Unseen John Lennon images revealed at The Beatles Story

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Unseen John Lennon images revealed at The Beatles Story
BBC News
26 October 2017


The negatives date from around the time Lennon released his third single, Instant Karma

A set of unseen images of John Lennon, which were in a "junk drawer" for over 30 years because they were thought to have no value, have been unveiled.

The 26 negatives, dating from 1970, were brought to a valuation day at Liverpool's The Beatles Story museum.
Their owner said his late father may have come by them while studying art in the 1970s.
The "intimate portraits" were "a rare find" and could be worth £10,000, auctioneer Darren Julien said.
He added that it was "not often when you find images of John Lennon that have never before been seen by the public".
The museum's marketing manager Diane Glover said their owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, had found them among his late father's possessions.
He told museum staff they had been put in the drawer for at least 34 years, because they were thought to have no value.


The negatives capture Lennon in a number of poses


They resemble those taken at the BBC in February 1970, when Lennon was on Top of the Pops

The negatives, which date from February 1970, capture Lennon at a pivotal point in his career - The Beatles were breaking up and he had recently released his third single, Instant Karma.
It became the first solo single by a member of the iconic rock band to sell more than a million copies in America.
Ms Glover said the negatives and images taken from them would be on display at the attraction from November, before being auctioned in 2018.
She added that the valuation day had also uncovered a signed Beatles Christmas Show programme from a concert in Bradford in 1963, which was valued at £8,000, and a signed John Lennon postcard, which was estimated to be worth £5,000.


A signed postcard from john Lennon was also discovered at the valuation day


The Beatles Christmas Show programme was signed by all four band members






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Unseen John Lennon photos unearthed from junk drawer after 34 years
By Damian Jones
Oct 26, 2017


UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 14: Photo of John LENNON; of The Beatles, posed, during filming of Magical Mystery Tour (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

A set of unseen John Lennon images have been unveiled at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool.

The 26 negatives, dating back to 1970 which you can view below, were revealed at a memorabilia day yesterday (October 25).

Darren Julien, President/CEO of Julien’s Auctions estimated that the collection could sell for over £10,000 at auction.

He said: “It’s not often when you find images of John Lennon that have never before been seen by the public. These 26 images/negatives of John Lennon are a rare find.”

The owner of the negatives, who wishes to remain anonymous, told experts that the collection had been stored away in the family’s junk draw for around 34 years, and were presumed to have no value.

The negatives capture Lennon at a pivotal point in his career, The Beatles were breaking up and he had recently released his third single, ‘Instant Karma’.

It became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell more than a million copies in America.

The negatives will go on display at the museum next month before being auctioned off in 2018.

A signed Beatles Christmas Show programme from a concert in Bradford in 1963, which was valued at £8,000, and a signed John Lennon postcard, which was estimated to be worth £5,000, were also unveiled at the Liverpool event.

Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher recently paid homage to the late Beatle on what would have been his 77th birthday.

To mark the occasion, Gallagher – who named one of his kids after the late icon – took to Twitter to write, “Happy birthday Dr Winston O’boogie”, referring to a pseudonym that Lennon used to appear on other artists’ records under.

Gallagher revealed that he would celebrate Lennon’s birthday by going out for a Mexican and “raising a glass to the man himself”.