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Before Beatlemania: the radio session that catches Ringo at the beginning

On 25 October 1962, The Beatles recorded a BBC radio appearance in Manchester with Ringo Starr behind the drums. It was his first BBC session with the group. Sixty-four years later, the date carries the weight of a milestone, but its interest lies partly in how ordinary the assignment was: prepare the songs, rehearse and deliver a performance suitable for broadcast. The programme was Here We Go, recorded at the Playhouse Theatre in Hulme for transmission the following afterno

Zal Jones

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