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Here is a selection of press cuttings related to the historic performance by The Beatles at Tamworth Assembly Rooms on February 1st 1963.

Advert in the Tamworth Herald, January 18th 1963

Advert in the Tamworth Herald, January 25th 1963

Advert in the Tamworth Herald, February 1st 1963. Supported by Birmingham band Gerry Levene and The Avengers and local Tamworth group The Rebels.

Preview in the Tamworth Herald column 'Record Spin' - the very first incarnation of Musicbox.

The Beatles promise to return to Tamworth - they didn't!

Local teenagers feel cheated by The Beatles only playing for 30 minutes at a cost of 6s. 6d.

Not all youngsters were disappointed.

The Tamworth Herald of Friday December 27th 1963 predicts the demise of the Mersey sound and a lack of success for The Beatles in America

A set of Beatles autographs obtained at the Beatles' Assembly Rooms gig in Tamworth in 1963. Thanks to: Jason Cornthwaite - www.tracks.co.uk