company set exclusively look merchandising interests behalf managed enterprises beatles john_lennon paul_mccartney george_harrison directly prior beatles american visit wanted manage escalating volume merchandising requests found unable cope asked lawyer oversee task knew asked interested taking merchandising subdivision altogether paying commission accepted offer subject rate leaving beatles combined completely unaware potential market existed particularly america agreed deal subsequently lost beatles estimated possible income december took control set beatles backwards usa able favourable commission august embroiled year court battle payment time potential sponsors lost interest august died ruled accidental prescribed drug found hanged garage december later retired bahamas merchandising beatles achieved nationwide success britain permitted small company run cousins initially fan club members produce beatles shillings eventually selling beatles popularity grew stormed besieged novelty goods companies wanting use beatles images plastic guitars drums disc racks belts huge variety merchandise adamant beatles directly endorse product grant companies able produce quality product fair price companies selling products licence offers endorsements america following success want hold hand usually meticulous matters involving beatles decided delegate responsibility felt distracting main task managing expanding roster artists asked london based living celebrity lawyer clients included appoint specifically assignment gave power attorney matter handed daily management chief clerk knew merchandising business forced look knew year old called encountering friend cocktail party offered project saying brian terrible mess merchandising said sitting half horse guard amateur racing driver previously involved music publishing clothes design theatre production managing club london known group people called king road rats previous experience merchandising managing large business reluctant later agreed delivered merchandising contract office december leaving blank asked percentage rate write replied look typical percentage expected begin negotiate contract came meaning read signed advice better lapse set scene later legal deprived beatles large sums money easily overshadowed royalties receive medium term sale records later said couldn wait somebody mess later realise error judgment charged commission licence receiving giving controlled companies europe usa invited friends partners unknown investing business acquaintance heir ninth earl confused beatles beatles flight america offered numerous samples products required licence allowed sell plastic games rejected directing instead new_york drake hotel park avenue 56th street rented expensive offices fifth avenue hiring hour standby helicopter fly clients airport insisting presidents merchandising companies allowed talk directly partner lord helped promote company use title later recall going office twice week draw petty cash wall_street_journal predicted american teenagers spend million dolls egg cups shirts narrow legged pants new_york_times wrote factories smoking night day meet demand sold products valued retail value million paid licence sold million shirts days produced beatles dolls orders selling faster produce day licensed different items internationally dolls bath water shirts bubble cans chicago usa green duck chicago usa metal company based chicago operating late 1960s making election politicians memorial american businessmen saw beatles merchandising biggest marketing opportunity created offered buy share companies incentives money paid low tax offshore bank account bahamas partners retain control companies ferrari cars given free partner turned offer court cases passed impressed asking owed told brian went describe massive interest getting companies usa horrified realising error accepting small percentage decided tell beatles immediately instructed negotiate contract finally achieved seven months later august raised royalty times december reported damages million accused spending personal comfort benefit months suit accused charging hotel bills week opening charge accounts fifth avenue shops alleged hired week withheld royalties said cancel agreement companies forthcoming denied charges admitted hired familiar streets new_york supreme court judge reserved decision accused accounting properly cancelled power grant started counter lawsuit new_york asking damages instructed employees deal directly american companies instigated court proceedings took years settle entailed individual claims won case paid court costs legal bills judgement later vacated meaning cancel render void legal battle companies refused merchandising agreements orders worth million court case effect estimated lost beatles approximately enterprises later launched try merchandising boom companies withdrawn interest wake angered america bible belt remark suggesting beatles popular jesus opportunity passed feared beatles renew contracts autumn discovered truth problems remain death august ruled accidental prescribed drug investors missed massive profits following contracts later claim having received mysterious phone calls death found hanged garage december days death asked police protection telling private detective terrible trouble going list known people retired bahamas yacht later moving area wiltshire aftermath time managers pop groups knew income music merchandising generate artists survived long pop domain viable investment far concerned merely good public relations revenue arose sale beatles endorsed products regarded merely extra money supplemented beatles individual live performances record sales recognised industry grossed million elvis_presley taylor assistant later admitted financial mistakes best people said wasn good easy remember rules making went america met known divorce lawyer later asked merchandising affairs beatles later state reality beatles saw penny merchandising tens millions dollars went drain way thing judgement vacated smell smoke ashes badly burned beatles memorabilia licensed sold conventions internet said years later business end ripped thing said looked dad business advice dad knew run furniture store liverpool later wrote financial mistakes beatles insider diary beatles million dollar wild rise fall
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