“One time, we were worried that Gerry and the Pacemakers were going to be “the ones” to do it. In fact, John and I bought a lot of Mersey Beats when there. Figured, well, we’re allowed to. Because we wanted badly to win that poll. We felt it was, like, that would make the difference, whichever group “made it.””
– Paul McCartney, fall 1980
from All You Need Is Love (2024) by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines
Could anyone tell me what symbol is this that was used in "All you need is Love"? I had only noticed it as a pin on Paul's white jacket, but I later realized that Ringo wears it too. I didn't see them in George or John. Could it be the symbol of a sponsor, such as a company? There were companies sponsoring shows and television programs as early as the 60s, does anyone recognize them? Or even as a use of a symbol by the Beatles?