A CD containing nine unheard Michael Jackson songs that are reportedly master recording quality will be on the auction block next week. The winner won’t have legal distribution rights though. From Rolling Stone:
The starting bid on the unreleased album is $50,000, though organizers tell Rolling Stone that they expect the final price to go as high as $1 million. Whoever takes home the CD will not own rights to the music, so the winning bidder cannot distribute the recording. According to the auction house, the album was obtained by “the personal friend and personal assistant to Michael whose family was very close to Michael for many years, traveling all over the world with him.” When reached for comment, a rep for (auctioneers) Gotta Have Rock and Roll said Jackson’s friend wished to remain anonymous.