The Artpèges gallery has announced the sale of the guitar that was involved in the break-up of English rock band Oasis. In 2009 at the Rock en Seine Festival in Paris, Liam Gallagher broke his brother Noel Gallagher's Gibson ES 355 and this was the turning point for the band's collapse.
The guitar was later repaired, but in 2011 there are mixed feelings about the result of repairing the damaged instrument and its original broken form.
Jonathan Berg of Artpèges comments on the incident as a "calibre moment" in music history. Originally offered at a price of $190,000 (150,000 euros), the guitar eventually sold for $405,000 (385,000 euros).
The commemorative musical instrument accompanies a note written by Noel Gallagher stating that it was his favorite guitar used in concerts and recordings.
The Oasis band formed by the Gallagher brothers is considered the most representative of the 1990s Britpop movement and enjoyed worldwide success, selling 60 million albums with hits such as "Wonderwall" and "Dont Look Back In Anger".
The auction held at the Drouot Hotel in Paris also sold a leather suit and chains worn by Martin Gore of British band Depeche Mode, which was bought for 15,528 euros, and a vinyl record signed by Jimmy Hendrix and Johnny Halliday, which sold for 10,000 euros.
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