Indeed it was fifty years ago today that Sergeant Lennon’s Beatles first performed at The Cavern Club, but from that point onwards they were anything but a Lonely Hearts Club Band. Within weeks, Liverpool took them to their hearts, and within 18 months the UK followed, with the USA and the rest of the world not long after that!!

The Beatles made a total of 292 appearances at the Mathew Street venue, the last coming on 3 August 1963. By this stage they were entering a stratosphere of hysteria and fanaticism, which coined the media phrase “Beatlemania”. The rest is world history, as never before or since have an ensemble of musicians captured such a massive global audience!! Sadly The Cavern Club’s fortunes, along with original drummer Pete Best, went in the opposite direction. Pete Best was famously jettisoned in favour of Ringo Starr in 1962, and The Cavern Club after a brief respite, closed for the last time in the early 1970s. In a mindless act of vandalism in 1973, Liverpool City Council sanctioned it’s demolition!! It beggars belief that the Council’s pen pushing bureaucrats could not see the value of the venue as a heritage site, and a shrine to which Beatles worshippers would flock for time in memorial!! How shortsighted must these “Philistines” have been, not to see the potential of The Cavern Club as a major global tourist attraction?!! The felony was compounded further by the fact that the site was not developed, and was used as a car park for the next decade!!

Coming to their senses belatedly, they then re-built The Cavern in the 1980s, and in fairness having visited the venue in 2005, they have recreated and reproduced the original perfectly. The venue is incredibly atmospheric, with the low red brick arched ceiling giving it a slightly dingy, claustrophobic, but electrifying feel.  Although the visitor to The Cavern is very much aware that it is a facsimile, you can still sense the spirit of The Beatles in the space between those dank red brick walls!! The fact of the matter is that The Beatles and their music have transcended every aspect of the lives of every generation since they made their first appearance at The Cavern fifty years ago. They have soundtracked the lives of billions of people in the five decades since the 9th February 1961.

So why not preserve some of the Beatles’ back catalogue for posterity as a souvenir?…………Get your favourite Beatles vinyl records or compact discs ( singles or albums ), framed and mounted, by clicking on….. http://www.myfirstrecord.co.uk/

Alternatively you can buy a Beatles “Song Souvenir” for a family member, or friend……this would make a unique present or original gift for a special celebration ie a 40th or 50th Birthday, A Silver, Ruby or Golden Wedding Anniversary, Mother’s or Father’s Day or Valentine’s Day!! THE PERFECT PERSONALISED PRESENT!!

MyFirstRecord.co.uk have most of the Beatles albums and singles available in their original vinyl record format, on the Parlophone and Apple Record Labels.  Select from this full list –

Albums

1   Please Please Me

2  With the Beatles

3  A Hard Day’s Night

4  Beatles for Sale

5  Help!

6  Rubber Soul

7  Revolver

8  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

9  Magical Mystery Tour

10  The Beatles (The White Album)

11  Yellow Submarine

12  Abbey Road

13  Let It Be

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Singles

Regular Issue (UK) Singles

* Love Me Do (w/ P.S. I Love You) 1962

* Please Please Me (w/ Ask Me Why) 1963

* From Me To You (w/ Thank You Girl) 1963

* She Loves You (w/ I’ll Get You) 1963

* I Want To Hold Your Hand (w/ This Boy) 1963

* Can’t Buy Me Love (w/ You Can’t Do That) 1964

* A Hard Day’s Night (w/ Things We Said Today) 1964

* I Feel Fine (w/ She’s A Woman) 1964

* Ticket To Ride (w/ Yes It Is) 1965

* Help! (w/ I’m Down) 1965

* We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper 1965

* Paperback Writer (w/ Rain) 1966

* Yellow Submarine (w/ Eleanor Rigby) 1966

* Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever 1967

* All You Need is Love (w/ Baby You’re A Rich Man) 1967

* Hello Goodbye (w/ I Am The Walrus) 1967

* Lady Madonna (w/ The Inner Light) 1968

* Hey Jude (w/ Revolution) 1968

* Get Back (w/ Don’t Let Me Down) 1968

* The Ballad Of John And Yoko (w/ Old Brown Shoe) 1969

* Something/Come Together 1969

* Let It Be (w/ You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)) 1970

Regular Issue Post-Beatles Singles (1976 and later)

* Yesterday (w/ I Should Have Known Better) 1976 (UK only)

* Got To Get You Into My Life (w/ Helter Skelter) 1976 (US only)

* Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (w/ Julia) 1976 (US only)

* Back In The U.S.S.R. (w/ Twist And Shout) 1976 (UK only)

* Sgt. Peppers Lonely…/With A Little Help… (w/ A Day In The Life) 1978

* The Beatles Movie Medley (w/ I’m Happy Just To Dance With You) 1982

* Baby It’s You 1994

* Free As A Bird 1995

* Real Love 1996

Have you selected the Beatles vinyl single / song of your choice? Order now, by clicking on…… http://www.myfirstrecord.co.uk/framed-singles/

For all other Beatles merchandise, memorabilia and souvenirs, click on any of these sites –  www.thebeatles.com/ www.thebeatleswebsite.com/ www.thebeatlesonline.co.uk/

For all forthcoming gigs at The Cavern Club……www.cavernclub.org/

To buy tickets for Cavern Club gigs……. www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Cavern-Club-tickets-Liverpool/