Paul McCartney’s notes for a recording session in London in 1968 of Hey Jude are seen before going up for auction in New York. (Julien’s Auctions via Reuters)NEW YORK: Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ hit song Hey Jude have sold at auction for $910,000, nine times the original estimate. The items were among more than 250 items of Beatles memorabilia offered in an online auction on Friday by Julien’s Auctions to mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s breakup. The wooden stage of the small Liverpool venue where the band performed before they rocketed to fame went for $25,600. Before the sale, Julien’s Auctions music specialist Jason Watkins had described McCartney’s hastily scribbled notes for a 1968 studio recording of Hey Jude as very rare and valuable.

Source: Bangkok Post April 11, 2020 01:41 UTC