A set of David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics to his track, The Jean Genie valued at £12,000-£15,000 will lead the way at the forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on 3rd July. The lyrics, signed and dated 1972 by Bowie on lined notepaper, were given to the founder of Bowie’s New York fan club. The Jean Genie appeared on the 1973 album Aladdin Sane, Bowie’s first number one album.
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Accompanying this rare manuscript are a collection of items documenting David Bowie’s illustrious career and numerous personas, including an early contract for David Bowie and Hutch dated 1969, signed by Bowie estimated at £1,200-£1,800 and a cardinal red Vox twelve-string electric guitar which was used by David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust during the promotion of his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars which is offered with an estimate of £10,000-£15,000.
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