Merseybeat Liverpool Sound
Merseybeat, Liverpool sound of the first half of the 1960s. The skiffle groups morphed into the beat groups of the early 1960s.
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Merseybeat
the sound of Liverpool in the first half of the 1960s
In the late 1950s the skiffle groups morphed into beat groups. The typical lineup consisted of two guitars, bass, drums and singer.
In 1959 Bob Evans and the Five Shillings became the Vegas Five. The Vegas Five became the Undertakers in early 1960. The name change came about because of the Liverpool Echo, it made a mistake with the billing in an advertisement.
On 5 October 1962 the Beatles released Love Me Do. Three versions of Love Me Do exist, with three different drummers. On 6 June the first version was recorded at Abbey Road with drummer Pete Best. Producer George Martin was not happy with Pete Best’s drumming. Pete Best was sacked and replaced by Ringo Starr.
The second recording session with Ringo was on 4 September. George Martin was not particularly happy with Ringo’s drumming either.
George Martin brought in session drummer Andy White for the third session on 11 September.
All three versions were released. Pete Best only on Anthology – 30-years later.
For the other two versions, to determine which version you are listening to. Listen for a tambourine, if there is a tambourine, Ringo’s playing it with Andy White on drums.
That’s just a couple of stories from the show. Listen to the show live for the story of Merseybeat…
