The Beatles and John Lennon’s Unique Items Will Be Sold As NFTs

NFTs are entering every industry, such as fashion, sport, and music. John Lennon’s son, Julian Lennon, is auctioning part of his private collection of John Lennon and The Beatles memorabilia. 

The NFT collection is called “The Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection” and includes six historical items of the band. The auction started on January 24, and the sale will be held on February 7 in YellowHeart, an NFT marketplace, and in Julien’s Auctions as the tweet below:

Registration and Bidding is now open for Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection. In collaboration with @JuliensAuctions x @YellowHeartNFT , a portion of the proceeds will be donated to @TWFFofficial to offset carbon via @nori. Learn more at https://t.co/6l5nzO1CHJ pic.twitter.com/bvG7EHAX88

— Julian Lennon (@JulianLennon) January 24, 2022

Julian would retain the original physical items, while the buyer would receive the rights to the unique NFT. Each NFT will be delivered as an audio-visual collectible, narrated by Julian Lennon.

Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection

The collection is built on the Polygon network. One of the most highlighted items of the NFT collection is the notes written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles song “Hey Jude.” The bidding for this NFT starts at $30,000, according to YellowHeart.

Two NFT items are clothing related to John Lennon’s historical moments, including the black cape that he used while making the movie “Help!” starting at $8,000 and John Lennon’s Afghan coat of the Magical Mystery Tour at $6,000.

The other NFT items are three guitars, for which bidding starts at $4,000. A part of the NFT collection sale will be donated to Julian Lennon’s White Feather Foundation.

Other Beatles Items Sold by Julien’s Auctions

This was not the first time Julien’s Auctions has sold The Beatles’ historical items. One of the most important items sold by Julien’s Auctions was John Lennon’s acoustic guitar for $2.41 million and a Beatles drum head for $2.1 million in 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. 

Some others of The Beatles memorabilia can be found on Julien’s Auctions website results like The Beatles 1964 cow palace concert drumhead sold for $200,000.

“The Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection” joins NFT’s artwork and images collection of American rock band Nirvana.

The NFT market had a volume in 2021 of approximately $44.2 billion, according to a report from Chainalysis, and just over the first month of this year. Let’s see if this year will be better as NFT adoption continues.