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An original piece of Beatles history that has spent 50 years hidden in a loft has been put up for auction.

The record, which has been described as the 鈥榟oly grail鈥� of Beatles memorabilia, was owned by Gerry and the Pacemakers keyboardist, Les Maguire.

Karen Fairweather, who is from Omega Auctioneers where the record is being auctioned, told 5 live that she 鈥渉ad Goosebumps listening to it for the first time鈥� as it was the pressing that got the Beatles their first record deal.

The 1962 10-inch vinyl copy of 鈥楬ello Little Girl鈥� and 'Till There Was You' has only ever been heard by the Beatles themselves, their manager Brian Epstein, producer George Martin and fellow Liverpudlians, Gerry and the Pacemakers.

When asked how much the record is expected to sell for, Karen said there was a 鈥渟tarting price of 拢10,000鈥� but 鈥渢he sky鈥檚 the limit鈥� as to how much the winning bid could be.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Friday 26 February 2016.