The signed contract was sold for a stunning £122,850 at Christies auction house in London. The contract was only expected to fetch between £25,000 and £35,000 so surpassed all expectations. A leather collar worn by John Lennon, predicted to fetch around £15,000 also sold for £117,250.

Brian’s house turned into B&B - Jan 04
The former family home of Brian Epstein in Anfield has been turned into a bed and breakfast.

Fans of The Beatles can now stay in the house that was home to Brain’s grandparents Issac and Dinah, as well as Brian’s dad Harry. Current owners Darren McLennan and Ian Quigg bought the property for £36,000, and were going to turn it into a nursery, before they realised its history. Now they are hoping to tap into the lucrative Beatles market and tempt fans to stay when they come to Liverpool to visit all the sights.

Beatles’ bar damaged by fire - Jan 04
A fire has damaged The Grapes pub, which was one of the favourite haunts of The Beatles.

The Grapes on Mathew Street was the place The Beatles would go to have a drink after a gig at the Cavern club, also once on the same street. But rubbish in the street caught light and the pub suffered smoke and property damage in the ensuing fire.

Lennon’s, which is a bar next to The Grapes was worst hit, and it is not sure if the fire was started deliberately or from a discarded cigarette.

Let it Be Naked! - Sept 03
At last - the version of Let It Be that Paul wanted us to hear is to be released - without all the added Phil Spector input.

Sir Paul made it very clear at the time that he did not like the added effects and orchestrations that producer Phil Spector added on to his song The Long And Winding Road. But John liked what Phil had done.

Let It Be was originally going to be called Get Back, and would show The Beatles recording together as they used to - bringing the four back together after the separatism of The White Album. But it became known as the album that drove them apart - as The Beatles split during the recording. Spector came in to plough through the hours of music on tape - but went over the top in many people minds as to all the added extras.

Ringo Starr said: "Paul was always totally opposed to Phil. I told him on the phone recently ’You’re bloody right again. It sounds great without Phil.’ Which it does."

Let It Be...Naked is to be released by EMI Records on November 17.

Celebrate U.S Debut! - Aug 03
The 40th anniversary of The Beatles Debut on America’s TV screens is to be marked with an exhibition in New York and L.A.

The Museum of Television and Radio in both cities will present Revolution: The Beatles on Television from February 9 1964 through to April 30, 2004. The exhibit will include videos and television appearances of the Fab Four and during their individual careers post the 1970 break-up of the group.

The Beatles made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 2021 when an estimated 73 million viewers tuned in. The audience remains one of the highest for any broadcast in American television history.



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