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Permalink Reply by Josh Board on January 22, 2022 at 7:44pm

Here's a story. When I got my Sgt. Pepper signed by Ringo backstage in '91 (I had interviewed Joe Walsh and had an in with his All Star band)...I happened to be sitting next to an old hippie woman. We got to talking. She told me her mom worked for the Ed Sullivan Show (I forget what capacity), and she got her a signed 8x10 photo signed by the band. I said something along the lines, "I'd love to see it" to which she replied, "Come to my car after the show." She had it in her back seat. The most beautiful autographed photo of the Fab Four ever! A great concert shot of the band, each of them signed clearly, over a spot on photo that's easy to see, by their respective faces. I asked her if she'd sell it, she said "For a million dollars." She didn't believe me that it wasn't worth that much. She insisted it was worth a million bucks. So, fast forward to five years later. I see her at a concert. I asked about the Beatles photo. Well, she now carried it in her purse/bag....because...she said at all these concerts, the band members always requested wanting to see it. She pulled it out and....OH. MY. GOD. It had about 13 wrinkles in it now, and bent corners. And when I initially saw it...it was a picture that looked brand new!!! All because she had to carry it around and show people

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 22, 2022 at 8:02pm

I remember this story well.

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Permalink Reply by JMS1223 on February 8, 2022 at 4:11pm

Wow! 

I just had a thought - what if what she carried around was a actually very good photocopy/quality reproduction of her original? I used to make high quality copies of signed photos I had and would display those and keep the originals safe and out of sunlight. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 22, 2022 at 8:01pm

No. Contrast, condition, quality - none of the above are present or mitigated by other qualities as there are none.  Who are the other two signers?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saunders on January 23, 2022 at 8:27am

I think it’s worth 5k. 

easily. 

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on January 23, 2022 at 8:34am

if authentic, I agree.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 23, 2022 at 10:23am

In a vintage looking shadow frame with original Beatles memorabilia (covering the bad/missing) it could be made to be an attractive "true fans" collection/display. The memorabilia should not eclipse the LP in terms of condition or color. No "The Beatles" plaque or anything potentially tacky.

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on January 23, 2022 at 10:37am

I think you may be correct.  Depending on how it was done, the overall presentation could be dramatically improved.  I did notice that Ringo and John signed in what appears to be pencil.  I suspect this particular Lp has not been accounted for in the signed Lp database?

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Permalink Reply by Darren on January 23, 2022 at 8:26pm

Worth more than $5k IMO.

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on January 27, 2022 at 6:24am

No issues with any of the Beatles signatures?

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on January 27, 2022 at 9:28am

Signed maybe mid '63...It wasn't thought of as "memorabilia" back in 1963. You had an LP signed by The Beatles...you showed it to your friends and let them handle it...pass it around...play it at get togethers...maybe even...(Gulp)...let your friend borrow it and take it home? That's how it would get in this condition...IMO.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on January 27, 2022 at 10:39pm

An expert restorer could do wonders with this - you should see some of the work done on movie posters - but the work would probably cost a lot more than $5k and the end result may look too clean.

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