LONDON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A British Beatles expert has proven a recently discovered suitcase filled with rare Fab Four memorabilia contains fake documents, BBC said Thursday.
Pete Nash of the British Beatles Fan Club examined the contents of a suitcase purchased last month at an Australian flea market, items thought to have belonged to former Beatles sound recordist Mal Evans, who died in 1976 and whose personal effects, including an extensive Beatles collection, were never recovered.
Instead of handwritten lyric sheets and rare photos, Nash found laser scanned photos from the 1990s, photocopies of music and no rare tapes.
"It's farcical, really," Nash said.
The discovery garnered headlines in July when the suitcase, purchased for less than $50, was thought to have been worth thousands because of its contents.
There also was no evidence the luggage or contents belonged to Evans, Nash said.
