The Beatles' time in Hamburg was plagued by problems, but it helped them improve musically which led to their discovery.

A new, updated edition of MOJO’s sold-out Beatles special, MOJO The Collectors’ Series: THE BEATLES RED ISSUE 1962-1966, ...

Several tour operators offer ... the three-floor Beatles Museum shows off 1,000 items primarily from the band’s early years in Liverpool and Hamburg. General admission is steep at £17 ($20 ...

In the summer of 1961, the Beatles recorded eight songs for Bert Kaempfert Produktion in Hamburg. On six songs they were the backup band for Tony Sheridan, lead vocal and guitar. On two, "Cry for a ...

The releases of the Beatles' Hamburg Recordings (1961 and 1962) are so confusing that I wrote a separate guide. It's only eight songs. Since you've probably heard all the Beatles recordings a thousand ...

A trip to Liverpool wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Beatles Museum ... including guitars and drums from the Hamburg days, interviews with the band, John Lennon’s itinerary from their first ...

First, the Beatles had to decide that Hamburg, Germany, was the ideal place to cut their teeth as a rock band for eight hours a night. The future Fab Four became well-acquainted with seedy ...