Some 1964 newspaper clippings

Its 1964 and someone puts some old papers in a loft. Many years later the papers are discovered when the house is being re-wired by my friend Dilwyn.
I'm amazed at just how often the Beatles are mentioned- just about every paper features them in some way - be it in an advert or some throw away article. Here now is my selection of those old papers...

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Hmmm. ...are these the waxworks that ended up on the cover of Sgt Pepper? I think they could be....












A selection of badges


David Bailey's Cool poster

A classic Beatle photo fatures on this poster for David Baileys photo exhibition which I went to at the Barbican. David was there and gave a talk and I got an autographed book - but this poster isn't signed.

Stamps

Are these genuine postage stamps? I'm not sure... quite nice design though - featuring photos taken by Robet Freeman.

Beatle City Mug

Beatle City was a Beatle Museum in Liverpool in the 1980s - but think it went bust...