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The Beatles: A rare autographed first pressing of the album Please Please Me, Parlophone PMC1202, 1963, image 1
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The Beatles
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The Beatles: A rare autographed first pressing of the album Please Please Me,
Parlophone PMC1202, 1963,

12 June 2019, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £36,312.50 inc. premium

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The Beatles: A rare autographed first pressing of the album Please Please Me,

Parlophone PMC1202, 1963,
mono, black and gold label with Dick James Music Co publishing credits, the back cover inscribed to Dave, Best Wishes, from the Beatles, all the best, and signed in black felt tip by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (who has added a smiley face next to his name), vinyl included, accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance,

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Provenance:
Obtained directly by the vendor and photographer, David Magnus, on the 4th April 1963 when he photographed The Beatles performing at Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. Given the 'Please Please Me' LP was released on the 22 March 1963, this could be one of the first albums signed by the Beatles.

David Magnus continued photographing The Beatles until 1967, culminating in the exclusive photographic coverage of The Beatles recording "All You Need Is Love" for the TV broadcast of 'Our World' at Abbey Road Studios.

'Our World' was the first live, worldwide linked satellite programme, and was to be broadcast live to 19 nations on the 25th June 1967. David Magnus was at Abbey Road EMI Studios on the 24th and 25th of June, allowing him to photograph the set-up and rehearsals capturing the iconic images that are so widely known and admired. On the 25th June the live recording of The Beatles singing "All You Need Is Love" was transmitted as the final segment. The worldwide audience was estimated at between 400-700 million viewers.

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