THEY may have earnt a staggering £87.6m in 2005, but back in 1963 The Rolling Stones pocketed a meagre £175 for two performances in Watford.

Mick and the boys strutted their stuff at The Gaumont, a cinema at 65 The Parade which was demolished in 1983.

Details about the shows are contained in a contract which is to be auctioned in London next week.

It will go under the hammer, along with 21 other early Rolling Stones contracts, at Christie's on Thursday.

This nostalgic bundle of contracts is expected to fetch up to £2,000.

The Stones were hired to play at Watford by the John Smith Entertainment Agency, based in Reigate, Surrey, and the contract, dated September 26, 1963, confirms that the group agreed to play four dates - at Worcester, Romford, Croydon and Watford - and give two 30 minute performances at each venue, from December 5 to December 8.

In return they would be paid £700, or £175 for each venue. And the contract also confirmed that the Stones would be paid within three days after the last engagement, which was at Watford on Sunday, December 8, 1963. The booking agency also agreed to supply "a grand piano and microphone equipment".

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