B40413 – Mersey Beat 1964 – 1965 Collection (UK)

£1,500.00

A collection of Mersey Beat music papers from 1964 – 1965. There are 44 issues in total. All issues feature a colour cover. The first issue is Vol 3 No 69, March 12th 1964 and the last issue is Vol 3 No 116, February 27th 1965.

 

Mersey Beat was founded in the early sixties by Bill Harry who was one of John Lennon’s classmates at the Liverpool Art College. It carried stories and photographs of Merseyside based groups and artists but also contained coverage of the music scene in the UK. The paper heavily promoted The Beatles and carried many exclusive stories and photographs of John, Paul, George and Ringo.

 

The issues measure 29cm x 45cm (11.4 inches x 17.1 inches). Some copies have the owner’s name written down on the border of the front cover. The conditions and artists featured on the covers are as follows:

 

Issue NoCover ArtistCondition
Vol 3 No 69BeatlesVG-
Vol 3 No 70Billy J. KramerVG+
Vol 3 No 71MerseybeatsVG+
Vol 3 No 72MojosVG-
Vol 3 No 73Swinging Blue JeansVG+
Vol 3 No 74SearchersVG+
Vol 3 No 75Four PenniesVG+
Vol 3 No 76GerryVG+
Vol 3 No 77CillaVG+
Vol 3 No 78FourmostVG
Vol 3 No 79Rolling StonesVG
Vol 3 No 80Charlie WattsVG
Vol 3 No 81MerseybeatsVG+
Vol 3 No 82Keith RichardsVG+
Vol 3 No 83Mick JaggerVG
Vol 3 No 85Bill WymanVG
Vol 3 No 89RingoVG+
Vol 3 No 90Billy FuryVG+
Vol 3 No 91CillaVG+
Vol 3 No 92KinksVG
Vol 3 No 93UndertakersVG
Vol 3 No 94Gerry & The PacemakersVG+
Vol 3 No 95Herman’s HermitsVG+
Vol 3 No 96Dave BarryVG
Vol 3 No 97HolliesVG+
Vol 3 No 98SupremesVG+
Vol 3 No 99SearchersVG-
Vol 3 No 100BeatlesG
Vol 3 No 101Manfred MannVG
Vol 3 No 102Rocking BerriesG
Vol 3 No 103Tommy QuicklyVG+
Vol 3 No 104Wayne FontanaVG+
Vol 3 No 105Four PenniesVG+
Vol 3 No 106BeatlesG
Vol 3 No 107Brian Poole & The TremeloesVG+
Vol 3 No 108PJ ProbyVG+
Vol 3 No 109Georgie Fame & The Blue FlamesVG+
Vol 3 No 110Mick JaggerVG+
Vol 3 No 111CillaVG+
Vol 3 No 112SearchersVG
Vol 3 No 113PJ ProbyVG+
Vol 3 No 114AnimalsVG+
Vol 3 No 115Ringo & MaureenVG-
Vol 3 No 116Sandie ShawVG
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