28th Mar, 2023 10:00
The Beatles Collection
THE BEATLES - THE FIRST PRESS RELEASE, OCT 1962.
A two-page press release (each page 20 x 33cm) on EMI stationery, written by EMI's press officer Syd Gillingham and issued to announce the band to the world. To both sides on first page.
An extremely rare example and not one that we have seen or sold before. Notes that all of the Beatles like 'Steak and chips' with the exception of George Harrison, who likes 'Egg and chips'.
From the collection of journalist Patrick Doncaster, who wrote on music at the Daily Mirror from c 1950 - 1970s.
Sold for £700
Hammer Price
A two-page press release (each page 20 x 33cm) on EMI stationery, written by EMI's press officer Syd Gillingham and issued to announce the band to the world. To both sides on first page.
An extremely rare example and not one that we have seen or sold before. Notes that all of the Beatles like 'Steak and chips' with the exception of George Harrison, who likes 'Egg and chips'.
From the collection of journalist Patrick Doncaster, who wrote on music at the Daily Mirror from c 1950 - 1970s.
