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AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW, PUBLISHED 23RD NOVEMBER 2017
The Cavern Club is proud to announce the publication of a limited edition book as part of The Cavern’s 60th anniversary year celebrations. The book features many never before seen items including: George Harrison handwritten letter written to Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler from Hamburg, unseen Paul McCartney images from his historic performance at The Cavern Club in 1999, a collection of replica handbills and opening programme, restored images of The Beatles at The Cavern Club, Bob Wooler handwritten notes “An introduction to the Cavern” from his personal collection, colour images of The Cavern Club/Mathew St circa 1966 from Ray McFall’s personal collection, exclusive 60th Anniversary 250GSM art print poster by original Cavern poster designer Tony Booth.
The Cavern Club opened its doors on 16 January 1957 and undoubtedly, without the 292 gigs The Beatles played there between February 1961 and August 1963, The Cavern’s story would be a very different one. But they did play those 292 gigs and The Cavern was firmly on the world’s musical 
Today The Cavern is a thriving live music venue, still attracting big names. Artists to have played here in more recent years include; Oasis, Travis, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Jessie J, Jake Bugg, Elbow and of course, in 1999, the return of Sir Paul McCartney.304 pages of glorious history, told in 25,000 words, packaged in unique anniversary slipcase.
Limited edition of 1,957 to commemorate the date when the club first opened.
Purchase link: https://www.tracks.co.uk/product/b26253-cavern-club-60th-anniversary-limited-edition-book-foreword-sir-paul-mccartney/
(Thanks to John Bezzini of the Beatles Book Collectors Facebook group for the alert.)
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