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| £280,000 for burnt Hendrix guitar | £280,000 for burnt Hendrix guitar |
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| The first guitar torched on stage by Jimi Hendrix has been sold for £280,000 an auction of rock memorabilia. | The first guitar torched on stage by Jimi Hendrix has been sold for £280,000 an auction of rock memorabilia. |
| The Fender Stratocaster was burned at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in 1967. | The Fender Stratocaster was burned at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in 1967. |
| The east London sale also included the Beatles' first management contract, signed in 1962 by all four members of the group and manager Brian Epstein. | The east London sale also included the Beatles' first management contract, signed in 1962 by all four members of the group and manager Brian Epstein. |
| The document, carrying the signatures of Paul McCartney's and George Harrison's fathers, fetched £240,000. | The document, carrying the signatures of Paul McCartney's and George Harrison's fathers, fetched £240,000. |
| Drummer Ringo Starr signed the four-page contract under his own name, Richard Starkey. | Drummer Ringo Starr signed the four-page contract under his own name, Richard Starkey. |
| The items were sold at The Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock and Roll memorabilia auction. | The items were sold at The Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock and Roll memorabilia auction. |
| Gimmick | Gimmick |
| Managing director Ted Owen said the document was "the most important music contract to have ever appeared". | Managing director Ted Owen said the document was "the most important music contract to have ever appeared". |
| The musicians put their signatures to the agreement in January 1962Enlarge Image | The musicians put their signatures to the agreement in January 1962Enlarge Image |
| Hendrix, who died in 1970 at the age of 27, became famous for burning the 1965 Fender Stratocaster. | |
| The instrument, which apparently ended up with a business associate, was only recovered from a garage last year and still bears the scorch marks of Hendrix's performance. | The instrument, which apparently ended up with a business associate, was only recovered from a garage last year and still bears the scorch marks of Hendrix's performance. |
| Also up for sale were what are claimed to be the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley, on a concealed gun permit. | Also up for sale were what are claimed to be the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley, on a concealed gun permit. |
| And the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek - a set of almost 2,000 master tapes - was expected to fetch up to £300,000. | And the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek - a set of almost 2,000 master tapes - was expected to fetch up to £300,000. |
| Rock 'n' roll memorabilia has proved to be a booming business in recent years, according to the BBC's business correspondent Martin Shankleman. | Rock 'n' roll memorabilia has proved to be a booming business in recent years, according to the BBC's business correspondent Martin Shankleman. |