Sometimes the scribblings on the back of napkins can really turn out to be worth something.  In this case John Lennon’s “Give Peace A Chance”, written on a small piece of paper and given to a then-16-year-old Gail Renard, fetched a whooping $833,654 (USD) at a Christie’s auction in London.

Gail Renard received the lyrics directly from John Lennon, who asked Renard to re-copy the song in larger lettering so they could record a version during their 1969, 8-day “bed-in”, protesting the war in Vietnam.

But that’s not the whole story…a lot of rock-n-roll memorabilia was auctioned off that day at Christie’s in London.

After taking a look at the Christie’s website for auction results you can see a whole list of great rock-n-roll items.  Here are some highlights…

• Eric Clapton’s 1978 Guild D-55NT that was used for writing and recording ($16,023)
• Jimi Hendrix’s 1966 Marshall Super Lead 100 Watt amplifier head ($49,300) - this amp was used as the template for the limited edition handwired Jimi Hendrix Signature Super 100JH head!
• A pair of Jimi Hendrix’s trousers!  ($39,440, crazy…)
• Jimi Hendrix master tapes to a live concert in 1968 at Woburn Music Festival in the UK, no distribution rights ($94,755)
• Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jone Acoustic 361 Bass Amp stack circa 1969 ($27,115)
• Pete Townshend’s 1967 Gibson SG Special, un-smashed and used for recording ($63,991)

And finally

• John Lennon’s lyics to “Give Peace A Chance” ($833,654)

You can see all of the auction items here.

News Source: AFP

Image Credit: CJ Sorg