A rare Beatles demo disc has been found (Picture: HARRY MYERS/REX/Shutterstock)

52 years after The Beatles sent a demo track to Cilla Black, the disc has been found.

They sent the disc to the London Palladium for her to listen to a song they wanted her to use, but after that it appeared to have been lost.

Well whatever happened to it in the mean time, Cilla went on to record the track written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and scored a top 10 hit with It’s For You in 1964.

The demo disc contained a recording of Paul McCartney singing the track for her to listen to which may well not have been listened to by anyone but Cilla.




A relative of Cilla’s found the recording in an envelope marked for the late star amongst her belongings recently.

This Beatles demo disc has been rediscovered after 52 years (Picture: PA)

The relative took it to be valued without realising what it really was, and it was at The Beatles Shop in Liverpool where they made the discovery.

Owner Stephen Bailey said: ‘We got to the last one and as soon as I heard it I thought ‘Oh God, that’s not Cilla Black it’s Paul McCartney’.

‘I was shaking with excitement and speechless. I realised that this was the long lost Beatles demo disc from 1964 and I was probably one of the few people to have seen and heard it in over 50 years.’

He added: ‘Apart from a few crackles, which you get with acetates, the quality is fine. It’s a wonderful recording.’

He then urged other fans to keep a lookout amongst their Beatles memorabilia in case some rare items are hiding away.

The disc will go on sale Saturday Aug 27 at the Beatles Memorabilia Auction. It’s expected to fetch between £15K and £20K.

MORE: The Beatles have passed over a BILLION streams – and celebrated by releasing a new video

MORE: Paul McCartney turned to booze after The Beatles broke up