JOHN LENNON'S feelings on a possible Beatles reunion have been revealed in a rare and never-before-seen letter.
The singer wrote the letter in 1971, a year after the band had split in acrimonious circumstances and he had gone to live in New York with Yoko Ono.
It was sent to the president of Capitol Records, Bhaskar Manon, and suggests Lennon had been upset by rumours of a possible reunion which had been confirmed by one of the company's executives.
Capitol were the Beatles' US distributors and it was in the company's commercial interests to try and get the band back together.
Although Lennon was interviewed many times on the subject, this is the only time he is thought to have put pen to paper.
The letter, which was written around the time Yoko's Plastic Ono Band album was released, is an original draft of the one sent to Manon that Lennon kept in his files.
It reads: "Dear Bhaskar, How are you? Good! Please put 'Capitol Power' behind Yoko's great new pop album (read Melody Maker review - N.Y. Times etc).
"By the way, the 'Beatles getting together again' rumour is rife again - even Capitol man Tom Webker (Chicago) is confirming such an unfounded untrue rumour - anyway 'give Yoko a chance'. Happy New Year love John and Yoko."
The letter is now being sold by Gary Zimet, of US company momentsintime.com, for $35,000 (£18,000).
It came into his possession five years ago after it was stolen from Yoko's home by a former employee, Fred Seaman.
Mr Seaman was subsequently sued by Yoko, but the letter was never returned to her. Mr Zimet said: "I have seen dozens of Lennon's letters but this is the only one which has referred to a possible Beatles reunion."
"The content of the letter is interesting because John is clearly more concerned with the progress of Yoko's career than getting back with the band."
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