George Martin, staff producer for Parlophone Records, had been looking for a pop group to record, to expand Parlophone's repertoire. (Most of their records up to that time were classical or regional music, original-cast albums of stage shows, or comedy records with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan or Peter Ustinov.)
Engineer Jim Foy of EMI's London store referred Beatles manager Brian Epstein to Martin, after Epstein had a test record made of The Beatles' Decca audition tape. (They failed the audition, but were given a copy of the tape to shop to other labels; it transpired years later that Epstein had actually paid Decca for the session.) Martin wasn't blown away by their early music, but was willing to give them a chance.
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nope
They signed their first EMI contract in 1962. They signed a renewal contract in 1967, and renegotiated that in 1969.
probobly very expensive
They signed with the 'Parlophone' label in 1962 and changed to their own label- 'Apple' in 1968.
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No there will not be because Rock band has already signed a contract with the Beatles.
nope
They signed their first EMI contract in 1962. They signed a renewal contract in 1967, and renegotiated that in 1969.
With Brian Epstein
probobly very expensive
They signed with the 'Parlophone' label in 1962 and changed to their own label- 'Apple' in 1968.
No, because the Beatles, who were signed with apple records, had a dispute with the Apple company about their name, which is why the Beatles were never on Itunes, until recently last year I believe.
About $175,000 if in mint...
An autographed photograph of the Beatles recently sold for £3000 ($6000) on Ebay. However, that had a good providence (the owner was given the photograph by the Beatles press officer in 1964). A lot of Beatles signatures were actually done by the roadies (Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall). If you can prove the authenticity of the signatures then that will maximise the value.
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Watch eBay listings. Major auction houses: Southerbys, Butterfields & Butterfields. Be careful, there are a LOT of forged Beatles items. The Beatles themselves used to sign for the other Beatles as well. An authentic signed poster (if one exists, as I've never seen one) would be worth tens of thousands. If someone is selling one for $500 or something - it's most likely fake.