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America’s Most Historic Signed Beatles Album Being Auctioned October 1
“To ‘Doc Gordon’ Thanks for the Jabs” from George Harrison

Hidden away in a stack of records for 47 years, the Beatles album marking the most important event in rock and roll history is being auctioned October 1.

The “Meet the Beatles” album was signed by John, Paul, George and Ringo, with a special inscription added by George, the day before America met the Beatles on the “The Ed Sullivan Show,” February 9, 1964.

George’s inscription was a thank you to Dr. Jules Gordon, the house physician at The Plaza Hotel. Dr. Gordon treated Harrison’s 104-degree fever and raw throat that threatened to keep him from joining the Beatles for their historic Sunday American debut. George was so ill that Beatles’ manager Neil Aspinall had to stand in for him for most of Saturday’s rehearsals.

But Dr. Gordon’s shots and vaporizer treatments started working and George was able to join rehearsals later in the day. George’s sister, Louise, was charged with watching over him until the doctor came back Sunday to check on his recovery.

Knowing how excited his sons would be that he treated one of the Beatles, Dr. Gordon sent someone to get an album, hoping “the Boys” would sign it before he left Saturday. The Beatles were happy to oblige, with an especially grateful George writing:

To “Doc Gordon” Thanks for the Jabs … From George Harrison.

A shot of Paul with the Fender Jazz from '68!

And with the Casino from '69!

Nice pix! Here they are larger and brightened a bit

brammy wrote:this last one is supposedly the first pix of John with his Casino.... note that the Bigsby hasn't been added yet

I do not believe that John's ever had a Bigsby. Paul's and George's, yes.

EDIT 1: The last photo looks like a '66 tour shot. Perhaps you meant that the second-to-last photo is supposedly the "first pix of John with his Casino." It could be John playing George's Casino, but the headstock looks like Paul's (differs from John's and George's). But this Casino is strung righty.

Could this be John trying out Paul's new Casino before it was restrung for lefty??

EDIT 2: If I don't say so myself, I appear to be correct!

The Beatles Gear book, page 149, has this photo:

http://nd03.jxs.cz/425/509/3c1a385631_65252864_o2.jpg
(If someone wants to host this so it will display in this thread, be my guest.)

The caption reads:

"At the same time as acquiring his Texan acoustic, Paul also got an Epiphone Casino electric guitar. Pictured backstage at the group's 1964/65 Christmas shows, George and Paul try to figure out a way of adapting the new right-handed guitar for left-handed playing."

Notice George's (suede?) jacket and cuff on the sweater, which match the person sitting next to John in the photo above.

Nice photos, I think I saw the same photo and there was written: John with Paul´s Casino before it was restrung lefty. I have to look into my Beatles books

This pic is from the same show right?
Ed Sullivan '65?

yup.... looks like they had a variety of backdrops for that set

hadn't seen this one