The Rock & Roll Auction
March 1 - 10, 2010
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Featuring over 500 lots including stage worn and movie worn costumes, personal clothing, jewelry and accessories, handwritten lyrics, set lists and letters, signed and inscribed guitars and album covers, signed contracts, never-before-seen photographs, rare concert and movie posters, gold and platinum album awards, inscribed acetates, tour memorabilia, and much, much more! Covering the entire Rock and Roll spectrum, performers represented in this special online include: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, U2, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie, The Grateful Dead, James Brown, BB King, Prince, The Sex Pistols, and more!
Highlights include: An important collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia including original handwritten lyrics to “Billie Jean”, “We Are The World”, and a unreleased song titled “An Innocent Man” written by Michael during his first trial in 1993, a signed and inscribed large cloth napkin Michael threw out of his hotel window in Paris - Michael’s orange jumpsuit worn on the Victory Tour and on the cover of Newsweek Magazine (seen above), his blue military jacket worn while recording the song “Eaten Alive” with Diana Ross and more.
John Lennon handwritten lyrics for “Rock and Roll People” - Bob Dylan handwritten lyrics for “Just Like A Woman” and “My Back Pages” - A special collection of U2 artifacts including a rosary given by Bono as a gift - Elvis Presley’s famous red jacket worn personally and on the 1957 “Jailhouse Rock” 45 record sleeve - Jimi Hendrix’s personal 45 acetate for “Burning the Midnight Lamp” with psychedelic drawing and handwritten lyrics - LL Cool J’s personal notebook filled with handwritten lyrics and notes for his 1985 debut album “Radio” - Madonna never-before-seen original nude photographs - Britney Spears costume worn in her 2008 video “Circus” - Stage and video worn costumes from: Rihanna, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, Gwen Stefani and more.
ABOUT OUR COMPANY:
GOTTA HAVE IT!® has partnered with Sothebys for highly successful auctions such as The Beatles, Madonna (both record-breakers!), Baseball For America with Roger Clemens (benefiting the Twin Towers Fund) and Muhammad Ali. Auctions hosted on Gottahaveit.com include the extraordinarily successful Britney Spears charity auction, Kenneth Cole’s “Celebrity Help USA,” UGGs Australia (2003, 2004), Samsung’s “Four Seasons of Hope” and many more. Our charity auctions have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for such high-profile charities as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, The Roger Clemens Foundation, VH1's "Save the Music," Muscular Dystrophy, and Long Island Jewish Hospital's Children's Medical Fund.
 Catalogs from the Summer 2008 Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction are still available! To order call 800-950-1202 or 212-750-7900. |