Lot 1315 , A fully signed mid-1960s The Beatles photo, signed to the original mount to which the photograph is glued
A fully signed mid-1960s The Beatles photo, signed to the original mount to which the photograph is glued, The dedication reads; ‘To Chris, very best wishes, the BEATLES’.
Providence; Chris Matthew was the son of the DJ Brian Matthew, the signatures were collected by Brian Matthew during one of the now much celebrated BBC recording sessions with The Beatles during the mid-1960s.
These are offered from the collection of the late BBC DJ Brian Matthew.
Biography of Brian Matthew as published by the BBC after his death in 2017:
Brian Matthew presented Sounds of the 60s from 1990 through to 2017.
Brian Matthew started broadcasting in 1948 in Germany, and trained as an actor at RADA before joining the BBC in 1954. He had a great love of the theatre and performed in many well-known venues. He even was the proud owner of his own 50-seat studio theatre in his home.
He was one of the first DJs on Radio 2, and hosted shows such as 'Saturday Club', 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' and 'Late Night Extra', but he is probably best known for presenting the long-running 'Round Midnight' programme which won the 1987 Pulitzer Publishing Award.
Brian presented 'Sounds of the Sixties' (winner of a Gold Sony Radio Award in 1996) from April 1990 through to 2017, when he stepped down from presenting the show.
In 1990 he received a Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Outstanding Contribution to Radio.
£600-800
Condition:
The signatures are in felt tip pen, and now very badly faded. All are still legible enough to be easily identified. There are also tape marks and staining to the mount, and staining and a few deep scratches to the photograph.
Sold for £500