BUY SAM'S RARE ITEMS

Each of these items will be signed personally by the man himself.
(Sam's signature sells for $100 in New York....especially when the buyer has had a few drinks...!)

First Published Lennon and McCartney Photo (Special Limited Edition)
$30.00 plus shipping & handling

Poster Description

The poster measures 18 X 24 and was produced from the original negative of the photograph taken that night in 1959.
Sam has put together a Special Edition of this poster, a total of 2003 copies, and has personally autographed and numbered each one.

The poster bears the following inscription:

~ Paul McCartney & John Lennon ~
Their First Published Photograph
Performing as The Quarry Men at the Casbah Club
on August 29, 1959
Photo appeared in the West Derby Reporter September 1959
Special Edition No. of 2003

Sam is offering a true collectible of historical significance for Beatle fans available for purchase for a limited time on E-Bay.

Before forming The Beatles, John Lennon had another band known as The Quarry Men and had invited Paul McCartney to join them in 1957. This is a poster of the first published photograph taken of John and Paul during a performance of The Quarry Men on August 29, 1959. The picture appeared in The West Derby Reporter in September, 1959. By the way, the girl in the photo is Cynthia before John asked her to go blonde.

Sixteen months later, on January 25, 1961, Sam Leach walked into Hambleton Hall, a miserable little dance hall on the outskirts of Liverpool, to see a new group called The Beatles who had just returned from Hamburg. Sam was a well established promoter and club owner in Liverpool and was looking for a new group to feature and promote.

That night, Sam Leach became a part of Beatle history as he stepped backstage after the Hambleton Hall show and offered The Beatles a chance to work at his new club. Following this encounter, The Beatles performed for Sam 49 times until Brian Epstein took over.

In 1963, Sam purchased the negative for the original photograph from The West Derby Reporter and now has made it possible for you to own your own copy of this important piece of Lennon/McCartney history.

"Birth Of The Beatles"

At $50.00 -The original book that has brought so much pleasure to those fans who seek down home details of the early Beatles "Sam Leach Era". Witty, compassionate, revealing this is a unique perspective on John, Paul, George, Ringo and all the other bands that formed the original MerseyBeat - by a man who lived the times.

Sam says " If you want to get a book without waiting just e mail me with the address where you want me to send the book and the name of the person to whom you want it dedicated. I'll send the book out straight away-no waiting for checks to clear and all that stuff --I know I can trust Beatles fans.

Details of other ways of ordering "Birth of The Beatles" can be seen by clicking on the GO button on the book above