The Rolling Stones RARE Group Signed 1963 FannClub Card from Their First Official Photo Shoot BAS

Описание: Here is a supremely rare first issued Rolling Stones Fan Club card autographed on the reverse by the entire group in blue ballpoint pen. Brian Jones has added two kiss symbols ‘xx’ below his name. The autographs were obtained at the Town Hall, High Wycombe, on 13th August 1963. Accompanied by a letter from the original recipient that states, ‘This letter shall serve to authenticate the full set of Rolling Stones autographs on the rear of an early promotional card. I received their signatures whilst in their presence, following a concert on 13th August 1963, at High Wycombe Town Hall. As I recall, they only had one single out at the time and were just starting to venture outside of London. The five bandmembers were quite scruffy but pleasant, and I enjoyed meeting them very much!’



The iconic early image on the frontside of the card was captured by Philip Townshend during the group’s first professional photo session in London on 4th May 1963. Townshend’s brief was to make them the opposite of the Beatles. He told them to wear their normal clothes and walked them around the streets of Chelsea to Cheyne Walk, a disused wharf on the Thames and finally to a pub, The Australian. Just days earlier the band had signed a management agreement with 19-year-old Andrew Loog Oldham. On the day of the photoshoot, Oldham decided on a makeover for the boys.



‘We went with [Oldham] on the morning of May 4, 1963, to Carnaby Street,’ bassist Bill Wyman said in his Stone Alone autobiography. ‘He bought us all these tight black jeans, black roll-neck sweaters and highly fashionable Anello & Davide black Spanish boots with Cuban heels.’ The day after the photo session, and on the recommendation of George Harrison of The Beatles, Dick Rowe (head of A&R at Decca Records) saw the band perform at the Crawdaddy in London; within the week, they were signed to the label. Their debut single, a raw version of the Chuck Berry rocker ‘Come On,’ was issued just a month later.



Early signed Rolling Stones fan cards are exceedingly scarce, and to date, this is the finest example we have encountered. The card measures 5.5 inches x 4.75 inches. The condition is excellent.



Comes with full letters of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services (BAS), Tracks, Ltd., Roger Epperson (REAL), plus a detailed letter of provenance.

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