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 | | Tuesday, 26 September, 2000, 16:35 GMT 17:35 UK Clapton guitars fetch �60,000  Clapton and a collection of his valuable guitars Two classic guitars played by rock star Eric Clapton have been sold by a London auctioneer for a total of nearly �60,000. A 1958 Gibson guitar, bought by Clapton in 1968, was snapped up at the Christie's sale by an American collector for �47,000. The money raised from the sale of the guitar will go to the Isabel Hospice charity, in memory of blues guitarist Paul Kossoff. A second guitar owned by the blues guitarist, a 1952 Gibson Le Paul which he was lent for a show 1997 London concert, sold for �12,925. But the sales fell short of the world record price of �313,000 his guitar Brownie fetched last year. A contract signed between punk legends the Sex Pistols and A&M recordings outside Buckingham Palace, and on the eve of the release of the single God Save the Queen, fetched between �3,525.
The receipts are signed by the band members, including Stuart Sutcliffe and guitarist Tony Sheridan, and show they were paid DM245 for the tour. The auction failed to reach the estimated target, but with 89% of lots sold, raised �311,540. A rare draft of working lyrics written by Jimi Hendrix for the song Crosstown Traffic, which was expected to fetch up to �25,000, failed to reach the minimum reserve price, and remained unsold. The lyrics comprise 32 lines written on two lined, yellow pages. Lyrics for the song Absolutely Sweet Marie, written by Bob Dylan in 1966, also failed to sell. | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Entertainment stories now:  Links to more Entertainment stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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