DESCRIPTION
"THE BEATLES SHOW", 1965 U.K. 10¾" X 7" WINTER TOUR PROGRAMME
AUTOGRAPHED ON PERFORMANCE PHOTO SPREAD PAGE BY THE BEATLES

(ACTUAL IMAGES)

THE BEATLES' LAST HOMELAND TOUR, AND THEIR ONLY ONE IN 1965, WAS A BRIEF AFFAIR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS BRITISH EXCURSIONS - VISITING ONLY NINE VENUES (EIGHT CITIES) IN TEN DAYS, WITH TWO "HOUSES" EACH DATE. THEIR REPERTOIRE THROUGHOUT COMPRISED A MERE 11 SONGS:
I FEEL FINE, SHE'S A WOMAN, IF I NEEDED SOMEONE, ACT NATURALLY, NOWHERE MAN, BABY'S IN BLACK, HELP!, WE CAN WORK IT OUT, YESTERDAY (WITH PAUL ACCOMPANYING HIMSELF ON AN ELECTRIC ORGAN) DAY TRIPPER, AND I'M DOWN.

HERE WE PROUDLY PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SET OF TRULY STUNNING SIGNATURES IN THIS 10¾" X 7" PROGRAMME OBTAINED DURING 'THE BEATLES 1965 WINTER TOUR', SIGNED BACKSTAGE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8TH AT THE GAUMONT CINEMA, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE. THIS WAS THE GROUP'S FIFTH DATE DURING THIS SHORT TOUR. THE PROGRAMME WAS AUTOGRAPHED PRIOR TO THE SHOW IN VIBRANT BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN UPON THE PERFORMANCE PHOTO OF PAGE ONE. (THE BEATLES HAD ALSO SIGNED THE 13½" x 20½" BLACK AND WHITE GLOSSY INSERT POSTER WHICH CAME FOLDED IN QUADRANTS AND ACCOMPANIED THIS PROGRAMME ITEM # AA152).

THIS STUNNING SET OF AUTOGRAPHS set down on this PROGRAMME IS ONE OF FOUR ITEMS THAT THE BEATLES HAD GENEROUSLY SIGNED FOR ONE VERY FORTUNATE INDIVIDUAL ON DECEMBER 8TH AT THE GAUMONT CINEMA, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE. THIS WAS THE GROUP'S FIFTH DATE OF ONLY NINE VENUES DURING THE BEATLES’ FINAL HOMELAND TOUR AND THEIR ONLY ONE IN 1965. THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT OF THE AUTOGRAPHS HAD WON A RADIO STATION CONTEST AND THE PRIZE WAS TO PERSONALLY MEET THE BEATLES BACKSTAGE PRIOR TO THE SHOW AT THE GAUMONT IN SHEFFIELD, with FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE PERFORMANCE. the other three items signed for "brian" were:

● "RUBBER SOUL", PARLOPHONE PCS 3075 STEREO, ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING LP ALBUM COVER (FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES ITEM # AA150). SOLD 8/26/14.
● "THE BEATLES SHOW", 1965 U.K. 13½" x 20½" WINTER TOUR PROGRAMME INSERT POSTER (FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES ITEM # AA152). SOLD 3/25/14.
● "HELP!", PARLOPHONE PCS 3071 STEREO, ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING LP ALBUM COVER. CLICK HERE FOR IMAGES. PREVIOUSLY SOLD.

A DETAILED LETTER FROM THE RECIPIENT IS INCLUDED.

THE PROGRAMME REMAINS IN VERY FINE CONDITION, WITH SOME MINOR HANDLING WEAR, YET NO RIPS OR TEARS. THERE IS A VERY SOFT  IMPERCEPTIBLE FOLD (NOT A CREASE) DOWN THE CENTER THAT THAT DOES AFFECT ANY ASPECT OF THE PROGRAMME'S WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. THE SIGNATURES ARE NOT AFFECTED IN ANY MANNER.

ACCOMPANIED BY LIFETIME LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO AND FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES.