The Beatles' first recording contract going to auction The Beatles' first ever recording contract is among around 300 lots relating the band going under the hammer in New York on Saturday 19th September. The collection formerly belonged to German collector Uwe Blaschke who died in 2010, and focuses on the band's early years playing in Hamburg. The recording contract, signed by the four original members of the band, has a guide price of $150,000. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES