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Mitch Winehouse ‘a bully’ who knew about ownership of auction items, court told

The father of Amy Winehouse is suing the singer’s stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlay.

Evening Standard

Amy Winehouse’s father sues two of singer’s friends over auctioned items

Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay are being sued over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the United States in 2021 and 2023

The Independent UK

Amy Winehouse's father sues singer's two best friends over sale of personal items

The late singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, is taking legal action against her friends, Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay

Evening Standard

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‘Most significant Beatles guitar ever to be auctioned’ sells for £1.5m

Instrument was discovered in an attic after not being seen for over 50 years

The Independent UK

John Lennon guitar sells for $2.9m, breaking Beatles auction record

Lennon’s 12-string Hootenanny, heard on Help! album and film, had not been seen or played for half a century

The Guardian - UK

“One of the most important Beatles guitars ever to come to the auction block”: John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus 12-string has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction

The influential instrument was found in an attic after 50 years, and tipped to oust Kurt Cobain's $6m Martin D-18e in the record books

Guitar World

"Check your attic": Lost Lennon Help! guitar tipped to beat the current $2.4m Beatles six-string record at auction

Could it eclipse the $6m bill for Cobain's MTV unplugged acoustic?

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“We thought it was lost forever. This could be the guitar that sets a new world record”: John Lennon’s missing Help! Framus acoustic has been found in an attic after 50 years – and it could become one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

The 12-string acoustic guitar was used on a number of classic Beatles tracks, and is tipped to rival Kurt Cobain’s $6m Martin D-18e when it hits the auction block next month

Guitar World

Guitar played by John Lennon on Help!, lost for 50 years, going up for auction

Guitar also played by George Harrison on Norwegian Wood could sell for millions in May auction, alongside other memorabilia including a book of Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics

The Guardian - UK

Eric Clapton’s 1964 ‘The Fool’ Gibson SG sells at auction for a record $1.27 million

The Fool and your money is easily parted as the iconic double-cut is now the most expensive of Clapton's guitars ever to be sold at auction, and is now owned by The Jim Irsay Collection

MusicRadar

Guitar played by Kurt Cobain at Nirvana’s last performance to go to auction

The blue left-handed Fender Mustang electric guitar is estimated to fetch between one million to two million US dollars (£820,000 to £1.64 million).

The Independent UK

Kurt Cobain’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ guitar up for auction, benefiting mental health

The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video over 30 years ago is headed to the auction block.

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