Fleetwood Mac haul sells for £20,050 at Tunbridge Wells auction

Peter Green founded Fleetwood Mac in London in 1967

Fleetwood Mac memorabilia documenting the band's rise to fame has sold at auction for a total of £20,050.

Robin Fletcher, manager of Hansons Auctioneers Kent in Tunbridge Wells, said there were "bids from all over the world from Australia to the US".

Former manager Clifford Adams sold hundreds of items.

Among the collection was a personal letter from the band's founder, Peter Green, explaining why he left, which sold for £2,000.

Green formed Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood and wrote the number one hit Albatross.

He quit in 1970 after struggling with his mental health and died in 2020.

Green's letter explains that he had "decided to remain free of possessions" and move to Hawaii

Along with Green's letter explaining his reasons for quitting the band, gold and platinum discs were also up for sale.

Mr Fletcher, who was the band's agent and co-songwriter as well as manager, said the memorabilia gave fans the chance to "gain an insight into what life was like for the band in the early days and why Peter Green chose to walk away".

Mr Adams, who is also known as Clifford Davis, said he had kept the letter from Green for 50 years.

He also sold Green's driving licence for £460.

Green's handed over his driving licence to Mr Adams after developing a mental illness in 1981

Mr Adams said he and Green were "really good friends".

"He trusted me," he said.

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