In 1966 Klaus Voormann designed the cover of the Beatles album Revolver, bassist with the English band Manfred Mann since 1966, starting from 1969 he collaborated as bassist separately with each of them: John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Stuart Sutcliffe had left the Beatles in the late 1960s because he wanted to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg, occasionally going on stage with them. Stuart lent his Höfner 500/5 bass to Paul McCartney, who played it left-handed ..read more

From 1 April to 1 July 1961, during the second trip to Hamburg, the Beatles performed at the Top Ten Club. The official line-up consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney who occasionally performed at the piano, George Harrison and Pete Best ..read more

The Beatles took to the stage wearing suits with gray jackets, shirts, tight pants and pointy shoes, but changed style after meeting their first fans Klaus, Astrid and Jürgen who wore black leather to feel free and different. www.ilmitodeibeatles.it ..read more

On 4 October 1960 the Beatles moved from Indra to the Kaiserkeller, due to protests over the loud noise with the consequent intervention of the police. Both the locals were owned by the same owner and were located on the Grosse Freiheit, one side of the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. www.ilmitodeibeatles.it ..read more

The Beatles were going to play abroad for the first time, the line-up consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison on guitars, Stuart Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums. With the new and definitive name The Beatles debuted at the Indra in Hamburg on 17 August 1960. www.ilmitodeibeatles.it ..read more