#22aug1962

The Beatles rehearsing at The Cavern on 22nd August, 1962 - Part Two.

“There were quite a few drummers around Liverpool and I used to go home and tell Paul about Ringo. I often saw him play with Rory Storm. …With Rory he was a very inventive drummer. He goes around the drums like crazy. He doesn’t just hit them – he invents sounds.”

[Mike McCartney, 1983]

These photos are the first photos of the final Beatles line up, Ringo having joined the band officially only a few days earlier. 

Photos: Bill Connell & Les Chadwick (most, if not all, probably). 

The Beatles rehearsing at The Cavern on 22nd August, 1962 - Part One. 

These rehearsals took place prior to the recording for Granada's Scene At 6.30, the Beatles first television appearance. These photos are also the first photos of the final Beatles line up, Ringo having joined the band officially only a few days earlier, playing his first show as a Beatle on the 18th August, 1962. 

Photos: Bill Connell & Les Chadwick (most, if not all, probably).