Erotic Madonna tapes, Hendrix contract for sale

ROCK legend Jimi Hendrix’s first recording contract worth $1 and erotic audio and video tapes sent by Madonna to her old bodyguard have gone on sale in an online auction.

Other artists and prominent figures featured among the more than 450 items offered in the rock ‘n’ roll and pop art auction on www.gottahaverockandroll.com include John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Eminem. The auction will run until August 5.

Hendrix’s earliest known contract for $1 dated October 15, 1965, could fetch up to $250,000 (€176,000), auctioneers said. It was signed by Hendrix andmusic producers PPX Enterprises for Hendrix to play and sing exclusively for three years. The contract – on which Hendrix’s first name is spelt “Jimmy” – granted him 1% of the retail sales from his recordings.