Lot 116
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The Beatles
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more The following three lots are the property of promoter David Forshaw who first met The Beatles on 27th December, 1960 at the Litherland Town Hall ballroom in North Liverpool, where they were performing for the first time. Bob Wooler had arranged the gig through his friend, the promoter Brian Kelly. Amazing as it may seem now, the Beatles were not that well known in North Liverpool at this time, the late booking meant their appearance was not fully advertised, and consequently few people were aware of who they were. Seventeen year old David Forshaw was in the audience that night. In The Complete Beatles Chronicle, Mark Lewishon's listing for 27th December 1960 states If any one live performance in the Beatles' career could be described as the turning point, it would be this.... Forshaw, impressed by the groups' impact on the audience went backstage, introduced himself, and promptly booked them for three appearances at his venue, St John's Hall, Bootle, known as The Blue Penguin Club. The third and final booking, for a fee of £25.00, was for 30th July, 1962.
The Beatles

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The Beatles
A rare early concert handbill Blue Penguin Club Present...Parlaphone [sic] & E.M.I. Recording Artists THE BEATLE'S [sic]...St. John's Hall, Oriel Road, Bootle, Monday, 30th July, 1962 -- 5 3/8x3 3/8in. (13.7x8.6cm.)
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