Wednesday, 7th February, 1962 With a recovered Pete Best back on drums, The Beatles palyed two shows today; lunch-time and night-time gigs, both at The Cavern. Around this time (it may have been either the 6th or 7th February) Brian Epstein was informed of Decca’s decision to pass on The Beatles, during which Decca A&R [...]
Thursday, 1st February, 1962 After a lunch time performance at The Cavern, The Beatles headed over the River Mersey to the Wirral peninsula for their first gig arranged under Brian Epstein’s management, as their new contract took effect today. Brian’s influence and promotional skills are immediately apparent as he earned his first commision payment by [...]
Saturday, 27th January, 1962 The Beatles played what would be their last engagement at long time venue The Aintree Institute in the Aintree area of Liverpool. Their new manager was so upset that promoter Brian Kelly paid the group’s 15 pound fee with handfuls of loose change. Brain Epstein vowed that they would never play for [...]
Wednesday, 24th January, 1962 The Beatles played two gigs at The Cavern, one at lunch-time and one at night-time. More importantly between the two shows they gathered at Brian Epstein’s office to formally sign a management contract. The signing was witnessed by Brian’s assistant Alistair Taylor. Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney [...]
Monday, 22nd January, 1962 The Beatles played a lunch-time session at The Cavern, however this time it was only for one hour with a reduced admission price of 1/- (1 shilling). The “lunch hour” length would be run as an experiemnt for a further four gigs before reverting back to the regular two-hour sessions. In [...]
Wednesday, 10th January, 1962 The Beatles second performance of the week at The Cavern, this time for an evening gig. Also on the bill were Gerry & The Pacemakers and The Strangers. Also on this day Brian Epstein returns a completed three page ”Application For An Audition By The Variety Department” to the BBC’s regional studios [...]
Monday, 1st January, 1961 At 11:00am The Beatles arrived at the studios of Decca Records in Broadhurst Gardens, London for the most important day of their career to date. The chance to audition for a major record label. While Brain Epstein had traveled down to London by train the previous day and stayed overnight with a family member [...]
Monday, 18th December, 1961 The Beatles started another week of gigs at The Cavern, which with one exception, would be the only venue that they played for what remained of 1961. Meanwhile Brian Epstein receives a response from Ron White at EMI rejecting his request that the company give “My Boonie” a UK release.
Sunday, 10th December, 1961 Following their early morning partying in London The Beatles once more crowded into the van for the long and uncomfortable journey back to Liverpool. The trip took so long that they arrived in Liverpool late for their advertised gig at The Hambleton Hall in Huyton and only had time to perform [...]
Friday, 8th December, 1961 The Beatles once again appeared with American soul singer Davy Jones, this time at two separate venues and for two different promoters. At lunch time Jones appeared at The Cavern for owner Ray McFall and where he was backed by The Beatles (photo below) who also performed their own set. In [...]
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
