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The Beatles
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The Beatles

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The Beatles
A rare, early concert handbill Presenting a "Battle of the Bands" Liverpool v London, Liverpool's No. "1" Band, Direct from Their German Tour, The Beatles..., The Palais Ballroom, Aldershot, weekly commencing Saturday, 9th December, 1961 -- 8¼x5in. (21x12.7cm.); accompanied by a typescript letter from Bob Wooler, signed, 9th February, 1998, on vintage Cavern Club headed stationery, stating that the flyer ...was given to me at the time by Beatle George Harrison... 1p. (2)
Literature
LEWISOHN, Mark The Complete Beatles Chronicle, London: Pyramid Books, 1992, p.50
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Lot Essay

Beatles' concert-related material from such an early date is scarce, and rarely appears at auction.

The Beatles' appearance at Aldershot on 9th December was their first performance in the south of England. It has become notorious with hindsight for the lack of an audience due to poor publicity.

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