8048 - Paul McCartney Signed Personal Check - Dated to the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ Recording Sessions (1966)

Paul McCartney Signed Personal Check - Dated to the ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ Recording Sessions (1966) Personal 'J. P. McCartney' check (District Bank Limited), 6 x 3, filled out and signed by Paul McCartney, payable to "Mr. Kelly" for £100, November 28, 1966. The recipient was George Kelly, McCartney’s chauffeur during the 1960s; Kelly’s wife, Gwen, served as housekeeper at McCartney’s Cavendish Avenue home in London. In fine condition, with an ink cancellation mark to the signature and an unobtrusive tear to the central vertical fold. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Originates from the estate of George and Gwen Kelly. The check is dated the day of the Beatles’ second session for ‘Strawberry Fields Forever,’ held in Studio Two at EMI Studios on the evening of November 28, 1966. The sessions had begun four days earlier, when the Beatles returned to EMI after five months away from the recording studio. On November 28, the group recorded takes 2 through 4 in a revised arrangement that opened with a Mellotron introduction played by McCartney, followed by the chorus. Take 4 was temporarily designated the best version before the group returned to the song the following day. The finished ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with ‘Penny Lane.’