Ringo's letter to penpal, Doreen Speight. "I got a phone call asking me would I join the Beatles and I said yes"
In the second photo down from the top, that’s Billy Hatton, bassist with The Fourmost, second from the left.
More treasures unearthed by @LilyMarz That last photo isn't with the Hurricanes though, is it? Would it be The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group or perhaps The Darktown (which is one of my favourite band names of all time!)
George M's facial expression is priceless. I would imagine he was dealing with some serious sexual tension from Sellers - who was infatuated with Sophia (as were most of the global male population at the time!). It's from a larger set of photographs from the session where an unusually high number of male EMI staff were in the control room...
Sweetie darling...darling sweetie (ok I know that's the Jennifer Saunders character!) Serious beehive hairdo. I have a friend whose mother had her own hairdressing business in 1960s' Durham. She recalls that all the female clients wanted this look, especially after Dusty Springfield became a star... and the amount of hair lacquer needed to maintain it.
if you’re referring to the photograph with Ringo with shades and cool socks, then yes, it’s The Hurricanes without Rory and bass player Lu Walters singing. Here they all are from the same show
These photos have always puzzled me. As a guitarist, if I'd just taken delivery of a gorgeous Gibson J-160E in 1962, I'd have been ecstatic! In fact, if it happened now, I'd still be ecstatic!
Agreed! But I think they were expecting a Gibson ES175 model, like Tony Sheridan's. (According to Beatles' Gear book)
On tour with Helen Shapiro, early February 1963. Helen and the "Four Beatles" make it into the local paper by getting booted from a golf club dance. Helen detailed the story to author, Martin Creasy, for his 2007 book on pop tours in the 60's. "We were in the lobby area. Kenny and the Beatles were having a drink and I was having a cup of tea. This fellow was going into the banqueting suite when he saw us. He was really chuffed and asked us to go in. We weren't interested. They were all dressed up and it wasn't our kind of thing. We were just having a quiet drink, but he was really insistent. They had a buffet in there and that probably swung it. We never seemed to get much to eat on tour. We went to the buffet table and had something to eat. Ringo was particularly enjoying the food. Then we went on the dance floor - we may have still been eating. I think I was twisting with Ringo. There were these ladies with their long gowns who made a beeline for the Beatles in their leather gear. Then suddenly this guy came over, a much older man, and he was huffing and puffing, getting red in the face. He ordered us to leave. 'Who invited you?' he asked. It was a shame really because nobody seemed to have a problem with us, apart from the one bloke."
A couple more of the Hamburg photos with Gene Vincent. Paul discusses Vincent with Ron Wood. The Hamburg story starts around 2:00.
Colourisation artist brings to life snaps of the Beatles playing small gigs in early 1960s | Daily Mail Online
I enjoy those colorized photos a lot - despite the shortcomings. This way you can often spot more details - like: they wore the same shoes during this Indra shot! Another part of their attempts to find a "band uniform"! But were they really brown? Also I never spotted the girl looking over their shoulders - where is she now? On the other hand the artist managed to colorize a b/w photo from Star Club that originally is color anyway (though rarely seen due to copyright)! Blunder!
Paul's Liverpool Institute English Lit notebook. "As well as fate carrying them to their doom, the protagonists carry themselves. This occurs as a result of their differing characters...". Remember that in about a decade, young Paul. Teacher Alan "Dusty" Durband
