Beatles Management Contract Sold at London Auction

"Money can't buy me love", the Beatles once sang, but a contract that helped launch the most successful pop foursome of all times commanded an auction price at Sotheby's on Tuesday of 365,000 pounds ($553,121). The contract that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr approved on Oct. 1, 1962, confirmed Brian Epstein, sometimes known as the fifth Beatle, as their manager, and also brought in Ringo as their drummer. It was the second contract the...

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