Beatles for sale - 17 rare, valuable or quirky memorabilia you can bid for at the Liverpool auction
It’s as much a part of Beatleweek as the marathon Cavern music sessions and the annual convention at the Adelphi. The Liverpool Beatles Memorabilia Auction, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, takes place on Saturday, this time at a new location – the Unity Theatre. More than 300 lots are set to go under the (silver) hammer in the event organised by the Beatles Shop in Mathew Street. Some items, like a rare acetate recording from 1964 or sketches doodled by a teenage Paul McCartney, are expected to go for thousands of pounds.
This year there are also a number of lots connected with Cilla Black, including an Escada jacket she wore on Blind Date, tour programmes and acetate recordings of her singing. A number of items, meanwhile, were formerly the property of Beatles Fan Club secretary Freda Kelly or Alf Geoghegan, who owned the Cavern between 1966 and 1970.
Here are 17 rare, valuable or just plain wacky lots you could bid for at the auction on Saturday.
Got £20,000 to spare and fancy owning a slice of 60s music history? Then a rare Beatles acetate disc from 1964 of Paul McCartney accompanying himself on the piano as he sings It’s For You – a song he penned for Cilla Black – could be yours.
You might also have to dig deep to afford a series of pencil sketches drawn by a teenage Paul while at the Liverpool ‘Inny’. Estimate? £6-7,000.
By: Catherine Jones
Source: Liverpool Echo
