Signed Chunk of 'Ed Sullivan' Stage Backdrop
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Beatles Fest Selling Signed Chunk of 'Ed Sullivan' Stage Backdrop http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-fest-selling-signed-chunk-of-ed-sullivan-stage-backdrop-20140924 The Beatles-signed Sullivan backdrop piece, which boasts a hefty price tag of $550,000, is being presented by "featured exhibitor" Wayne Johnson, owner of L.A.'s famed Rockaway Records, a well-known destination for Beatles fanatics. Rockaway has "thousands of additional items" for sale, including a copy of the rare "Butcher" edition of 1966's Yesterday and Today (for $4,500) and the band's first U.S. contract with Vee Jay Records from 1963 (for $100,000).
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If I had a lot of money, I would be dangerous!
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My Mom told me she saw a guy on Antiques Roadshow who was the son of a Capitol Records exec who had 4 mint sealed Butcher covers, plus something signed by all 4 Beatles. They gave the value of the lot as $60,000!