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  • first time

    first time
    16-year old Paul McCartney meets John Lennon for the first time when John performs on a makeshift stage with the Quarrymen at St Peter’s Church village fete in Woolton.
  • the beatles started

    the beatles started
    The Beatles play their first gig at The Indra in Hamburg - the first of a 48 night stint.
  • contract with Brian Epstein.

    contract with Brian Epstein.
    The Beatles sign a five-year contract with Brian Epstein.
  • first song

    first song
    The Beatles enter EMI Studios for the first time and record their first single, “Love Me Do” in Studio 3.