The Beatles Signed Dick James Café Royal invitation 1963

Description: An extremely rare invitation from the Beatles music publisher Dick James to Mr Brian Willey to attend a lunch held at cafe royal, Regent Street London W1 on the 30th of December 1963 which has been autographed on the reverse by The Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr have only signed first name with George Harrison signing his full name, Paul has added the inscription “to Russell best wishes from The Beatles”Later that day The Beatles performed their Christmas show at Finsbury Park Londonthe autographs were obtained by Brian Willey at the lunch for his son Russell WilleyMr Willey produced the December 4, 1962 and January 29, 1963 editions of The Talent Spot on which The Beatles performed before a live audience. The first of these, recorded on November 27, 1962 at the BBC's Paris Theatre in Central London The autographs come with a letter from Russell Willey which readsMy father, Brian Willey, worked at the BBC from the age of 16 until his retirement, except for two years of National Service. By the early 1960s he was a producer for the Light Programme.In 1962 he was, among other things, responsible for a show called ‘Talent Spot’, which showcased potentially popular new artists and was recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre on Lower Regent Street. He first booked the Beatles for that show in December 1962, when they were little-known in London. After the recording, Brian Epstein asked my dad what he’d thought of the group and whether he’d be willing to book them again. My dad told him that he thought they were good – though a bit “rough” – and he’d be willing to have them back. By the time they returned a few months later, Beatlemania had begun and there was a queue around the block for the recording.My dad went on to produce the legendary early pop show ‘Saturday Club’, hosted by Brian Matthew, and also booked the Beatles for that.In December 1963, he was invited to a luncheon hosted by the Beatles’ music publisher Dick James. The Beatles were there and he asked them to autograph the back of his invitation card, with a dedication to me. I was eight years old at the time.Not appreciating the potential future significance (and value) of the item, I was careless with it, hence the stains, which happened several decades ago.the Card Measures 15.2cm x 11cmthe card has some staining the overall condition is Good+

Price: 4250 GBP

Location: Kenley

End Time: 2024-11-06T18:05:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 52.29 GBP