Monday, May 10, 2010

Sgt. Pepper autograph sale...













Through Tracks and ebay, a Beatles fan named Janet has been trying to auction off her copy of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band autographed by all 4 Beatles! For the price of what I make in about a year as an elementary school teacher, it could be yours! (Meaning that I will never be able to afford such a neat item.) Janet had been a fan that hung around the Beatles studio since 1964, and the guys had gotten to know her through the years. After the Sgt. Pepper's album was released in 1967, Janet wanted to be the first person to have her copy signed by the boys. And so on June 7, she stood outside EMI and accomplished such a feat! Little did she realize at that time that autographed copies of Sgt. Pepper by all four Beatles would be a rare and hot item in 2010. The photo of John signing her copy of the album was taken by Lizzie. I guess the rest were taken by Janet herself. It is a really neat collector's item and if I owned it, I would treasure it. But since I can't afford it, I will just enjoy the photos.

9 comments:

  1. May I ask for the link to the eBay item? :D

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  2. i looked for it yesterday and couldn't find it.

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  3. sara, the first photo is mine, the other photos have janet in them (notice the black leather coat and her holding the album in the last one) so they were taken by other friends.

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  4. reserve was not met, but here's the link:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Beatles-Autographs-Sgt-Peppers-LP-Sleeve-1967-Signed-/380229301407?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58876eb49f#ht_1336wt_1125

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  5. Does anyone know what the final bid was?

    Thanks, jOjO

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  6. it was 31,000.- + - i can't remember the exact number. but it didn't sell as it didn't reach the reserve.

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  7. Lovely item, i have an lp signed by only 3 of them, John, Paul and Ringo. http://autographsale.net/music/the-beatles

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