Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyAnother odd piece of Beatles memorabilia has sold big at auction.
A one-of-a-kind John Lennon recording from 1973 fetched $30,000 last weekend at the Bonhams and Butterfields auction house in Los Angeles.
Drunk off his ass, Lennon sings a cover of Lloyd Price's "Just Because." (Of course, a different version would appear on Lennon's 1975 collection of covers, Rock 'n' Roll.)
The recording is "six minutes, sixteen seconds long, with John singing very drunk and John ad-libbing his own lyrics into the song -- so it's actually a fun song to listen to," auction spokeswoman Margaret Barrett said.
FYI: Lloyd Price is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, famous for his blockbuster Number One 1952 hit, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." In '59, "Just Because" got Price back into the Top 40.
He currently manages a food company that sells delicious Southern-style treats like Lloyd Price's Soulful 'n' Smooth Grits.
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Jen | December 27, 2008 7:55 PM
Lennon, along with Cobain & Staley, will hold a spot inside of my heart... only the good die young.
Jesse | December 25, 2008 3:04 AM
the public needs to hear this song. Let it ring
Jon | December 24, 2008 1:09 AM
someone please tell whoever bought this to let people hear this
lisa | December 23, 2008 6:09 PM
john lennon lives forever