Paddle 8 online auction site is having a legendary auction. No, that’s the NAME; Legendary. Besides lots of Rolling Stones and early punk treasures (like the Sex Pistols‘ God Save the Queen original poster!), they are featuring a number of David Bowie bits of rock history that will have fans wishing Daddy was rich. (Although a few things are actually affordable.) But not the handwritten lyrics for The Jean Genie, which start at $43,000. Paddle 8’s head of Rock, Pop & Film, Caitlin Graham says,
“Handwritten lyrics are the closest you can get to a musician’s heart and mind. David Bowie’s lyrics for ‘The Jean Genie’ give us a glimpse of the Starman’s experience of a debauched 1970s New York during his first American tour—a meaningful piece of history for any Bowie fan.“
You can see more auction items and bid here.
Iggy Pop, left, with David Bowie on tour for Pop’s 1977 album, “The Idiot.” Photo, NY Times.
THE SEX PISTOLS
“God Save The Queen” Promotional Poster, 1977, $950
DAVID BOWIE
Signed Handwritten Lyrics for “The Jean Genie”, 1972, $43,000
THIS AIN’T ROCK’N’ROLL
2016, $1300
GEORGE UNDERWOOD
David Bowie Tour Poster, 1972, $1100
DAVID BOWIE
Proof for Withdrawn “Station To Station” Album Cover, 1976, $1400
MICK ROCK
David Bowie Sax Rip Art, New York, 1999, $5000
DAVID BOWIE
Rare “Fashions” Mobile Display, 1982, $300
ANDREW KENT
David Bowie, Berlin, 1976, $300
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