Talking of da Beatles, the bass drum skin that appears on the cover of fab four's 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' album has been sold by auctioneers Christie's for £541,250, almost four times the estimate, which only goes to show that some people have too much money.
Various other items of rock memorabilia were sold in the auction, including John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for his song 'Give Peace A Chance' (£421,250) and the glasses he wore on the cover of his 'Mind Games' single (£39,650), a recording of Jimi Hendrix's performance at the 1968 Woburn Music Festival (£48,050), a Marshall amplifier he used between 1967 and 1969 (£25,000) and a pair of his flares (£20,000), plus a guitar used by The Who's Pete Townsend in 1967 (£32,450).