{"product_id":"the-beatles-signed-autograph-sheet-aeolian-hall-london-25-november-1964","title":"The Beatles Signed Autograph Sheet – Aeolian Hall, London, 25 November 1964","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeatles history signed by all four members of the group — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — during their final recording session for the BBC’s legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe off-white sheet has been signed in black ballpoint pen by all four Beatles. Particularly charming is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul McCartney’s addition of “xx” beneath his signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while George Harrison adds the inscription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To Anne Love from”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving the piece a wonderfully personal quality and placing it firmly within the tradition of autographs obtained directly from the group during the height of Beatlemania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe provenance is especially compelling. The signatures were obtained at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBBC Aeolian Hall in London on 25 November 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when The Beatles recorded material for their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etenth and final musical appearance on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Contemporary session records place the group at Aeolian Hall between approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.00pm and 10.30pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the resulting programme broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26 December 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe programme featured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Rock and Roll Music,” “I’m a Loser,” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby,” “I Feel Fine,” “Kansas City\/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” and “She’s a Woman.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The session came at an extraordinary point in the group’s career: 1964 had seen Beatlemania become a genuinely international phenomenon, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Hard Day’s Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and their first major American appearances had transformed Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr into four of the most recognisable musicians in the world.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was also effectively the end of an important chapter in Beatles history. Their increasingly demanding international schedule meant that the regular BBC sessions which had played such an important role during their rise to fame were coming to an end. Their November 1964 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recording would be their final pre-recorded musical session for the programme.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdding further historical interest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etyping relating to the programme survives on the reverse of the sheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Rather than being simply a collection of four signatures assembled without context, the piece is directly associated with a documented Beatles BBC appearance, giving it a particularly appealing sense of time and place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the sheet offers considerable flexibility for future conservation and display, whether retained in archival storage or incorporated into a bespoke museum-style presentation alongside imagery from the group’s remarkable 1964 period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul McCartney\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Harrison\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSigned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRingo Starr\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll four Beatles represented on a single sheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage signatures in black ballpoint pen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePaul McCartney has added \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“xx”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e beneath his name\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Harrison adds the inscription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To Anne Love from”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAutographs obtained at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBBC Aeolian Hall, London\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 November 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eObtained during The Beatles’ final musical recording for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Club\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSession took place between approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.00pm and 10.30pm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eProgramme broadcast on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26 December 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod typing relating to the programme on the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePresented \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunframed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExceptional Beatles and British music memorabilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable survivor from the height of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeatlemania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bringing together the original signatures of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on a single period sheet with direct provenance to The Beatles’ final \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturday Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recording at London’s Aeolian Hall in November 1964.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasures of Time","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62541277299075,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/2563\/5203\/files\/1AD4FD9F-7326-4036-B6C2-B2264564A28F.jpg?v=1788436470","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftime.co.uk\/products\/the-beatles-signed-autograph-sheet-aeolian-hall-london-25-november-1964","provider":"Treasures of Time","version":"1.0","type":"link"}