Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale
Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale
Auction Closed
September 6, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
namely: 'Let Me Entertain You', 'Mustapha', 'Don't Stop Me Now', 'Bicycle Race', 'If You Can't Beat Them', 'Dead on Time', and 'Jealousy'; including multiple drafts of most songs with extensive revisions, and some related fragmentary notes, 16 pages; also seven pages of notes on vocal harmonies (most extensively for 'Bicycle Race'); 3 further pages of doodles and notes; altogether 26 pages, plus blanks, in blue, black and red ballpoint and fibretip, in a yellow spiral bound A4 notepad, c.1978
[with:] three leaves loosely inserted, containing set lists and a photocopy of lyrics to 'Fun It' in the hand of Roger Taylor
SPECIAL NOTICE
No right to reproduce or commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property
or image rights in any lot is included with the sale of the lot (including but not limited to
song lyrics, sketches, drawings and garment designs). Queen Productions Limited, Queen
Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.
No right to exhibit in public or reproduce this lot is included with the sale of this lot
without the prior written consent of Queen Productions Limited, who shall act in good faith
to consider any such requests.