Beatles – West Hampstead Life

It was 56 years ago today, Decca said the Beatles couldn’t play

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dick Weindling and Marianne CollomsJanuary 1, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMlZxHk938 On a very cold New Year’s Day in 1962 the Beatles arrived in West Hampstead for their audition at Decca Studios. The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein had several record shops in Liverpool and had a meeting with the marketing … Continue reading →

Making Music in West Hampstead and Kilburn

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Dick Weindling and Marianne CollomsJuly 23, 2014

Our next book, ‘Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek’ will be published by The History Press in November 2013. This is the first history of Decca Studios, which were in Broadhurst Gardens from 1937 to 1980 and where thousands of well-known … Continue reading →