Wow! Cover Album Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin More Than IDR 28.8 Million

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JAKARTA - The cover of the Houses of the Holy album, which was signed by the four members of Led Zeppelin, sold for 15 thousand pounds (around Rp. 28.8 million) in the auction.

Previously, the cardboard shell - which did not contain the original album - is expected to sell for between 1,200 (IDR 23 million) and 1,800 (IDR 34.6).

Item Led Zeppelin, which was signed by all members of the band, is rare because drummer John Bonham died in 1980 at the age of 32.

It is believed that there were less than 30 albums signed by the four members of Led Zeppelin.

The original owner of the Houses of the Holy cover received the signature during a coincidence meeting with members of Led Zeppelin at Gatwick Airport in 1977, when they returned to England from an American tour.

"We are very pleased to be able to achieve this amazing result for this series of Led Zeppelin signatures 50 years after the original release of Houses of the Holy," said Andrew Smith, a music specialist and memorabilia at Gildings Auctioneers at the Harborough Market, Leicestershire. quoted from BBC News, Tuesday.

"Thanks to the extraordinary scarcity of the complete set of signatures of the band, the album's cover represents a holy temple for collectors determined to have a very special musical memorabilia," he added.

"The offering became more hesitant after reaching 10 thousand pounds, but in the end a bidder over the phone won over intense competition online."

This extraordinary result is proof of the value attached to the fully signed memorabilia Led Zeppelin and the general market power for signed goods.

"With the signature coming from a coincidence meeting with band members, it shows that in today's times, if you look at a celebrity, you should ask for a signature instead of a selfie."