The occassion:
A truly historic date.The Quarry Men played during the afternoon on a makeshift
stage at the field behind the church, and also at the evening dance in
the church hall over the road (commencing at 8.00 pm, admission two shillings
[10p]), alternating with the more traditional George Edwards Band. It was
while the Quarry Men were setting up their instruments in the hall during
the early evening that occasional tea-chest bass Quarry Man Ivan Vaughan
introduced to John and the others hiss classmate from Liverpool Institute,
15-year-old Paul McCartney.
The song: 30
seconds of this song was distributed to radio stations and has, of course,
made it's way into the hands of collectors. Even though Apple purchased
the tape from Sotheby's this material did not appear on "Anthology", perhaps
because it's not, technically speaking, a Beatles recording. It's also
poor quality mono, with lots of echo.
July 6. 1957
