The manuscript for Bob Dylan's iconic track 'Like A Rolling Stone' sold at auction for £1.12 million pounds in New York on Tuesday at Sotheby's. Part of the Rock & Roll History auction, it included original manuscripts from the likes of The Beatles, and Dylan, as well as pieces related to Kurt Cobain, and Jimi Hendrix.
Sold to an unknown bidder, the original manuscript was penned in June 1965, when Dylan was 24.
The draft is written in pencil on four sheets of hotel letterhead stationery from the Roger Smith Hotel in Washington D.C. The pages show where Dylan had later made revisions to the lyrics, as well as doodles he made around the edge.
According to Sotheby's, it's the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics of the song, which went on to become one of the most famous of all time. But where does the unique piece fall in terms of music memorabilia?
Ten of the most expensive items snapped up by die hard fans:
10. Jimi Hendrix's Fender guitar - £198,000
One of the most legendary guitarists of all time, Hendrix died in 1970 and since has become a fixation for music collectors and fans. The guitar he used during his legendary 1969 Woodstock performance, was auctioned by Sotheby's in April 1990 for a staggering £198,000.
Hendrix at Woodstock (Tumblr)
9. Elton John Lyrics to Candle In The Wind - £260,646
The handwritten lyrics of the 1997 re-work of Candle In The Wind were sold for auction in 1998 for over a quarter of a million pounds. Originally the track was written about Marilyn Monroe in 1962, but Elton created a new version in 1997 following the death of his close friend Princess Diana. He performed the track at her funeral, which was watched by over two billion people worldwide. He wrote the new lyrics in just 90-minutes, which begins with the line "Goodbye England's rose."
Elton John performing at Princess Diana's funeral (Tumblr)
8. Eric Clapton's 'Brownie' guitar - £313,425
Used to write the epic track Layla, 'Brownie' was sold at auction in 1999 at Christie's in New York to one lucky fan for just over £300K.
Clapton's 'Brownie' guitar (Guitarworld.com)
7. John Lennon's hand-written lyrics for 'Give Peace A Chance' - £491,206
The manuscript for Beatles track 'Give Peace A Chance' was sold for nearly half a million in 2011 at Christie's in London. Lennon penned the song during his infamous 1969 bed-in protest, with wife Yoko Ono, at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
John and Yoko's bed-in protest (sheletsherhairdown.com)
6. Eric Clapton's 'Blackie' guitar - £514,979
Eric Clapton's iconic lack Fender Stratocaster guitar, nicknamed 'Blackie' was sold in June 2004 by Chrsitie's auction house, and managed to go for five times the estimate. It was the main guitar Clapton used for 15 years of his career, between 1970 and 1985, for both live gigs and studio sessions. Another of his guitars, the 1939 he used during his 1992 MTV 'Unplugged' session, was also sold for £411,407 at auction.
That's quite a pricey guitar collection he's got there.
Clapton performing with 'Blackie' (Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
5. The drum-skin featured on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - £528,607
Going for £528,607 in July 2008, one lucky fan snapped up the iconic hand-painted, drum-skin which featured on the cover of their eighth album. One of the most famous record covers of all time, the album cover features the Beatles dressed in their now iconic colourful suits surrounded by icons of the era.
The Beatles' most iconic album covers (Tumblr)
4. Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar - £564,014
The frontman of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia's custom-made 'Tiger' guitar sold for £564,014 at auction in May 2002. Another of his guitar's 'Wolf' sold for £465,190.
3. Hand-written lyrics to 'A Day in the Life' - £790, 971
Lennon's hand-written and signed lyrics (Therichest.com)
A Day in the Life was penned by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for The Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper album. The songwriters wrote their parts of the song separately and the hand-written lyrics sold are those penned by Lennon. They show the lyrics split into four stanzas and is signed by John Lennon at the bottom, with the 'L' replaced by a '£'. The lyrics were auctioned in 2010, and snapped up by an anonymous bidder in the US for £790K.
2. John Lennon's Steinway piano - £1,450,000
The Steinway Model "Z" piano on which John wrote his most famous solo hit, Imagine, sold at auction in October 2000 for just under £1.5 million. Snapped up by popstar George Michael, the piano was gifted to the Beatles Story museum in Liverpool.
Lennon sat at his iconic piano (Redferns/MailOnline)
1. John Lennon's Rolls-Royce Phantom V - £1,768,462
Sold at Sotheby's New York in June 1985, the Rolls-Royce featured in the 1967 Beatles movie, Magical Mystery Tour. During the movie, the limousine was painted with "psychedelic pattern of flowers and swirls". It was bought for the pricey sum by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada, and is currently on display for all to see.
John Lennon with the colourful Rolls-Royce (damncoolcars.blogspot.com)
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