None of the group had been out of the UK before, and excitement was high as they packed their gear on the roof of the little bus. Hamburg boasted a lively music scene in the bars and clubs and strip-joints that centered on a street called the Reeperbahn. At the start of the year they’d gained a bass player, 20-year-old Stu Sutcliffe, and now they’d added a drummer, 18-year-old Pete Best, to complete the line-up for the daunting two-month residency secured by their manager, Allan Williams. ![]() The three original guitarists were there: 19-year-old John Lennon, 17-year-old George Harrison, and 18-year-old Paul McCartney. ![]() ![]() Sixty years ago, in August 1960, the five Beatles were busy loading a Morris minibus ready for a trip to the north German port of Hamburg.
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