A tape recording of John Lennon singing to his stepdaughter Kyoko is expected to fetch £60,000 - £80,000 when it goes under the hammer at an auction of Beatles memorabilia later this month. The recording was made on Kyoko and Lennon’s first meeting at the home of Yoko Ono’s ex-husband Tony Cox.
Robert Boella of auctioneers Cooper Owen told NME: "The tapes are really personal, family things. Lennon hadn't met her before and Yoko hadn't seen her for years. It was like they were really trying to make an effort, and Yoko sounds quite strained and upset. Just listening to them gives you shivers down your spine."
Also up for sale is a 17,000-piece 10-foot, two-tonne mosaic depicting an "all seeing eye" which Lennon made for the floor of the swimming pool at his home, Kenwood House. The story goes the people who bought the house after Lennon had the mosaic removed and buried the stones in their back garden! A subsequent owner, having heard this story, spent six years digging up the stones and recreating the mosaic. It is now expected to fetch between £150,000 and £250,000.