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    What's An Unreleased John Lennon Tape Worth? Nearly $60K, According To This Bidder

    The 33-minute recording captures Lennon and Yoko Ono talking to student journalists during their 1970 stay in Denmark. He also sings "Radio Peace," a song that is not believed to exist anywhere else.
    by Rachel Treisman Sep 29, 2021 2 minutes
    A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240.

    A tape of John Lennon speaking with a group of student journalists and singing an unpublished song fetched 370,000 kroner — or $58,240 — at an auction in Denmark on Tuesday.

    The 33-minute conversation, which was recorded in January 1970, spans several of the topics that says "defined Lennon in that period": His peace campaign with Yoko Ono, The Beatles and his hair.

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