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THE (Early) BEATLES


(1959-1963)



Formed 1959, Liverpool, England.

The impact of the Beatles - not only on

Rock & Roll but on all of western culture

- is simply incalculable. Prior to forming

the Beatles, John and Paul were in a band

called the Quarrymen. They started

writing songs together and later invited

George to join them.

In 1960 the band's name was changed to

The Silver Beatles and finally 'The

Beatles'.


For a detailed History of The Beatles - see right.
Beatles History
Band Members

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

George Harrison
Ringo Starr

Stu Sutcliffe

Pete Best
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The Beatles, as somewhat a poor musical act in the beginning, in a way got their break

when they were secured as a club act in Hamburg, Germany. After playing a variety of

 venues, most prominantly 'The Kaiserkeller', they returned to Liverpool. Soon after 

they were engaged to play regularly at 'The Cavern Club' where they attracted a loyal 

local Liverpool following.

I'll Follow The Sun

The Quarrymen 1958

Movin 'N' Groovin


The Early Beatles

In mid 1961 the Beatles returned to Hamburg to play at the Top Ten Club, alternating sets with


Tony Sheridan. At this Stage Stu Sutcliffe, lacking music ability, slowly lost interest, and 

became more unmanageable, and quit the band. He later died from a brain tumor in April 1962

On this second trip to Hamburg, the Beatles made their first commercial recording ‘Ain’t She 


Sweet’ using the name the Beat Brothers. They returned to the Cavern club, where after some 

time Brian Epstein (a manager of a local Liverpool Record Shop) became their manager.
The Beatles' Home Movies 1963 part 1

Although Epstein had had no prior experience of artist 

management, he made it clear he wanted to change The 

Beatles’ early dress-code and attitude on stage, as they

wore blue jeans and leather jackets, ate and swore, 

stopped and started songs when they felt like it, 

pretended to hit each other, and turned their backs to the 

audience. Epstein put a stop to their behaviour, insisting

they wear more suitable clothes, and later suggested the 

famous synchronised bow at the end of their

performances. Epstein: "I encouraged them, at first, to 

get out of the leather jackets and jeans, and I wouldn't 

allow them to appear in jeans after a short time, and then,

after that step, I got them to wear sweaters on stage, and

then, very reluctantly, eventually, suits".


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Although 1962 was to be a big year for The Beatles, it didn’t begin well. Brian’s first priority 

was to obtain a recording contract. He started at the top with Decca, EMI, Philips and Pye 

Records. All turned them down. The Beatles had recorded some fifteen songs but their nerves 

had got the better of them during try-outs. Decca at that time  had decided to sign only one new

‘beat’ band  and signed instead Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. Epstein was furious, warning 

the Decca executives that one day his group would be bigger than Elvis. The executives smiled 

– but their decision certainly backfired on them.




The Beatles - Money 1962
The Beatles finally had good news 

in June 1962, when they were 
signed 

up by lowly Parlophone headed up by

a knowledgeable musician known as 

George Martin who had the ambition

of making Parlophone big in the 

industry. He liked what he saw and 

heard in the Beatles and knew they 

had potential. In July he offered the 

minimum EMI contract, one year and


4 songs, at a royalty of one penny 

per-double sided record.

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In August, Pete Best – their drummer was deemed not to be fitting in personally nor musically 

and was dropped in favour of Richard Starkey, or Ringo, who had been a former drummer with

Rory Storm and The Hurricanes. The last piece of the 6 major pieces of what would become 

the Beatles legend (John, Paul, George, Ringo, Brian and George Martin) was finally in place.


She Loves You

In September 1962, the 

Beatles recorded ‘Love Me 

Do’ which eventually 

climbed to No 17 by 

December 1962. In late 

November, the Beatles 

recorded ‘Please, Please 

Me’. Television appearances 

on Thank Your Lucky Stars 

and a radio appearance on 

the BBC’s 'Saturday Club' 

certainly helped their 

popularity. 





Please Please Me

In March 1963, the Melody Maker charts showed the Beatles second release as Number One.

The Beatles were now the heroes of Liverpool.


The Beatles then followed up with  a full album of newly recorded songs – a mix of Lennon-

McCartney songs,  as Esptein cleverly managed their road to the top. Their songs included: ‘I 

Saw Her Standing There’, ‘Do you Want To Know A Secret’ and cover versions including 

‘Twist & Shout’. The Third release ‘From Me to You’ hit number one in Late April 1963. By 

then , Gerry and the Pacemakers, old friends from Liverpool, had joined the Beatles on the 

charts. People began to speak of the ‘Liverpool Sound’ or the ‘Mersey Sound’ as the Mersey 

river ran through Liverpool.


Their fourth hit, ’She Loves You’ also 

zoomed to number 1. In September, the 

Melody maker poll showed the Beatles as the

top British pop group. Their most notable TV 

appearance of the year came in October with

Sunday Night At the London Palladium, 

before a viewing audience estimated at 15 

million. In late October came a successful 

tour of Sweden; and in November came an 

appearance as part of the 1963 Royal 

Command Performance for an exclusive 

audience that included the Queen Mother and

Princes Margaret. It was at this show that 

John made his famous quip, ‘Will the people 

in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the 

rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your 

jewellery…”
In late 1963, the British version of Beatlemania was in full swing. Newspapers over flowed 

with Beatle interviews and articles portraying them as loveable, innocent charming, witty lads;

Beatles products were rampant. Their second LP, With The Beatles’ was successful, as was 

their fifth single ‘I want To Hold Your Hand. Soon the Beatles who just after 18 months earlier

had been thrilled to see the inside of a real recording studio, now held seven out of the top 20 

positions on the British charts. But the world – and the US hadn’t seen ‘nothing yet’.
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The Beatles and the US (US Beatlemania)

In 1963 everyone knew that Rock n Roll was exclusively American music. Any other country’s

Rock n Roll was merely a pale imitation. Cliff Richard had bombed in the US as had many

other foreign acts. In early 1963, it was the same for the Beatles. No record companies wanted

them, except for a small Chicago record company Vee Jay. Vee jay released ‘Please Please 

Me’ and later ‘From Me to You’. Both failed to reach the top 100, as did ‘She Loves You’

In November 1963, Brian Epstein flew to New York to try to break down the barriers. After 

much hesitation, Capitol agreed to release “I want To Hold Your Hand” in January 1964. 

Epstein also convinced promoter Sid Bernstein to present The Beatles in concert at Carnegie 

Hall.


Finally he also contacted Ed Sullivan, host of

a CBS television variety show that had aired 

for some twenty years. Sullivan had seen the 

Beatles, and Beatlemania,  on a recent trip to 

the UK. He booked the group for 2 shows in 

February as a novelty act. 
With considerable misgivings, the Beatles hoped to do what no previous British group had done

– crack the American pop-rock scene. And they soon did the unforeseeable - Not only did they

crack the scene t –but they blew it wide apart! Beatlemania – American Style – had begun!

Early Performance Time Line Of The Beatles At The Cavern Club


Over the course of two and a half years, The Beatles appeared at 

The Cavern a total of 292 times. Their final performance was on 

3rd August 1963. During 1961 and 1963, the band also had 

residencies in Hamburg.




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