FAB FOUR FRENZY IS CENTRE STAGE

The stage where John Lennon met Paul McCartney is up for sale amid a Beatles memorabilia frenzy.

Fans hunting a slice of the world's most famous pop group can also buy the Bechstein grand piano used on the White Album and to record "Hey Jude".

Today a six minute telephone interview with the Beatles and the Beach Boys recorded in 1964 and bought at a flea market for $10, sold for $20,000 at an online auction.

The recording includes jibes from the Beach Boys about their British counterparts' haircuts.

The church hall stage where pop history was made is expected to fetch up to $140,000 at a London auction on 27 November, auctioneers Fleetwood Owen said.

Lennon was playing with the Quarrymen at St Peter's Church Hall in Woolton, nothern England, on 6 July, 1957 when he was first introduced to McCartney. Together they became two of the 20th century's most influential composers.

Auctioneer Ted Owen said: "The stage is one of the most impeccable pieces to come up for auction."

"It is a piece of post-war history."

The sale of the stage sparked protests from some Fab Four fans who felt it should remain as part of the heritage of Liverpool, birthplace of the Beatles.

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