Exceedingly rare set of receipts for performances by The Beatles at Hamburg, Germany’s famed Star-Club in April and December of 1962, each measuring 5.75 x 4, individually signed in blue fountain pen, “George Harrison” and “Peter Best,” and in red ballpoint, “R. Starkey.” The Harrison and Best receipts, numbered “659” and “661,” refer to shows performed between April 13th and 19th, the Star-Club’s opening week, with each musician earning DM 425. The Starr bill, numbered “2989,” bears a total sum of DM 2550, and is dated December 31, 1962, the final date the band would perform at the venue. Also includes a Star-Club receipt for a November 24, 1962, performance by early Beatles collaborator Tony Sheridan, signed in blue ballpoint to certify a paid sum of DM 50. In overall very good to fine condition, with a light vertical crease to all but the Starr. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Sheridan and a vintage Star-Club news program from August 1965, showing Sheridan on the front cover. Also accompanied by a certificate of authenticity for the Sheridan signature, as well as a full letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, in part: “Beatles signed pay receipts for any performances done by the band are extremely rare and highly desirable. These are fabulous examples of such wage receipts. I hereby guarantee the authenticity of the aforementioned 3 Star Club wage receipts which have been signed by George Harrison, Pete Best, and Ringo Starr.”
Only three days after the tragic death of their original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles, now well-versed in the German rock club scene, served as the opening act at the launch of the Star Club in Hamburg on April 13, 1962. The next time the Beatles played the Star Club in early November, Ringo Starr had replaced Pete Best as the band’s full-time drummer, forever solidifying the classic Fab Four lineup. Representing this major transition and related to a significant Hamburg venue, this is an extraordinary set of wage receipts from an historically important early chapter in Beatles history. Pre-certified REAL.
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