Pete Best, The Beatles. 1960
   
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1961 was the year that Brian Epstein
was so impressed with their sound
and the ever-growing number of fans,
he approached The Beatles with a
management offer.
 

Upon their successful return to Liverpool as Polydor recording artists, growing enquiries at Nems Record Store for the single caught the attention of owner Brian Epstein. Interested in the band he arrived at the Original Cavern Club (the club where Pete's mother Mona Best secured their first booking) to watch the Beatles.

Following their 1960 tour success, The Beatles were invited back to Hamburg to play alongside the resident house musician at The Top Ten Club. It was here that record producer Bert Kaemfert first saw The Beatles and Tony Sheridan. He liked what he heard and offered to record them together for Polydor. The result was their first recording, 'My Bonnie'.