Saturday, 15th December, 1962
The Beatles perfomed two seperate shows in the same evening, both at the same venue, The Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
The evening started off with a regular Saturday night performance at the Majestic, then at midnight festivities started for the first Mersey Beat Poll Awards show.
As winners, for the second year running, The […]
Thursday, 15th November, 1962
While the Beatles were travelling back from Hamburg, a columnist in this week’s issue of Mersey Beat was posing the question of if The Beatles could become “national stars.”
Friday, 19th October, 1962
The Beatles played a lunch time gig at The Cavern.
During its second week on the UK pop charts, Love Me Do climbed three spots to #46.
As could be expected the previous day’s issue of Mersey Beat had placed Love Me Do at the #1 poistion on its list of “Merseyside Tops.”
Thursday, 20th September, 1962
The Beatles play a lunch time gig at The Cavern.
Today marks a landmark for Mersey Beat as this week’s issue is the first time they actually spell Paul McCartney’s name correctly. [So far it has appeared as McArthy, McArtrey and McArtney.] The occasion is an article by Paul recalling their first few […]
Thursday, 6th September, 1962
The Beatles played their rescheduled lunch time gig at The Cavern. In the evening they made their debut at the Rialto Ballroom on Upper Parliment Street in the Toxteh area of Liverpool as part of a Sam Leach promotion.
The 6th Spetember issue of Mersey Beat included a essay entitled “On Safairy with […]
Thursday, 23rd August, 1962
John Lennon spent the morning getting married to his long time, and newly pregnant, girlfriend Cynthia Powell. The ceremony took place at the Mount Pleasant Register Office in central Liverpool with Paul McCartney as the best man. The wedding “reception” is lunch at the nearby crowded Reeces Cafe, where the couple are […]
Thursday, 26th July, 1962
The Beatles played at the Cambridge Hall on Lord Street in the seaside town of Southport. It was the first of two consecutive NEMS Enterprises promotions organized by Brian Epstein with The Beatles supporting current star Joe Brown and his Bruvvers. Brown was at number 3 in the UK charts with A Picture […]
Monday, 9th May, 1962
While The Beatles were in Hamburg, Brian Epstein returned to London to follow up on his earlier, February, meetings with George Martin. The two meet at Abbey Road where Martin agrees to setting up an audition for The Beatles with EMI/Parlaphone in early June after their return from Hamburg.
Brian Epstein wires The […]
Thursday, 19th April, 1962
The latest edition (19th April - 3 May, 1962)of Mersey Beat included the following Beatles related items:
”News From Germany,” a report on The Beatles reception and debut at the Star-Club in Hamburg.
An obituary for Stuart Sutcliffe
A notice from The Beatles Fan Club looking for new members.
A report that Ringo Starr would be […]
Thursday, 22nd March, 1962
The Beatles played a night time engagement at The Cavern.
The latest issue of Mersey Beat published on this date included several Beatles related items:
A two line advertisment (presumably from Brian Epstein) offering The Beatles services as performers giving their business address as “12/14 Whitechapel” and the phone number as “Royal 7895.”
A short mention […]
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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.
