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Lot 1788
Beatles' Hard Day's Night RARE Record. Mounted in an A Hard Days Night Poster and framed to 39½ x 28", this exciting lot includes one of only THREE known records featuring a 1964 trans-atlantic conversation with the Beatles about A Hard Day's Night and one of only TWO known copies of the original transcription of that conversation.
Full of joy, amazing music and chaotic fun, A Hard Day's Night is an amazing film and the charm, the talent and the charisma of the boys from Liverpool pours from the movie. A different sort of rock and roll movie -- a dramatic departure from the Elvis-type feature -- Hard Day's Night probably didn't need a whole lot of additional publicity when it was released in 1964, but it received the full studio treatment and the fabulous collectible offered here is a remnant of that push.
Recordings of the Hard Day's Night conversation were issued to radio stations and other promotional outlets in a 12" format, with very few of this 10" 33 1/3 rpm version released. The five minute conversation was recorded on one side only and the play side of the record has a red label with black print; the reverse has a plain white label and is visible through a cut-out on the back on the mount.
The five page, typewritten, staple-bound transcription of the interview is mounted next to the record with the first page facing out. The script shows a center horizontal fold; has a small (½") tear near the center of the first page; there is minor toning to the edge of the pages.
The lot also includes the original mailing envelope for the record, mounted on a cut-out section on the verso of the mount. The mailing envelope has another title typewritten on it which has been marked out in aged blue ink changing the label to Hard Day's Night -- something typical in the radio industry.
Of note is the Letter of Authenticity, dated May 5, 2001, from Perry Cox, author of The Official Price Guide to the Beatles Records and Memorabilia, which has been mounted next to the script and outlines the extreme rarity and value of the record, script and mailing envelope. Based on his expertise and intimate knowledge of the field, Cox asserts that the record offered here is only the third example of the Hard Day's Night interview to surface in this format and, as such, it is hard to fix a price for this highly desirable item, which ranks as one of the rarest Beatle recordings. Cox also asserts that the interview transcription, as one of only two known, is worth around $1000.00.
We are delighted to offer these extremely rare piece of Beatles' history, certain to appeal to the discerning collector.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
Please note the Beatles movie posters in our Entertainment section.
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