Jackson's moonwalk loafers on sale

Michael Jackson's moonwalking shoes are going under the hammer.

The black Sebago shoes, each of which has the words 'Rock My World Billie Jean' written on the sole, are to be sold at auction house Bonhams on Wednesday December 16.


They were worn by the late star for a New York show the day before the 9/11 attacks and together with a fedora hat he wore at the same gig, the items are expected to fetch up to £12,000.


The concerts - which sold out in five hours - were recorded for a CBS TV special and are estimated to have been watched by 44 million people.


Also featuring in the entertainment memorabilia sale in Knightsbridge, London, is a cassette demo of a track said to have been the forerunner of his song This Is It. The tape features a song called I Never Heard and according to information given to the auction house, the track was passed on by singer-songwriter Paul Anka in 1983, shortly after the King of Pop had recorded it in his California studio.


A Jackson puppet from satirical TV series Spitting Image will also go under the hammer, and is valued at up to £4,000.


Source: salisburyjournal.co.uk