METALLICA-Fans scheinen zu viel Kohle zu haben: Bei einer Auktion im Hard Rock Cafe in New York gingen am Wochenende von Lars Ulrich und Cliff Burton handgeschriebene Songtexte des ersten Albums "Kill Em All" für bis zu 4 900 Dollar weg. Es kamen 16 Textblätter unter den Hammer, die insgesamt 48 600 Dollar einbrachten. Den höchsten Einzelpreis der 90 Exponate umfassenden Versteigerung erzielte das Original-Coverartwork des dritten Metallica-Albums "Master Of Puppets", das für 19 200 Dollar den Besitzer wechselte. Die Namen der Käufer wurden nicht veröffentlicht, der Großteil der Memorabilia stammte aus der Sammlung von Metallica-Entdecker/Megaforce-Records-Boss Jon Zazula.
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Vorangegangen war der auch dieser Bericht vom 18.Oktober 2004 auf www.encycmet.com :
Heavy metal up for auction
cnn.com reports that Metallica are among musicians donating materials. An auction of items from the genre's biggest names, including Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS and Van Halen, is scheduled for November 6 at the Hard Rock Cafe in midtown Manhattan, organizers said Friday.
Online bidding for what's billed as the first metal auction will also occur at www.julienentertainment.com.
More than 100 lots are up for sale, including the original album cover artwork from Metallica's "Master of Puppets," expected to bring up to $7,000 and an electric bass played by late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton ($7,000-$9,000).
Many of the Metallica items, including handwritten lyrics by Burton and drummer Lars Ulrich for songs on their debut album "Kill 'Em All," came from the collection of Megaforce Records founder Jon Zazula.
Zazula helped launch the careers of premier metal bands Metallica and Anthrax by signing them to his label. Original album cover art for Anthrax's "State of Euphoria" album, with an estimate pre-sale price of $3,000-$5,000, was also on the auction block.
