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Beatles' Abbey Road Photos Fetch Big Money At Auction

11/26/2014
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(Classic Rock) A collection of rare photographs that were taken during the photoshoot for the Beatles' iconic Abbey Road album cover have sold for ?180,000 at auction.

The images were put up for sale at Bloomsbury Auctions in London. The set of six snaps include the pictures used on the front and back cover, along with four rare outtakes and were taken by Iain Macmillan, a friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, on August 8 1969.

Lennon selected image number five for the Abbey Road album sleeve. They were originally expected to fetch between ?50,000 and ?70,000. An overseas buyer made the winning bid over the phone. Read more here.

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