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Collingham Rose KellyGalati RomaniaMLL.2005.41.28
In 1963, the Beatles released the first edition of their Christmas “flexi-disc”. These limited editions, both humorous and a symbol of the group’s musical and artistic creativity, were distributed to members of the band’s British fan club.
In the first flexi-disc, one of the boys speaks at 4:05 and thanks three people.
Question 1
Question
What are their surnames?
By googling “The Beatles Christmas Record 1963”, we can found a video of the flexi-disc record.
My english level is not good enough to understand what he says, so I added “lyrics” to my research to found the transcript and read the answer:
[…]
I’m George Harrison nobody else has
Said anything yet about
Our fan club secretaries, Ann
Collingham and Bettina Rose
Not to mention Freda Kelly in Liverpool
[…]
Answer
Collingham Rose Kelly
Question 2
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When Freda Kelly is mentioned, you can hear the group exclaim « Good ol’ Freda! ». Several years later, this expression would be chosen as the title of a documentary about Freda’s life.
In the trailer of this documentary, Freda explains that she had naïvely given her personal address for the fan club, and this is briefly illustrated by an envelope.
From which city and which country does the mail come?
By searching “Good ol’ Freda trailer”, we quickly found the video of the trailer, and found the letter at 0:45:
The postal tempon says “Galati 2 - Tranzit”.
Galati is a city in Romania.
Answer
Galati Romania
Question 3
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Those Beatles’ flexi-discs are collector’s items; for instance, a 1965 flexi-disc is part of a museum’s permanent collection.
What is its inventory number?
Maybe the easiest one from all the callendar!
Google “The Beatles Christmas Record Museum”, the first link is from the Liverpool Museum, with the reference on the page.
Answer
MLL.2005.41.28