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'Bohemian Rhapsody' original manuscript fetches £1.3 mn at London auction

By AFP

September 7, 2023 12:32 AM


 

The original manuscript for epic Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" sold for £1,379,000 ($1,740,712) Wednesday at an auction of Freddie Mercury memorabilia in London.

Sotheby's auctioneer Oliver Barker called the 15-pages of pencil and ballpoint pen remarks -- which also reveal that the title was originally going to be "Mongolian Rhapsody" -- a "modern cultural icon".


AFP


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