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The Beatles
A rare early concert poster Operation Big Beat, Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Friday, 10th November, 1961, featuring The Beatles, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Remo Four and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes -- 30x20in. (76.2x50.8cm.)

Literature

LEWISOHN, Mark The Complete Beatles Chronicle, London: Pyramid Books, 1992, p.48 (illus.)

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Lot Essay

At the time of this concert, Ringo Starr was still with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes - he didn't join The Beatles until August, 1962 although he first came into regular contact with The Beatles when both groups appeared at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg during October, 1960.

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