A scrap of paper on which George Harrison has written his name and the address of his house, ‘Kinfauns’ in Surrey, for the mailing list of Indica Books, circa 1966.  Harrison’s writing has been authenticated by Frank Caiazzo, the world’s foremost expert on Beatles autographs, whose letter of authenticity is included.

Indica Books & Gallery was the London bookshop and art gallery at the center of the mid-60’s counterculture, founded in 1965 by Barry Miles, John Dunbar, and Peter Asher, brother of McCartney’s girlfriend Jane and half of the duo Peter and Gordon. Paul McCartney helped put up the shelves and designed the shop’s initial flyer and wrapping paper. In the summer of 1966 the bookshop separated from the gallery and moved to 102 Southampton Row.

In the influential History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcast, music historian Andrew Hickey says of Indica ‘McCartney was a frequent customer…and encouraged the other Beatles to to go along,’ adding that Indica ‘would play an immense role in the group’s history.’

The accompanying letter of provenance from Miles, McCartney’s biographer, longtime friend, and co-founder of Indica, explains that “As soon as the bookshop part of Indica Books and Gallery moved to Southampton Row we assembled a mailing list in order to alert our customers to new stock that we thought might interest them.  Knowing that the Beatles would never get around to contacting us, Paul McCartney asked me to simply send anything I thought of interest to all four of them, plus Brian Epstein, and bill the NEMS office.  This was to include underground newspapers, magazines, records and particularly art books.  I already knew Paul’s address as he was a friend. When George Harrison visited me in the shop one day I asked him for his address, which he wrote on a scrap of paper.  I certify that this is the original”.

This was signed at a critical point for The Beatles: Indica’s above referenced move came as the Beatles completed Revolver and left on their tours of Germany, Japan, and the Philippines. Within weeks they would play their last-ever concert, at Candlestick Park that August.  That November, at Indica’s Mason’s Yard gallery, John Lennon met Yoko Ono.

A year or so later, after Miles’s interview with Harrison ran in International Times #13, Harrison invited Miles and his wife Sue out to ‘Kinfauns’. They spent the day, ate an evening meal cooked by Pattie Boyd, smoked marijuana together, and fell asleep watching Jean Renoir’s “La Grande Illusion” on Harrison’s home cinema.

With Barry Miles’s signed letter of provenance, Frank Caiazzo’s letter of authenticity, and Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity.

In Excellent condition. 2 3/4″ x 6 7/8″