Beatles memorabilia is no stranger to breaking auction records, and there’s a good chance that will happen at a Beatles auction taking place in May.

Julien’s Auctions will be hosting their “Music Icons: The Beatles in Liverpool” auction on May 9 at The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool.

An extraordinary amount of items will hit the auction block, but the highlight will be what has been dubbed “The Rarest Beatles Record in the World.” The record in question is John Lennon’s personal copy of the butcher cover version of Yesterday and Today.

The record, which can be viewed in the gallery below, was given to Beatles collector Dave Morrell, and the cover is signed, “To Dave from/ John Lennon/ Dec 7th 71.” The album is estimated to sell between $160,000-$180,000.

Click through the gallery to see other notable items up for bid. For a complete listing of items up for bid, go to JuliensAuctions.com.=

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  “The Rarest Beatles Record in the World”: John Lennon’s personal copy of the butcher cover version of Yesterday and Today. (estimate: $160,000-$180,000.)

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  John Lennon owned and signed guitar strap (estimate: $20,000-$30,000) for his 1956 Les Paul Junior guitar used at the One to One sessions at Butterfly Studios in New York and on stage during the time that the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory band backed Lennon and Yoko Ono (1971-1973)

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  John Lennon owned and signed guitar strap (estimate: $20,000-$30,000) for his 1956 Les Paul Junior guitar used at the One to One sessions at Butterfly Studios in New York and on stage during the time that the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory band backed Lennon and Yoko Ono (1971-1973)
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  A Beatles signed baseball (estimate: $80,000 -$100,000) given to Mike Murphy, manager of the San Francisco Giants Clubhouse during The Beatles’ final concert in the United States at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.

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  A Beatles signed baseball (estimate: $80,000 -$100,000) given to Mike Murphy, manager of the San Francisco Giants Clubhouse during The Beatles’ final concert in the United States at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.

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  A Beatles signed baseball (estimate: $80,000 -$100,000) given to Mike Murphy, manager of the San Francisco Giants Clubhouse during The Beatles’ final concert in the United States at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.
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  A Beatles signed baseball (estimate: $80,000 -$100,000) given to Mike Murphy, manager of the San Francisco Giants Clubhouse during The Beatles’ final concert in the United States at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.

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  Liverpool Airport poster signed by the Fab Four (estimate: $30,000-$50,000) announcing the "Visit of The Beatles" on July 10, 1964, when The Beatles arrived at the airport to attend the premiere of their film A Hard Day's Night (UA, 1964), and gave a press conference at the airport's Blenheim lounge

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  Original 1960s internal wood door from Tittenhurst Park, Berkshire (photo right) where John Lennon and Yoko Ono purchased and lived 1969 to 1971 after The Beatles broke up then Ringo Starr owned from 1971 to 1989

Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

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