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Music fans can be very devoted.  As I was looking around on Ebay, I found several listings for Beatles plates.  I go to a lot of estate sales and I haven't seen that many Beatles commemorative plates up for sale.  The ones I have seen have been priced very high compared to what I found on eBay.

You might be wondering what the heck a Beatles plate is if you're not a hardcore collector of musical memorabilia or collector's plates.  Well, it seems that if you get famous enough, you might eventually find an image of yourself on a Bradford Exchange collectors plate!  OK, I doubt that anyone reading this is in danger of becoming as famous as the Beatles were during the 1960s, but these are a nice way to commemorate one of the biggest musical influences during the last century.  Bradford Exchange is a huge name in the collectors plates business.  They create pre-determined quantities of hand numbered plates and offer them for sale in limited editions.  Once they are snatched up, that's it.  That is the reason eBay is such a popular place for finding this type of item.  The plates I found are from the 1990's but you should check individual listings for details if you decide to do any buying.

Paul Mccartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are some of the most recognizable names and faces in popular music even today.  It's hard to believe that it's been 39 years since the band broke up!  Of course part of that maybe because each member of the Beatles managed to pull off the difficult transition to a solo career.  Sadly, only two surviving Beatles remain.  There is a very nice description of Beatlemania and all things Beatle related located here.

I started reading about The Beatles and found it quite interesting that they were not all that popular with test audiences in the United States.  Looking at the explosion of the Beatle's popularity is like putting a magnifying glass to the American culture of the day.  I'm fascinated by what makes certain things hit the tipping point of mega-popularity.  Whatever it is, the Beatles did manage to reach it and then some.  I wasn't born until the end of Beatlemania, but I grew up hearing their music and they were still part of the popular culture even after the band's demise.

These plates capture images of The Beatles during their most popular days of making music and movies.  With 15 number one albums being just the tip of the iceberg, there's a lot to remember about the foursome from Liverpool.

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