I’ve always felt bad for Decca’s Dick Rowe, infamous as the guy who didn’t sign the Beatles. From most reports, they were not their best in those demos, and there was nothing there to suggest they’d be the Next Big Thing. I’m sure I’ve read or heard in a documentary that George Martin said he would have passed on them too based on that demo.
Of course, all this is way beside the point that the tape is a cool discovery with a great story.
Incredible!
I’ve always felt bad for Decca’s Dick Rowe, infamous as the guy who didn’t sign the Beatles. From most reports, they were not their best in those demos, and there was nothing there to suggest they’d be the Next Big Thing. I’m sure I’ve read or heard in a documentary that George Martin said he would have passed on them too based on that demo.
Of course, all this is way beside the point that the tape is a cool discovery with a great story.