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Vintage ballpoint signatures of the Beatles—“Paul McCartney, xxx,” “John Lennon, xxx,” and “Ringo Starr”—on an off-white 8.25 x 11.75 scrapbook page that features a stapled Swedish program photo of the Beatles, which is signed in ballpoint, "George Harrison." The image depicts the band wearing their famous gray collarless suits during a Dezo Hoffmann photo shoot at his Wardour Street studio in London, England, in April 1963. The consignor notes that the signatures were obtained in Stockholm, Sweden, in October 1963. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning, and punch holes to the left edge. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
Months before Beatlemania swept across the United States with the band's legendary performance on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Fab Four traveled to Sweden for a five-concert tour in October 1963 that showcased an edgier side of the Beatles, injecting standard rhythm and blues with a frenetic punk pace and attitude. Despite their popularity in Sweden, the Beatles were second on the bill to Joey Dee and the Starliters, however, the band's television appearance on Drop In, and their subsequent seven-song set at Stockholm's Karlaplansstudion, quickly secured their status among Swedish audiences.
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