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'Eleanor Rigby' Document Goes for $177K

Price for Beatles relic misses $750K projection

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 28, 2008 9:31 AM CST

(Newser) – A 1911 document that lists “E. Rigby” among the employees of a Liverpool hospital sold at auction for $177,000 yesterday, failing to match hopes of a $750,000 haul for the Beatles relic, Reuters reports. The possible inspiration for the song "Eleanor... Read full story »

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