And the Beatles' first LP. Up to then there'd only been A sort of bargaining, A wrangle for the ring, A shame that started at sixteen And spread to everything. The Beatles arrived in Hamburg, Germany in the early evening of 17 August 1960, for the first of 48 nights at the Indra Club on the Grosse Freiheit street. The group's "main catalogue" – songs released between 1962 and 1970 – consists of 213 songs (four of which exist in different versions): 188 originals and 25 covers. The Beatles would go on to probably the greatest career for any band in musical history, let alone Rock and Roll. Everyone in the band was shocked when “Love Me Do” began climbing the British charts in late 1962. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1964 Vinyl release of "The Beatles' First" on Discogs. By 1966, the Beatles had grown weary of live performance. The Beatles made their first appearance on the U.S. variety show in February 1964, an event that was witnessed by a reported audience of over 70 million people. McCartney finally ceded to his bandmates' insistence that the group stop touring towards the end of their August tour of the United States. The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool who recorded hundreds of songs during their career. Eric Jentsch in our Division of Culture and the Arts shares the story of the first Beatles concert in America, which took place right here in Washington, D.C. February 11th marks the 48th anniversary of the Beatles' first concert in America. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of "The Beatles First" on Discogs. The Beatles' first recording contract was signed in Hamburg, Germany, where the band honed its craft playing gigs in the city's boisterous nightclub district. George Harrison was the first to tire of Beatlemania, while Paul McCartney supported the idea of maintaining regular touring schedules and live shows. Background. The Beatles in America. Two days earlier, the group introduced themselves to the nation by performing on New York-based "The Ed Sullivan Show." The group performed at the venue for 48 nights, ending on 3 October 1960. On February 9, 1964, The Beatles—identified in a press release as a wildly popular quartet of English recording stars—performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in … Then all at once the quarrel sank: Everyone felt the same, And every life became A brilliant breaking of the bank, A quite unlosable game. Digging Deeper. Oddly enough, in Britain “She Loves You” was the first Beatles #1 hit and prevented “I Want to Hold Your Hand” from instantly taking the top slot. Shop for the Vinyl release of `` the Beatles had grown weary of live.... Shop for the Vinyl release of `` the Beatles had grown weary of live.. 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