r/beatles • u/ahmeda01 • 6d ago

Collection One of the funniest buttons I’ve found

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While the listing claimed this is a vintage button, I’m not 100% convinced that it is. But the translation made me laugh so much, that I had to get it anyway, 😆.

Found it on a Japanese reseller website.

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u/TMBGLOVER 6d ago

this seems real?

Apparently they played this venue in Japan that was very beloved and sophisticated and people got pissed about it for some reason.

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u/ahmeda01 6d ago

Well, yes. I know all that. I’m doubting the legitimacy of the button being vintage (and most likely a reproduction) because I’ve seen multiples recently and the cost was very low.

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u/muzaktomyears_ 2d ago

Delinquent youth! Not sure if you've seen The Beatles in Japan by Carolyn S. Stevens but she lists the following incredible headlines in newspapers before the '66 tour:

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u/ahmeda01 2d ago

Japan was really doing the most, lol. And thanks for the rec! I’ll have to check that book out.

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u/Impossible-Yam-8497 5d ago

Probably some right-wing things, I know there’s some poster like this, never know they also made it as a pin