Antiques Roadshow guest exclaims ‘Holy mackerel' at huge price of signed Beatles records
An Antiques Roadshow guest asked an expert to repeat the staggering value of his dad's signed Beatles record collection.
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An Antiques Roadshow guest’s eyes bulged at the unexpectedly high price of signed Beatles records and a letter addressed to his dad.
While many of the PBS visitors bring in family heirlooms in the shape of furniture and jewellery, one guest brought in his dad’s “incredibly rare” collection of signed The Beatles records, as well as a personal letter from the iconic band.
He explained: "In the late 1960s, my dad headed up Capitol Records during a time when the Beatles were their major act.
“It's also the time when The Beatles were starting a new record label called Apple Records. I have some memorabilia from that era.
On display was also a photograph of the guest as a youngster, his dad and Paul McCartney.
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Expert Simeon Lipman commented: “And what's great about this photograph, as well, is, it's actually signed by Paul.
“And it says: ‘Love from the Cincinnati District.’ So he's making a little joke about his jacket. Just, just great. So what are these four here?”
The guest continued to explain that the records' packaging was unopened but believed to be “33s or 45s”, and have “hand-penned descriptions of ‘Hey Jude’ and the various artists”.
Lipman then went on to describe the “fascinating” cover of the box which was dedicated to the owner’s dad.
Reading the writing, Lipman said: “‘Our first four.’ They had a very close relationship, obviously, with your father.”
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“Here's a great photo of them with your dad. Pretty amazing stuff.
“Also, you have this wonderful letter here, which is basically a thank you for the gifts that your father sent to them. And it's dated January 21, 1970.
“And what's pretty amazing about that is that literally three-and-a-half months later, the Beatles are no more. And at this point in their collective life, it's pretty contentious.
“They're really not talking to each other much. And none of us here had ever seen something signed by all four of them dated 1970.”
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When it came to appraising the collection, Lipman concluded: “It's incredibly rare. We think that an insurance value for something like this, the collection, about $60,000 (£47,000).”
Leaning forward, eyes bulged, the guest asked: “Excuse me?”, with Lipman repeating the whopping value.
The visitor clearly didn’t know what to say, simply exclaiming: “Holy mackerel!”
Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on ABC.
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