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The English rock band The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962.They were rejected by the label, who instead opted to sign a contract with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. [1]
Barrow then arranged to get the Beatles an audition with Decca, who rejected them. [9] That led to an informal arrangement whereby Barrow became the Beatles' part-time press-publicity consultant, which involved promoting the launch of the new EMI band from behind a desk at rival London record company Decca.
The Beatles arriving for concerts in Madrid, July 1965. From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band the Beatles performed all over the Western world. They began performing live as The Beatles on 15 August 1960 at The Jacaranda in Liverpool and continued in various clubs during their visit to Hamburg, West Germany, until 1962, with a line-up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart ...
Decca has the option of signing one group only. The Beatles are rejected, perhaps because they come from Liverpool and the others are Dagenham-based, nearer London. [1] January 5 – The first album on which The Beatles play, My Bonnie, as backing to Tony Sheridan (recorded the previous June in Hamburg and produced by Bert Kaempfert), is ...
The Beatles' final paid concert of their career took place on 29 August 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The band played to an audience of 25,000, [54] leaving 7,000 tickets unsold. [70] A local company called Tempo Productions was in charge of the arrangements.
A re-creation of a ticket for a concert by the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23, 1964. The date of Saturday was a mistake and the actual concert was on Sunday.
The Beatles record their second single, "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" [42] UK 1962 Nov 30 S The Beatles attend another recording session to finish the "Please Please Me" single [42] UK 1962 Dec 02 SR The Beatles record an appearance on BBC Light Programme's The Talent Spot [42] UK 1962 Dec 04 PR The Talent Spot is broadcast at 5pm [42] UK ...
The first concert by the Beatles in the U.S. happened Feb. 11, 1964 — two days after the Sullivan appearance — at the Coliseum, an arena often used for sports events in Washington. A 35-minute ...