MEET THE
BRITAIN'S “BEATLEMANIA” HAS SPREAD TO AMERICA!
ON TV: Jack Paar Show (Jan. 3, NBC TV)! Ed Sullivan Show (Feb. 9,
Feb. 16, CBS-TV)! Already seen on Walter Cronkite News (CBS-TV),
Huntley-Brinkley News (NBC-TV)! Feature in Time, Life, Newsweek
and newspapers everywhere! Among record buyers “Beatlemania”
has proved absolutely contagious. Over 3,000,000 discs already sold
in England alone. So be prepared for the kind of sales epidemic
that made THE BEATLES the biggest-selling vocal group in British
history! CALL YOUR CAPITOL SALES REP, TODAY!

 BEATLES!
 
FIRST CAPTOL SINGLE
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
b/w I SAW HER STANDING THERE

FIRST CAPITOL ALBUM
MEET THE BEATLES

      Ladies and Gentlemen...
    THE BEATLES!
          Washington Coliseum
    The First American Concert

The Beatles' first-ever American concert occurred in Washington,
D.C. on February 11, 1964, four days after their arrival in America.
Tickets for the sold-out concert were $2, $3 and $5. Performing for
just over eight thousand, mostly screaming fans at the Washington
Coliseum, the group's thirty-one minute, twelve-song set included
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “All My Loving,”
“Twist and Shout,” and “Please Please Me.” Also on the bill that
night were Tommy Roe, the Chiffons, Jay and the Americans, the
Righteous Brothers, and the Varavelles.

When the show was over, John Lennon remarked, “Tonight was
marvelous! Ridiculous! Eight thousand people all shouting at once.
We were trying to shout louder than them with microphones and
we still couldn't beat them!” The following day, The Beatles
returned to New York City via train to perform two evening shows at
Carnegie Hall.

CBS captured the Washington, D.C. concert on film and presented it
on March 14 and 15 as a closed circuit telecast in theaters around the
country.

 Ladies and Gentlemen...
THE BEATLES!
          Carnegie Hall
 

After playing Washington, D.C., The Beatles returned
to New York City on February 12 for two sold-out
shows at Carnegie Hall. The Brianwoods, an American
folk group with no connection to rock & roll, opened
both the early and late show. The Beatles performed
for little over a half hour at each, playing much of
their Washington, D.C. set to the delight of some six
thousand fans who were fortunate enough to have
purchased tickets, priced $3 to $5.50.

Despite playing one of the most esteemed concert
venues in America, hearing The Beatles proved
challenging at Carnegie Hall like it it would everywhere
else the group performed in America over the next
couple of years. Screaming fans and a primitive rock
concert sound system prevented The Beatles' songs
from arching over the screaming hysteria in the
audience.