The Beatles ‘Beatlemania’ Coin Display Gift Set 1964
The display contains the complete set of eight 1964 coins, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny and halfpenny.
All of the coins are in Fine (or better) condition and the item is housed in a display protection case.
This would make a great Christmas or Birthday present for a Beatles fan.
John Lennon formed a skiffle group, The Quarry Men, in March 1957. On July 6 that year, he met Paul McCartney whilst playing at the Woolton Parish fete and the two were soon playing music together. In 1958 the young guitarist George Harrison joined the group, which played under a variety of names. In 1960 they travelled to
In 1962, after having been rejected by every other record company in
Beatlemania began in
VeeJay Records, a small Chicago label, is said to have been pressured into issuing these singles as part of a deal for the rights to another performer's masters. Art Roberts, music director of Chicago powerhouse radio station WLS, placed "Please Please Me" into rotation in late February 1963, making it the first and last time a Beatles' record was heard on American radio until December 1963 (it lasted a few weeks at the bottom of the charts this first time around). Veejay issued a corresponding album that summer in America, which also went nowhere.
In August 1963 the Swan label (partly owned by Dick Clark) tried again with the Beatles' "She Loves You", which again failed to receive airplay. A testing of the song on his TV show American Bandstand resulted in laughter and scorn from American teenagers when they saw the group's unusual haircuts. Meanwhile, it is said that British airline stewardesses and others were bringing single copies of Beatles records into major
Beatlemania exploded in the United States with three national television appearances by the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on 9 February, 16 February and 23 February 1964. The pop-music band became a worldwide phenomenon with worshipful fans and angry denunciations by cultural observers and established performers such as Frank Sinatra, sometimes on grounds of the music (which was thought crude and unmusical) or their appearance (their hair was considered 'scandalously long').
Some commentators have speculated that after the assassination of John F. Kennedy a depressed
In 1964 they held the top five places on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat that has never been repeated.
In 1965 they were instated as Members of the Order of the
The Beatles, early 1967.The Beatles performed their last concert before paying fans in
The year that was 1964...
• On 11 June in South Africa, Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government • The US government claims that, in the Gulf of Tonkin on 2 August, North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on US ships. It is now known that this incident probably never occurred. However, the Americans used it to escalate the war in
Sporting 1964...
• Football League Champions were Liverpool, leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • West Ham United defeated Preston North End 3-2 in the FA Cup Final, the happy Hammers recording the win thanks to two goals in the final minutes after being 2-1 behind at half time • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Team Spirit’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was 'Arkle' • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Santa Claus’ • Golf's British Open was won by Peter Thomson • Cambridge won the Boat Race by six ½ lengths over Oxford • F1 Champion was John Surtees driving for Ferrari • Snooker’s World Championship was decided on a challenge match basis from 1964-68: John Pulman (England) defended his title by defeating Fred Davis (England) 19-16 and Rex Williams (England) 40-33 during 1964 • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Roy Emerson of Australia (mens) and Maria Bueno of Brazil (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-1 San Francisco Warriors – Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis 4-3 New York Yankees (MVP Bob Gibson) •