Copenhagen’s Beatles Treasure: 1970 Tape Set to Go Afloat
On Sept 28, the sleepy Danish capital will host a buzzing auction that could yank a piece of music history out of the attic of time. A dusty cassette tape – featuring an unheard track, Radio Peace – will be put up for sale at the Bruun Rasmussen auction house. The unique find? A 33‑minute interview with none other than John Lennon and his muse, Yoko Ono, captured during a spontaneous Danish school‑magazine shoot back in 1970.
How the Tape Came to Be
On Jan 5, 1970, four eager Danish teens broke into the world of Beatlemania and squeezed a face‑to‑face with the legendary pair. Their recorder, a trusty childhood cassette deck, caught every quip: Lennon’s thoughts on the couple’s peace crusade, a ruffled patch of frustration with the Beatles’ public image, and, funny enough, a questionable talk about the length of his mane.
What the 33‑Minute Slip‑Up Offers
- Real‑Talk Moments: Lennon launches into the peace philosophy that drives both him and Yoko.
- Music & Mirth: The duo hums along to classic Christmas tunes while dancing around a holiday tree—yes, even a Beatles‑style holiday concert.
- Live Demo: Lennon strums out the unreleased Give Peace a Chance and his own home‑grown track, Radio Peace.
- Historical Context: Those jamming moments come straight from a 1969 trip to northern Denmark, where the pair stared up at a farm‑side sky for over a month.
Price Tag & Auction Details
Bruun Rasmussen is setting the stage with an estimated range of $31,500 – $47,000 (roughly S$43,000). Alongside the tape, the four teens are offering a set of photographs from the session—think a personal snapshot collection from a quirky school assignment, now craving a place in a collector’s hall.
In the end, this isn’t just a hunk of plastic and tape; it’s a doorway to an era where peace songs and heartfelt interviews were hand‑made and hidden behind a farm’s porch light. Stay tuned on Sept 28 to see whether these vinyl memories will snorkel into a new home, or stay at rest in the past.
