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63 pages. Hardback book in a slipcase. Book dimensions: 29 cms x 1.6 cms x 25.1 cms. From the back of the slipcase: The Beatles caused revolution after revolution. Not content with changing the face of youth & popular culture, they also transformed the face of popular music, launching it into their own, original stratosphere, using electronica, Eastern influences, & some darn fine rock’n’roll. The Story of The Beatles tells the story of the Fab Four as never before. It shows in beautiful photographs & rare facsimile documents the group’s journey from the backstreets of Liverpool & Hamburg to their sell-out concerts in Shea Stadium & their quest for musical perfection. In 1964 half the population of the USA watched the boys play live on The Ed Sullivan Show & 400 million TV viewers saw them record All You Need Is Love in 1967. They were awarded MBEs by Queen Elizabeth II, they jammed with Elvis & sold millions of records all over the world. The Story of The Beatles takes you as close as you can get to that wild ride that defined a decade and changed the world… Facsimile memorabilia included with this book: Koschmider contract for Hamburg gigs, 1960. Signed flyer for Parlophone Records, 1963. Hand-written set list, 1963. Poster for The Beatles and Roy Orbison, 1963. Hand-written USA tour itinerary, 1964. Poster from New Zealand tour, 1964. Milwaukee Programme cover, 1964. Signed postcard from set of Help!, 1965. Ticket from Manila Rizal Memorial Football Stadium concert, 1966. Invitation to Magical Mystery Tour party, 1967. And more.