Auction Date:2012 Jan 26 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Original 6 x 6.75 star from the ceiling of the Casbah Coffee Club, #7/200, matted and framed to an overall size of 18.5 x 24 with a certificate of authenticity signed in black felt tip by Roag, Rory, and Pete Best. In expected very good condition. A historic site in the annals of Beatle lore is the Casbah Coffee Club, the venue in the West Derby section of Liverpool opened by Mona Best, mother of future Beatles drummer Pete Best. It was in August 1959 that The Quarry Men (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Ken Brown) arrived at the club to arrange their first booking, whereby Mrs. Best enlisted their help in painting the walls and ceiling with spiders, dragons, rainbows, and stars. The group made its debut on August 29, playing seven successive Saturday nights until Brown’s dismissal on October 10. An item in a Liverpool newspaper covered the opening night, mentioning the names and addresses of The Quarry Men and touting them as ‘four young men making a name for themselves in the world of skiffle and ‘pop’ music.’ It wasn’t until October 1960 that they returned as The Beatles with their newest member, drummer Pete Best. The four band members are seen in a reproduction photograph taken during their tenure at The Casbah, along with a reproduction of the original club sign. It’s certainly a possibility that this particular star was painted by one of the Quarry Men!
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