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product_id: 73706618
title: "Vertigo Creative Products Being for The Benefit of Mr Kite - Gicleé Vintage Poster Print - 12\"x21\" - Inspiration for Beatles Song"
brand: "vertigo creative products"
price: "R62"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/73706618-vertigo-creative-products-being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite
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# Vertigo Creative Products Being for The Benefit of Mr Kite - Gicleé Vintage Poster Print - 12"x21" - Inspiration for Beatles Song

**Brand:** vertigo creative products
**Price:** R62
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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- **What is this?** Vertigo Creative Products Being for The Benefit of Mr Kite - Gicleé Vintage Poster Print - 12"x21" - Inspiration for Beatles Song by vertigo creative products
- **How much does it cost?** R62 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Description

SUPER heavy-weight (230 gsm) acid-free stock with beautiful, crisp, very slightly aged, gicleé artwork. 12"w x 21"h. Unless you wish to pay much more for a true letterpress print, this is the highest quality version of this poster available... a true art piece made to last a lifetime. Don't pay more for a poorly made, lightweight copy. POSTER INFO: The inspiration to the Beatles to write the song, "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" was a 19th-century circus poster for Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal appearance at Rochdale. John Lennon purchased the poster in an antique shop on 31 January 1967, while the Beatles were filming the promotional videos for "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" in Sevenoaks, Kent. Lennon claimed years later to still have the poster in his home. "Everything from the song is from that poster," he explained, "except the horse wasn't called Henry." (The poster identifies the horse as "Zanthus".) "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is credited to Lennon–McCartney, but Lennon said he had written it entirely himself. McCartney disagrees; in a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said: "I read, occasionally, people say, 'Oh, John wrote that one.' I say, 'Wait a minute, what was that afternoon I spent with him, then, looking at this poster?' He happened to have a poster in his living room at home. I was out at his house, and we just got this idea, because the poster said 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite' – and then we put in, you know, 'there will be a show tonight,' and then it was like, 'of course,'… The song just wrote itself. So, yeah, I was happy to kind of reclaim it as partially mine.'" Mr. Kite is believed to be William Kite, who worked for Pablo Fanque from 1843 to 1845. Pablo Fanque was the Victorian circus owner, who employed William Kite in the 1840s.

## Features

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- Super Heavyweight
- Acid-Free Paper
- Clean, Crisp, Beautiful Print
- Artwork slightly aged for a realistic vintage look.
- 12" x 21" - Approximates the size of the original.

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

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    John Lennon Would approve
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2019*

I received this as a gift to go with my collection of Beatles things and I could not be happier.  If you don't know the back story behind this poster or are familiar with the song, I highly recommend a few minutes googling it.  I'm excited to finally get this hanging on the wall next to my replica of Paul's bass and Ringo's drumhead.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    For Beatles Lovers
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019*

Great poster.  Just like the one that inspired John Lennon to write “Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite.” Great gift for any Beatles lover.

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    Perfect compliment to my hanging albums
  

*by L***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019*

I bought some frames which are designed to fit vinyl album covers from my record collection. This circus poster is the perfect companion to my Sgt Pepper album, hanging next to it. Love the story.

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*Product available on Desertcart South Africa*
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*Last updated: 2026-03-13*