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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 signed 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.
Lewis kept Decca ahead of the British competition by launching the long-playing record in Europe in June 1950, following the example of American Columbia, and encouraging the development of stereophony as early as 1954. [3] In the early 1960s, Decca rejected The Beatles at an audition, but did sign The Rolling Stones and other successful groups ...
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 ...
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 arrived in America 60 years ago this week, changing American music and culture.. And they caught Dennis Hodo's imagination.. The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George ...
The album version of the band’s full 1969 gig is being released as The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Performance, and it hits streaming services at midnight EST on Jan. 28.The 42-minute set ...