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John Lennon letter inviting Eric Clapton to join supergroup to be auctioned
1971 letter proposes group including Klaus Voormann and Phil Spector to ‘bring back the balls in rock’n’roll’
John Lennon wanted Eric Clapton to join a supergroup alongside Phil Spector in the early 1970s in order to “bring back the balls in rock’n’roll”, according to an eight-page letter that is being auctioned. Rather than the nightly “torture” he experienced out on the road with the relentless Beatles schedules, he wanted Clapton to be part of a group that eschewed the usual formal nature of the music business. Earlier this year, Christie’s auctioned several revealing letters from Clapton to Boyd while she was married to Harrison, providing insight into one of rock’s most notorious love triangles.
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