NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE Genesis signed Beatles OOP #121 Ltd Ed Signed by Richard Lester Sir Alan L. Start Price USD 799.99 Current Price USD 799.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Orange, California See more about 'NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE Genesis signed Beatles OOP' Description THE CONTENT The year 1965 was an incredibly important one for The Beatles. That summer's Help! was not only the band's last feature film, it was their last stand as loveable mop-tops. In October they would record Rubber Soul and begin a period of unprecedented musical and lyrical innovation that would change the face of popular music forever. It was the year The Beatles evolved from mere pop stars into the most important band in history, icons of the age. It was also midway through a decade of incredible social and cultural change. If, in Britain at least, The Beatles came to reflect and embody such change, their popularity was also a result of it. As such, also included in NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE are examples of Michael Peto's further work as a photojournalist, rooting the lives of The Beatles in the everyday world of the Sixties, of fishmongers, steel-workers and dockers. Renowned music journalist Paolo Hewitt contributes an essay reflecting on the pivotal importance of 1965 in Beatle history, while Professor Jim Tomlinson of the University of Dundee provides a deeper insight into the historical context of The Beatles' success. Acclaimed photographer Colin Jones writes the book's Foreword. Michael Peto met Colin when the latter was a dancer with the Royal Ballet. He showed Colin's photos to The Observer's picture editor, and soon Colin's career on Fleet Street was underway.     SPECIFICATIONS NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE is a limited edition of just 2,500 copies, available in two different bindings. Numbers 1-350 of the edition are 'Deluxe' copies, bound in full leather. These copies come with a set of three prints, suitable for framing, not included elsewhere in the book. The only photos of The Beatles that Michael Peto took in 1966, the prints feature John Lennon with legendary British comic Peter Cook filming a short sketch for the television series Not Only... But Also. Deluxe copies are also signed by Richard Lester, the director of A Hard Day's Night and Help! 'Regular' copies, numbered 351-2,500 inclusive, are bound in Quarter Leather and Assuan canvas. All copies are gold-blocked on the spine and front board, and are housed in a red slipcase inset with four portraits of The Beatles. NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE contains 256 pages (315mm x 268mm), printed and hand-bound in Milan on 200gsm matt-art stock. The photographs are reproduced in duotone with image varnishing, and the text is printed in three separate inks. Every copy in the edition is signed by the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, Sir Alan Langlands. ORDERS: Deluxe copies are now sold out  This comes with a cloth blcack bag with letter type style art work of book. THE PHOTOS When photojournalist Michael Peto died in 1970, he left the University of Dundee an incredible collection of 130,000 prints and negatives. Two years ago, while archiving the collection, the University found hundreds of photographs of the most influential band in history, none of which had ever been published before. All the photos were taken in 1965 while The Beatles were shooting their second feature film, Help! Michael Peto was working for The Observer Sunday newspaper - then the UK's most prestigious publication for photojournalists. His position there ensured considerable access to The Beatles over the course of a year. The resulting photos capture The Beatles on the set of Help! at Twickenham Studios and on Salisbury Plain; enjoying dinner at their Salisbury hotel; relaxing over tea and biscuits with their Help! co-stars; in the recording studio and facing the press the day their MBEs were announced to the world. Perhaps the most remarkable images are those of Ringo, his former wife Maureen and their dog Tiger, taken at their home in Montagu Square, London, while Maureen was heavily pregnant with the couple's first son. In all, NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE features over 250 pictures of the Fab Four that have never before been published.                            Place a Bid!