No, this is not the famous but extremely rare Beatles poster of which no more than a handful exist. Rather, it is a more common facsimile edition from the 1970's. It is signed by promoter Sid Bernstein, but I doubt whether this enhances its value. The Beatles's legendary first and most famous concert at Shea Stadium was on August 15, 1965. Forty-five years ago today, the Beatles performed their second concert at Shea which the original of this poster promoted, part of their North American Tour. This was one of their last concerts anywhere. Where were you on August 23, 1966? And if you're too young to answer that question, there's really no need to let me know.
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Sid Bernstein Presents the Beatles in Person
Shea Stadium Tuesday Aug. 23 (1966)
1970's Facsimile
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247. A Vintage Beatles Poster, ca. 1970's
"Sid Bernstein Presents the Beatles". A poster, ca. 1970's, publicizing a performance at Shea Stadium on Tuesday, August 23, (1966) autographed near the top by Sid Bernstein, approx. 28" x 20-1/4", not framed. There are four known copies of the original edition; this is from a second edition published by Sid Bernstein. Printed in yellow and black inks on glossy paper by Murray Poster Printing Co., New York, including a photo screen printed image of the Fab Four. On 15 August 1965, The Beatles performed the first major stadium concert in the history of rock 'n' roll at Shea Stadium in New York to a crowd of 55,600. The 1966 North American Tour ran from August 12-29 including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, Memphis, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco (the last ever public performance).
Sid Bernstein imported the British Invasion to the shores of New York City and helped build the dreams of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, the Moody Blues, the Kinks, James Brown, Ray Charles, John Denver, Joan Baez, Miles Davis, the Rascals, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand, ABBA, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the list goes on and on...www.sidbernstein.com
800/1,200 Sold $575.00
Aspire Auctions
November 2008 Fine Art & Antiques Auction
http://www.aspireauctions.com/auction95/details/24658.html
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Notes: My post on The Beatles Illuminated: 1964 Concert Photos by Mike Mitchell can be found here.
My previous post on poster art is here.
My previous post on poster art is here.
