2. The Beatles group started in Liverpool. First
there were five beatles: John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best, and
Stu Sutcliffe.
3. They played at the “Cavern” Club and
then in 1960 they went on tour to
Germany. In 1961 on a second tour of
Germany Astrid Kirchherr Stu Sutcliffe´s
girlfriend started the famous Beatles
haircut.
4. In October 1962, The Beatles first British
record “Love Me Do” was a success, and
their second record “Please, Please Me”
was still more successful and reached
Number One.
In April 1963 their third record “From Me
to You” was Number One, and “She Loves
You” reached Number One in September.
5. The two most successful record in 1963
were “She Loves You” and “ I Want To Hold
Your Hand” “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
became Number One in the U.S.A and had
the highest sales for a Beatles record in the
world over five million.
6. In december 1963 an important newspaper
called the Beatles “the greatest
composers since Beethoven”! “What will
they do next?” people wondered.