Lennon/Mac tape

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A rare tape of "The Beatles" collapsing in a fit of laughter is set to go under the hammer in Britain. It features John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a fit of laughter during a recording of melancholic ballad 'I'll Follow The Sun' in 1964.

"When you listen to the recording it makes your skin tingle because it's from a period of time when the Beatles were still friends, it's early Beatles," said auctioneer Jon King.

Lennon and McCartney are heard trying to record the track a number of times before collapsing in a fit of laughter.

"You can hear John, Paul and Ringo having a joke and a laugh together. They are laughing because they can't get a song right," King was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

According to the British daily, the 30 minute reel-to-reel tape, which includes other Beatles hits and cover versions of other artists' songs, goes under the hammer at Cameo Auctioneers in Midgham, Berkshire in August. It has an estimate of 8,000 pounds to 12,000 pounds.

In the tape, discovered in a loft, John Lennon is heard saying: "I'm playing baby. I know I can't stop laughing because I can see them two. I'm not looking at you."

Honestly who just finds these tapes.

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Just an update;

LONDON - A newly discovered tape of The Beatles laughing and chatting during an early recording session has sold for about $23,000, an auction house reported Tuesday.

Cameo Auctioneers said the reel-to-reel tape was recorded in 1964 and had recently been discovered by a man in northern England while he was clearing out his father's attic.

The half-hour tape sold to an Internet bidder Tuesday afternoon for $23,446 including tax and the buyer's premium, the auction house said, adding that it had yet to contact the winner.

The tape features John Lennon and Paul McCartney collapsing into fits of giggles as they try to finish the ballad "I'll Follow the Sun."

It also carries versions of songs including "I Feel Fine," "I'm a Loser" and "Don't Put Me Down Like This."