Vintage ballpoint signatures — “Beatles, love, Paul McCartney, xxx,” “George Harrison, xxx,” “John Lennon, xx,” and “Ringo Starr, xx” — on a peach-tone 4.75 x 4 album page. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Odeon Cinema in Manchester on May 30, 1963, a date that is annotated in the upper right corner. The Odeon Cinema concert was part of the Beatles’ UK tour with Roy Orbison, which took place between May 18 and June 9, 1963. The referenced show was reviewed in the Daily Express by the northern show business correspondent, Derek Taylor, who would subsequently become Brian Epstein’s personal assistant and later the Apple press officer. In very good to fine condition, with old tape stains to the side edges. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter from the son of the original recipient.
These autographs date to just two months before the release of Please Please Me on March 22, 1963, which also coincided with the Beatles' breakout tour with chart-topper Roy Orbison. Although Orbison was originally scheduled to serve as the tour's headline act, the public's reaction to the Beatles resulted in them becoming co-headliners, with the Fab Four ultimately closing the set in the traditional headlining spot.
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