 
 
 
Paul McCartney class photo

|   Little Richie Starkey and his mum, Elsie |   John's father, Alf | 

|   John Lennon |   Paul McCartney and brother Michael | 

|   George Harrison with his first guitar |   Paul McCartney with his first guitar | 
 
 
 
 
Paul and John and their skiffle group, The
Quarrymen
 
 
The Quarrymen playing at George's brother
Harry's wedding reception.
25 Upton Green in Speke, Liverpool ~ December
20, 1958
 
 
Paul ~ John ~ George :: 1959
 

 
The First Recording of The Quarrymen.
This includes a cover of Buddy
Holly's "That'll Be
The Day"
and the first recorded composition
by The Quarrymen called "In
Spite Of All The Danger."
Personnel:
John Lennon: Lead Vocal/Rhythm
Guitar
Paul McCartney: Rhythm Guitar/Backing
Vocal
George Harrison: Lead Guitar/Backing
Vocal
John Lowe: Piano
Colin Hanton: Drums
Recorded July 12, 1958
 
THE CASBAH CLUB
 
On This Day: 29th of August
29, 1959
The Quarrymen – John Lennon,
Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ken Brown
– performed at the opening night
of the Casbah Coffee Club
 

 
 
MORE LIVERPOOL PHOTOS
 
 
Richard Starkey with Rory Storm
and the Hurricanes - pre-Beatles
 

 
 
 
THE BEATLES AT THE CAVERN CLUB
with Pete Best on drums and later with Ringo
 
 
 
Opening Night at the Cavern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
. 
 
 

|   Pete ~ George ~ Paul ~ John |   Pete does a vocal while Paul takes the drums | 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

|   Cavern Club |  |   Cavern Club rebuilt and opened April 26, 1984 | 
 
THE BEATLES' FIRST UK RECORDING SESSION AT
ABBEY ROAD, LONDON
Mock-up display along with actual photos
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Manager Brian Epstein Launches
the Boys Career
The Start of Beatlemania
 

 
 
CONTENTS
PART
I: Gigs  |  PART
II: Digs | PART
III: Echos | PART
IV: Reeperbahn | PART
V: Places
Photos I | Photos II | Photos III | Photos IV | Photos V | Photos VI | Photos VII
 
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