A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.
A picture of KRLA Beat newspaper published in Los Angeles by KRLA Radio from 1965 to 1966.

KRLA Beat Beatles Newspapers (1965–66) — Los Angeles Radio Teen Press

$50.00

Offering: KRLA Beat. Los Angeles: KRLA Radio, 1965–1966. Group of three original issues.

Original newsprint issues. All three VG, which is scarce for fragile, mid-1960s teen newspapers that were meant to be read and tossed in the trash; they’re complete, cleanly folded through the middle, with expected age toning and edge wear. Some light creasing too along the extremities. No tape repairs, no missing pages, and interiors remain legible and visually strong throughout.

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Description

KRLA Beat was the house newspaper of Los Angeles AM powerhouse KRLA, one of the most influential Top-40 stations in America during the height of Beatlemania. Part teen paper, part promotional organ, and part pop-culture time capsule, Beat documented music, radio personalities, fan culture, and breaking pop news as it happened—often faster and more vividly than mainstream press. These issues capture the station at peak cultural relevance, when radio, youth identity, and celebrity were collapsing into a single loud frequency.

This lot of 3 issues centers squarely on the Beatles’ most volatile American moment. Coverage includes live Los Angeles performances, film appearances, tour anxieties, internal band dynamics, and—most notably—the fallout from John Lennon’s “more popular than Jesus” remark. Headlines, photography, and editorial framing reflect the speed and intensity of mid-1960s reaction culture, offering collectors a rare, unfiltered view of how the controversy unfolded in real time on the West Coast. Together, these issues function as primary documents of American pop hysteria—ephemeral by design, scarce by survival, and increasingly difficult to assemble in cohesive groups.

A cornerstone lot for Beatles collectors, radio historians, and anyone interested in the mechanics of fame before the internet rewired it. And did you catch the 1/4-page back-cover ad for Love and The Doors? Speaking of The Doors, did you catch the other full-page back-cover ad for Van Morrison’s Them??

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 9 × 12 × 1 in

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