Badge
1981 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The world's first Beatles Convention was held in 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts. Organised by Joe Pope, editor of the Strawberry Fields Forever fanzine, it was named after their 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour. It wasn't until August 1981 that Britain got its own convention in Liverpool. Fans converged on the city where local bands played music by the Beatles and of the 60s era. Originally a fourteen hour festival, the annual convention later became a week long celebration of the Beatles and of the city they came from. It continues to this day, held in the Adelphi hotel, with look-alike Beatles bands performing, rooms filled with giant screens showing film clips of The Beatles, and the main hall packed with stalls selling memorabilia such as this badge.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | White metal with laminated plastic front |
| Brief description | Circular pin badge for 'Britain's First Beatle Convention', 1981. |
| Physical description | Circular pin badge in metal with a laminated clear plastic front showing black and white photographs of John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. Black lettering running round the top edge reading 'Britain's First Beatle Convention'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Britain's First Beatle Convention' |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The world's first Beatles Convention was held in 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts. Organised by Joe Pope, editor of the Strawberry Fields Forever fanzine, it was named after their 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour. It wasn't until August 1981 that Britain got its own convention in Liverpool. Fans converged on the city where local bands played music by the Beatles and of the 60s era. Originally a fourteen hour festival, the annual convention later became a week long celebration of the Beatles and of the city they came from. It continues to this day, held in the Adelphi hotel, with look-alike Beatles bands performing, rooms filled with giant screens showing film clips of The Beatles, and the main hall packed with stalls selling memorabilia such as this badge. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.5319-2009 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2010 |
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