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<td class="centered" style="vertical-align:top; padding:0 25px; text-align:left; font-size:18px; line-height:150%; color:#777; border:1px solid #ddd; border-width:0 1px 0 0;"><div style="font-weight:normal; padding-top:0; margin-top:0;">Beatleswiki and Charles Roberts are now making available a limited-edition archival-quality 8" x 11" gicl&eacute;e print, restored, produced and signed by Charles Roberts. The photo, shipped to you from Liverpool, is professionally matted. Your satisfaction guaranteed! The photo is crisp and clear, the best ever.
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<td class="centered" style="vertical-align:top; padding:0 25px; text-align:left; font-size:18px; line-height:150%; color:#777; border:1px solid #ddd; border-width:0 1px 0 0;"><div style="font-weight:normal; padding-top:0; margin-top:0;">You've seen Charles Roberts' iconic photo in Philip Norman's ''Shout'', various Mark Lewisohn books, the film ''Imagine'', and very many other places.
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Beatleswiki and Charles Roberts are now making available a limited-edition archival-quality 8" x 11" gicl&eacute;e print, restored, produced and signed by Charles Roberts. The photo, shipped to you from Liverpool, is professionally matted. Your satisfaction guaranteed! The photo is crisp and clear, the best ever.
  
 
In June 1957, John's pal Charlie Roberts organized the Rosebery Street party and took along his mum's Kodak Brownie camera to photograph the Quarrymen's first public appearance. He took a number of photos, but only 3 have survived the decades.
 
In June 1957, John's pal Charlie Roberts organized the Rosebery Street party and took along his mum's Kodak Brownie camera to photograph the Quarrymen's first public appearance. He took a number of photos, but only 3 have survived the decades.
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Charles' iconic image of John Lennon performing with the Quarrymen at the Rosebery Street party on June 22, 1957 is the first known photograph of John playing in public (or anywhere else).
 
Charles' iconic image of John Lennon performing with the Quarrymen at the Rosebery Street party on June 22, 1957 is the first known photograph of John playing in public (or anywhere else).
  
====Interview with Charles Roberts====
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<span style="font-size:12px;">[[File:Charlie-Roberts-w-poster.jpg|left|125px|thumb|caption|Charles Roberts]]</span>Charles speaks at length about the early days in Liverpool, hanging with Lennon and McCartney, and how his iconic photos came to be.
 
<span style="font-size:12px;">[[File:Charlie-Roberts-w-poster.jpg|left|125px|thumb|caption|Charles Roberts]]</span>Charles speaks at length about the early days in Liverpool, hanging with Lennon and McCartney, and how his iconic photos came to be.
  
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[[File:Quarrymen-June22-Charlie-Roberts.jpg|center|375px|thumb|caption|Photo: &copy; Charles Roberts]]
 
[[File:Quarrymen-June22-Charlie-Roberts.jpg|center|375px|thumb|caption|Photo: &copy; Charles Roberts]]
  
====The Perfect Holiday Gift for Beatles Fans====
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<h4 style="color:#006498">The Perfect Holiday Gift for Beatles Fans</h4>
 
The print is being offered in a limited edition of 300, each personally signed by Charles Roberts, and, if desired, personally inscribed.
 
The print is being offered in a limited edition of 300, each personally signed by Charles Roberts, and, if desired, personally inscribed.
  
<span style="color:#006498;">'''Price: $299 signed; $349 inscribed'''</span>
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<span style="color:#e93a00;">'''Price: $299 signed; $349 inscribed'''</span>
 
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Revision as of 12:26, 6 December 2013

The very first photograph of John Lennon performing in public!
High-quality limited-edition giclée print, signed by the photographer Charles Roberts
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME & UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE!
You've seen Charles Roberts' iconic photo in Philip Norman's Shout, various Mark Lewisohn books, the film Imagine, and very many other places.

Beatleswiki and Charles Roberts are now making available a limited-edition archival-quality 8" x 11" giclée print, restored, produced and signed by Charles Roberts. The photo, shipped to you from Liverpool, is professionally matted. Your satisfaction guaranteed! The photo is crisp and clear, the best ever.

In June 1957, John's pal Charlie Roberts organized the Rosebery Street party and took along his mum's Kodak Brownie camera to photograph the Quarrymen's first public appearance. He took a number of photos, but only 3 have survived the decades.

Charles' iconic image of John Lennon performing with the Quarrymen at the Rosebery Street party on June 22, 1957 is the first known photograph of John playing in public (or anywhere else).

Interview with Charles Roberts

Charles Roberts
Charles speaks at length about the early days in Liverpool, hanging with Lennon and McCartney, and how his iconic photos came to be.

Read the interview »

Photo: © Charles Roberts

The Perfect Holiday Gift for Beatles Fans

The print is being offered in a limited edition of 300, each personally signed by Charles Roberts, and, if desired, personally inscribed.

Price: $299 signed; $349 inscribed

Please select either "Signed" or "Inscribed"...
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