NFT of Paul McCartney‘s handwritten notes for ‘Hey Jude’ has sold for over $76,000 (£56,136).Last month, John Lennon‘s eldest son Julian launched a special range of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) containing digitised pieces of Lennon and Beatles memorabilia from his personal collection.Fans were given the chance to “own a piece of music history” through an online auction that took place on Julien’s Auctions yesterday (February 7).According to Rolling Stone, the six available NFTs sold for a combined $158,720 (£117,236) with McCartney’s personal ‘Hey Jude’ notes coming in as the biggest-seller at $76,800 (£56,727).It was estimated that this individual NFT would fetch between $50,000 to $70,000 (£36,932 and £51,704).The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ arrived as a standalone single in August 1968 ahead of the group releasing their classic ‘White Album’ later that year.
The track remains a staple of McCartney’s solo concerts.Elsewhere, an NFT of John Lennon’s Help! cape brought in $12,800 (£9,455) while the NFT of the Afghan coat he wore in the Magical Mystery Tour film sold for $22,400 (£16,545).
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