John Lennon letter inviting Eric Clapton to join supergroup to be auctioned
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6SHK0)
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.
The letter was written a few weeks after the release of Imagine and showed Lennon considering a dramatic shift in styles as his nascent post-Beatles solo career was taking off.
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