Three Reslo microphones, along with their stands, that were used by The Beatles – along with a host of important early British rock n’ roll acts – at the famed Cavern Club in Liverpool will form the centerpiece of an exceptional grouping of Beatles and Beatles-related memorabilia in Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 6 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction. The microphones are estimated at $5,000+ each and will be offered individually. “If only these microphones could play back for us the music they helped create in those early days,” said Garry Shrum, Music Consignment Director at Heritage Auctions. “Talk about a piece of material culture that bore witness to greatness. The Beatles became The Beatles while singing into these mics.” The Beatles gave more live performances at the Cavern Club than at any other venue – 292 to be exact. It was at the underground club on Mathew Street that the group perfected their stage presence over hundreds of hours spent on stage. The group often used the club as a rehearsal space as well, working through many of their early compositions. Nearly every photo of the Beatles at the Cavern shows the group with Reslo microphones on stage. In addition to the Beatles, many of the other Merseyside groups from the era used the Cavern Club’s microphones: Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Big Three, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and many more. The microphones were in the possession of Mal Jefferson, a sound engineer and bassist for the Mastersounds (the group that assumed the Beatles’ Cavern residency in 1963). They have been in Jefferson’s possession from the 1960s until earlier this year, when they were sold to the present owner.

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