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Pete Best’s Sgt. Pepper Connection.

According to an article in the Daily Mail, the row of five medals worn by John Lennon on his Sgt. Pepper uniform (circled below) belonged to the Best family and had been awarded to a major Tom Shaw, erstwhile drummer Pete Best’s, grandfather, during his service in India.

Accordiing to the article, Lennon called Best’s mother Mona – then the owner of the Casbah Club in Liverpool – out of the blue to ask if he could borrow the medals for the cover shoot with artist Peter Blake. Best said: “Every time John came to the Casbah, he would ask to see the medals. He just loved the look and the feel of them and never tired of the stories behind them. Mum lived in India for a while, which was when my grandad was awarded the medals. She was delighted to see John wear them on what turned out to be one of the greatest albums ever. John knew how important they were, so they were returned swiftly with a polite thank-you note.”

Major Shaw’s six medals – Lennon wore five of them – have gone on display to mark the album’s 40th anniversary at the Casbah in West Derby, Liverpool,




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