Followers of The Beatles might have some extremely uncommon recordings of their collections … if they’ve half 1,000,000 to drop in an upcoming public sale for the personal tracks.
The large-ticket merchandise is a set of never-before-heard recordings from the enduring group, together with band rehearsals at John Lennon‘s Kenwood residence and even items of unreleased albums, all on 6 tapes. It is all anticipated to seize wherever from $300,000 to $500,000.
The legendary tapes have been obtained by a memorabilia collector named Phil from Charlotte, and he tells us he obtained the recordings 5 years in the past from a person in India, who says he first secured them from Derek Taylor … the group’s former press officer who was typically dubbed the “Fifth Beatle.”
We’re informed Phil listened by means of all of it solely as soon as, so he would not harm the tapes, however there are a ton of Beatles gems all through — together with rehearsals for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band, which has issues like animal sounds for “Good Morning Good Morning” and even John and Paul McCartney complaining in regards to the warmth.
That is not all, there are additionally recordings of George Harrison‘s unreleased album with The Bonzo Canine Doo-Dah Band, nearly 2 hours of Yoko Ono‘s “Primal Scream Remedy” — yeah, actually — and an unreleased collab album with Yoko and John.
There’s additionally a particularly private and revealing 45-minute interview the place John questions Yoko’s motives for being with him. It was recorded in 1969, the identical yr they obtained married.
Secure to say, this can be a killer discover for Beatles heads… so if ya can afford the steep price ticket, the public sale is dwell now by means of Gotta Have Rock and Roll and ends Friday. Non-public viewing and listening to the tapes may be made by means of appointment.