Song notes by Paul McCartney sold for over £50,000

Virgin Radio

8 Feb 2022, 10:27

It's the latest in a range of music-related NFTs.

 A digital copy of Sir Paul McCartney’s hand-written song notes has sold for more than £50,000.

The whopping sum was paid for the song notes the star wrote for The Beatles’ hit song Hey Jude.

It was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT), a new way of selling art and memorabilia that is being embraced by bands and artists.

As well as the song notes, guitars and outfits owned by John Lennon were also up for grabs.

The digital auction in Los Angeles was arranged by Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, as part of Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection.

Altogether, the auction made £117,285 (158,720 USD).

McCartney's notes sold for £56,750 (76,800 USD), making it the highest-value item sold at the event.

Other items listed up for auction include John Lennon’s Magical Mystery Afghan Coat and the black cape he wore in the film Help!

They sold for £16,500 (22,400 USD), as did a 1959 Gibson Les Paul.

This was more than five times its estimated value.

Part of the proceeds will go to Julian Lennon’s White Feather Foundation.

“The Lennon Connection is a trailblazing NFT collection that set the template for how high-end collectible memorabilia will use NFTs,” said Josh Katz, chief executive and founder of YellowHeart.

“The highly successful sale demonstrates that fans are very interested in NFTs of these sought-after physical collectibles.”