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Rock & Pop
Lot 297

Coldplay: Original Handwritten Lyrics For 'Paradise' By Chris Martin,
2011,

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Coldplay: Original Handwritten Lyrics For 'Paradise' By Chris Martin,

2011,
one page of lined notepaper with handwritten lyrics by frontman Chris Martin for the band's single "Paradise" from their album 'Mylo Xyloto' released in 2011, the title Paradise written in bubble-writing in black ink above 18 lines of lyrics in blue ink, with an additional butterfly drawing by the title, the first two lines scribbled out, page mounted, framed and glazed, accompanied by a copy of the email regarding the provenance,
sheet approx 8in x 10in (20cm x 25.5cm)

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Provenance:
Won by the vendor in 2011 through a Coldplay competition by Parlophone on Play.com's Facebook page. An image of this lyric sheet is also featured in the booklet which accompanied the LP.

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