures taken in July 1971, a month before New York Concert for Bangladesh 
The intimate pictures are expected to fetch more than £3,000 at an auction 

Candid photographs showing John Lennon and George Harrison reuniting a year after the Beatles split are set to go under the hammer. 

The intimate photos were taken by a music executive in a New York apartment where Harrison asked his former bandmate to perform in a landmark charity concert he was putting on for refugees in Bangladesh.

But soon after the pictures were taken things turned sour between the pair, as the meeting sparked a row between Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono."