Eric Clapton

Lot 76
22.03.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1166810
Lot 76 | Eric Clapton
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
Rare, handwritten, partial lyrics in Eric Clapton's hand for the 1966 J.J. Cale song After Midnight, the six lines in blue ballpoint pen on one sheet of white notepaper, the lyrics probably written out for tour rehearsals, circa 1980, with minor alterations to Cale's original lyrics as released in 1966 and presenting a sequential variation to Clapton's 1970 recording: Gonna cause talk and suspicion, we're gonna give an exhibition, we're gonna find out what it's all about [...] We're gonna stimulate some action, we're gonna get some satisfaction, we're gonna find out what it's all about
8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm.)
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