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Beatles Ludwig drumset, Vox Super Beatle amplifier, Museum of Making Music. Ringo Starr bought a set of Premier drums in 1960, but in June 1963 made the switch to a four-piece Ludwig set. The American-made drums were newly available in England, but the clincher for Starr was the Black Oyster Pearl finish of the Ludwig kit.
This compilation album, credited to The Beatles & other great group sounds from England, was issued by Atco Records in order to cash in on Beatlemania. Produced by Bert Kaempfert, seven songs were recorded by the Beatles in Hamburg in 1961 and 1962, with drummer Pete Best, [2] as a backup band for singer and guitarist Tony Sheridan, although the recording of "Swanee River" was lost. [3]
That performance, which took place before Ringo Starr joined the band and featured Pete Best on drums, was recorded by Decca and was finally released on the Beatles' Anthology 1 in 1995. The Beatles' Decca rendition of "Like Dreamers Do" was received favourably by employees at EMI's publishing arm, Ardmore & Beechwood, in February 1962. Based ...
The Beatles Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 is a double album featuring live performances by the English rock band the Beatles, recorded in late December 1962 at the Star-Club during their final Hamburg residency. The album was released in 1977 in two different versions, comprising a total of 30 songs by the Beatles.
Randolph Peter Best (né Scanland; born 24 November 1941) is an English musician who was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. He was dismissed shortly before the band achieved worldwide fame and is one of several people referred to as a fifth Beatle.
My Bonnie is a 1962 album by English rock and roll singer-songwriter and musician Tony Sheridan.Sheridan, then playing in clubs in Hamburg with the Beatles, was discovered by producer Bert Kaempfert and subsequently signed with him to record for Polydor.
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 ...
The version featured on the single and album was recorded in ten takes on 11 September 1962 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London.Producer George Martin had booked session drummer Andy White as a replacement for Pete Best, whom he considered not technically good enough for recording purposes; Martin had been unaware that the other Beatles had already replaced Pete Best with Ringo Starr, who ...