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One of the earliest examples of licensed Beatles merchandise, these record players were manufactured in a limited run of 5,000 and very few have survived.
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The Beatles
A rare Beatles portable four-speed record player, 1964, the blue case with hinged lid decorated with a colour portrait of the Beatles and their facsimile signatures, the inside of the lid similarly decorated; accompanied by a 7" vinyl single Free as a Bird, 1995; and a book The Beatles Up To Date, 1964
5¾x17¾x9¾ (14.5x45x25cm.)
A rare Beatles portable four-speed record player, 1964, the blue case with hinged lid decorated with a colour portrait of the Beatles and their facsimile signatures, the inside of the lid similarly decorated; accompanied by a 7" vinyl single Free as a Bird, 1995; and a book The Beatles Up To Date, 1964
5¾x17¾x9¾ (14.5x45x25cm.)
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