On the latest PFC40 Autograph Index Summary the Beatles feature prominently: The most valuable autograph: £29,500 for a signed photo of The Beatles. (That’s US$38,560, or AU$50,439 at today’s exchange rate!)

The Beatles staged their second concert tour of the United States (with one date in Canada) in the late summer of 1965. At the peak of American Beatlemania, they played a mixture of outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas, with historic concerts at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl.

August 22, 1969
August 22, 1969: The Beatles’ Final Photo Shoot – Brain Pickings.

Ringo Starr: $2,050 (£1.5k) Ringo Starr’s signature may not seem like a rare thing to get hold of, but the former Beatles drummer announced via video message in 2008 that he was going to stop signing memorabilia. Now, the 81-year-old’s signature can fetch up to $2,050 (£1.5k).

Lennon’s autograph is the most collectible and valuable of all the Beatles’, according to the show. Depending on its condition and what it’s written on, a Lennon signature is worth “between $1,000 up to $100,000.”

Two days later, Paul McCartney, age 21, Ringo Starr, 23, John Lennon, 23, and George Harrison, 20, made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, a popular television variety show.

McCartney felt that the four members’ evolution from musicians to businessmen was central to the band’s disintegration. Epstein’s role as band manager was never replaced, and ultimately the lack of strong managerial leadership contributed significantly to the break-up.

Yesterday and Today. (1966) Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom, on EMI’s Parlophone label, accompanied by the non-album double A-side single “Day Tripper” / “We Can Work It Out”.

The Beatles, also known as ” The White Album “, is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles , released on 22 November 1968. A double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed, which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork…

Abbey Road (1969) was the last album the Beatles sat down and recorded from start to finish. But Let it Be (1970) was the last album they released.

In their native United Kingdom, between 1962 and 1970, the Beatles released 12 studio albums (13 worldwide), 13 extended plays (EPs) and 22 singles. However, the band’s international discography is complicated, due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries,…