THE BEATLES RARE 1965 SHEA STADIUM CONCERT POSTER.
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Winning Bid:
$8,051.72
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #208 - Part II
Item numbers 1278 through 3040 in auction 208
Item Description
10-7/8x17" boxing style cardboard poster for legendary Aug. 15, 1965 Beatles concert that took place at New York City's Shea Stadium. Poster also announces concerts at Shea by Herman's Hermits, The Dave Clark 5, The Kinks, The Moody Blues and the New York Folk Festival starring Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash. The Aug. 15 concert opened The Beatles' 1965 North American Tour and was the highlight of the group's 1965 tour, w/over 55,600 fans in attendance, the largest Beatles concert up to that time. "Beatlemania" was at its peak at the Shea Concert, causing John Lennon to proclaim "Shea Stadium...I Saw The Top Of The Mountain." Film footage taken at the concert shows many fans crying, screaming, and even fainting. The crowd noise was such that security guards were seen covering their ears as the Beatles entered the field. The concert was presented by promoter Sid Bernstein w/television host Ed Sullivan introducing the band as they took the stage: "Now, Ladies And Gentlemen, Honored By Their Country, Decorated By Their Queen, And Loved Here In America, Here Are The Beatles!" The 30 minute, 12 song concert was a milestone in musical history as one of the first major stadium concerts. The poster's top layer of surface paper has some scattered handling wear and age spotting w/some surface rubs to Herman's Hermits and New York Folk Festival text, Beatles text remains unaffected. Edge margins have some tiny nicks and lower right margin has tiny 1/8x.75" paper pull, exposing cardboard. VG overall but incredibly rare as this was the only poster to advertise the 1965 concert. Only a few examples of this poster are known and as such, they rarely come up for sale. The rarity of this poster is evidenced by a recent Dec. 2012 sale price of $11,250.
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