This Article is From Jan 07, 2013

Rare color photos of The Beatles to go up for sale

Rare color photos of The Beatles to go up for sale

In this November 25, 2012 file photo, Mick Jagger, center, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, left, and Charlie Watts, right, of The Rolling Stones perform at the O2 arena in east London. The Rolling Stones have been added to the list of artists performing at t

Highlights

  • Unpublished early colour photographs of The Beatles' first U.S. tour will be sold at a U.K. auction.
  • The photos were taken during the rock band's 1964 visit to the U.S., when color film was expensive and most images of the group were in black and white.
  • The collection of 65 slides contains many stage shots, including George Harrison with his legendary red Rickenbacker guitar and close-up portraits from a Las Vegas Sahara Hotel press conference and Las Vegas Convention Centre gig.
  • The images were taken by Dr. Robert Beck, who died in 2002 and left them in an archive of photographs and slides in his Hollywood home.
London: Unpublished early colour photographs of The Beatles' first U.S. tour will be sold at a U.K. auction.

The photos were taken during the rock band's 1964 visit to the U.S., when color film was expensive and most images of the group were in black and white.

The collection of 65 slides contains many stage shots, including George Harrison with his legendary red Rickenbacker guitar and close-up portraits from a Las Vegas Sahara Hotel press conference and Las Vegas Convention Centre gig.

The images were taken by Dr. Robert Beck, who died in 2002 and left them in an archive of photographs and slides in his Hollywood home.
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