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The Beatles' First Recording Contract Fetches Big Sum At Auction: Beatles News

09/21/2015
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(Classic Rock) The Beatles' first recording contract was recently sold at auction. The 1961 paperwork fetched $75,000 at the event held by Heritage Auctions in New York.

The deal resulted in the recording of a single called My Bonnie, released under the band name Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers. The song impressed Brian Epstein, who went on to become the manager of the band which became The Beatles.

In the early 60s, The Beatles performed at nightclubs in Hamburg, where the contract was signed. They had been backing British singer Tony Sheridan at Hamburg's Top Ten Club.

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and drummer Pete Best signed the six-page contract, which was sold by the estate of Beatles collector Uwe Blaschke. Best was later replaced by Ringo Starr. Read more here.

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