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Top 10 Most Expensive Beatles Items Ever Sold!

Think your Beatles collection is impressive? Wait until you see what fans and collectors have paid millions for. Today, we’re counting down the Top 10 Most Expensive Beatles Memorabilia Ever Sold — and trust us, some of these prices are absolutely wild.

10. John Lennon’s Hofner Senator Guitar sold for $337,226.

Starting us off: John Lennon’s first known guitar — a 1958 Hofner Senator. He used it in the early Quarrymen days before switching to his iconic Rickenbacker.
It sold at Christie’s in 2009 for $337,226.

9. George Harrison’s 1964 Gibson SG.

This was used during Rubber Soul and Revolver sessions, and even played during the “Paperback Writer” promo video. It sold for $567,000 in 2004.

8. Ringo’s White Album (Serial Number 1).

Most Beatles fans dream of owning an original White Album — but Ringo Starr had copy number 1. When he auctioned it in 2015, it sold for $790,000 — a record-breaking vinyl sale.

7. “A Day in the Life” hand written lyrics.

A handwritten draft of A Day in the Life by John Lennon — complete with crossed-out lines and edits — went under the hammer in 2010. Final price? $1.2 million.

6. “Sgt. Pepper’s” Bass Drum Skin.

That colorful drum skin from the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? It wasn’t just art — it sold for $1.07 million in 2008.

5. “All You Need Is Love” handwritten Lyrics.

Written for the first global TV broadcast in 1967, Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for All You Need Is Love fetched $1.25 million at auction in 2005.

4. John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V.

Painted like a psychedelic dream, Lennon’s custom 1965 Rolls-Royce became an icon in its own right — and sold for a staggering $2.23 million in 1985.

3. Ringo Starr’s Ludwig Drum Kit .

This drum kit toured the world and recorded over 200 Beatles tracks. Ringo’s Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl kit sold for $2.11 million in 2015.

2. John Lennon’s Gibson J‑160E.

Used on early Beatles hits and rediscovered after being lost for decades, Lennon’s Gibson J‑160E acoustic guitar sold for $2.4 million in 2015.

And finally, 1. John Lennon’s “Help!” Framus 12-String guitar.

The long-lost Framus 12-string acoustic Lennon played in the film Help! — found in an attic and sold in 2024 for an astounding $2.9 million.

From guitars and lyrics to iconic cars, Beatles memorabilia continues to set records — proving the Fab Four’s legacy isn’t just musical, but historical.

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The Beatles’ Strangest Song Took 4 Years to Finish — and Had a Rolling Stone in It

“It’s not a hit. It barely has a melody.
But for the Beatles, this song was their weirdest, longest-running inside joke — and it featured a Rolling Stone on sax.
This is the story of ‘You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)’ — the strangest Beatles song you’ve probably never heard.”

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The Beatles Song Paul McCartney Wished He Never Released

“It was a mistake. I wish I’d never put it out.”
Paul said that about ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ — his 1972 solo single.
After Give Ireland Back to the Irish was banned, he rushed this one out instead.
Critics hated it. Even Paul hated it.
But you know what? It charted anyway.
That’s how powerful McCartney was in the early ’70s.
📚 Found in: Fab Four FAQ 2.0
🕵️‍♂️ Wanna hear the others he regretted? Wait ’til you see the full review.

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The Lawsuit That Silenced the Beatles

In the ’70s, Allen Klein’s lawsuit nearly shut down the Beatles’ entire catalog.
The surviving members didn’t even own the rights to most of their songs.
It got so bad…
…George and Paul refused to be in the same room.
The details are wild.
📚 Where’d I learn this? Fab Four FAQ 2.0.
And we’re breaking it down in the full video.