Beatles gold disc
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The Beatles are perhaps the most famous pop group in the world. Besides selling truckloads of records every year for almost 40 years, they also achieved a number of significant firsts. They were the first band ever to hold all top five positions in the American Billboard charts, in 1964. They were the first British pop group to receive MBE medals from the Queen. They were also the first group to receive a simultaneous TV audience of over 4 million people around the world, in 1967.
This gold disc was one of ten presented to the Beatles in 1964 to celebrate over one million copies of the single ‘A Hard Days Night’ being sold and sales for the album ‘Something New’ making more than one million dollars.
In November 1964 Capitol Records arranged transport of these discs to Britain by
sea. However, it appears that no one was expecting them, and in London Docks
they were not properly declared to Customs. They remained undeclared for 37
years, despite the efforts of Customs & Excise. When this was realised the
Apple Corps Limited (acting for the Beatles) completed the declaration forms,
and the discs were finally released in May 2002.
To mark these unusual events, the Beatles have agreed to donate two discs to
the Customs & Excise National Museum.
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Beatles gold disc |
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the most famous orchestras in the world. The society was founded in 1840 and was the first established symphony orchestra to have its own hall. It has been the venue for premier public performances of some great pieces of music. These include Bartok’s ‘Piano Concerto’ and Britten’s ‘Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’. The RLPO was also the first orchestra to play underwater. They performed inside the Mersey Tunnel, under the river, to mark the tunnel’s sixtieth anniversary.
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Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street |
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Liverpool is the pop music capital of the world. Since the UK charts began, Liverpool artists have had more number one hits than any other city. At the last count, there had been over 53 chart-toppers. That’s one for every 8,707 Scousers. The first was ‘How much is that doggy in the window?’ by Lita Roza in 1953. Since then, groups such as The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Atomic Kitten have all held the number one spot.
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1960s jukebox from the Museum of Liverpool Life |
Liverpool City Engineer John Alexander Brodie invented goal nets in 1892. They were first used at Bolton Wanderers’ ground.
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Everton v Chelsea |
The Playhouse, in Williamson Square, is the oldest repertory theatre in the country. A repertory, or rep, theatre is one that has a resident company of actors. It was built in 1865, and became a rep in 1911. It has seen performances by great actors such as Noel Coward, Rex Harrison and Diana Rigg.
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The Old Bedford by WR Sickert |