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Mattel is honoring The Beatles with a one-of-a-kind, building set celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the band’s first efficiency on The Ed Sullivan Present.
Feb. 9 marks six many years for the reason that legendary band performed The Ed Sullivan Present for the very first time. The efficiency, which aired Feb. 9, 1964, turned one of many most-watched moments in tv historical past, garnering a record-breaking 73 million viewers.
Now, Beatles followers can construct their very own piece of “rock ‘n’ roll historical past” with this collectable constructing set celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of The Beatles’ first U.S. efficiency on the range present.
Walmart
MEGA’s “Girls and Gents, The Beatles!” set ($79.99) is accessible in choose Walmart shops, on-line at Walmart.com and on The Beatles’ official web site.
The 681-piece set from MEGA, a Canadian toy firm owned by Mattel, replicates the “arrows” stage that was specifically made for the printed and consists of 4 2-inch posable micro-figures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, full with swappable devices.
The Beatles’ efficiency on The Ed Sullivan Present launched the “British invasion” and birthed Beatlemania Stateside because the present obtained greater than 50,000 ticket requests for the 728-seat studio. By comparability, Elvis Presley drove greater than 7,000 ticket requests for his Ed Sullivan Present debut in 1957.
The Beatles appeared on the present thrice in 1964 and a number of other different instances over the following 4 years however stopped performing stay on the present in 1966, opting as an alternative for pre-taped performances. The band’s closing efficiency on The Ed Sullivan Present was on March 1, 1970.
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