BRIAN EPSTEIN (Room 116)
BRIAN EPSTEIN (Room 116)
The Beatles first manager Allan Williams had organized their initial trip to Hamburg. They quickly had a fall out regarding the non-payment of Allan’s commission. The Beatles needed a new permanent manager and fate was to decide that the person to fill the void was Brian Epstein.
Brian was homosexual at a time when most in his position endeavored to keep their sexual preferences as private as possible. Homophobia was rife and indeed homosexuality was illegal in Britain. Brian was from a relatively wealthy Jewish background and he managed NEMS (the family business) an electrical and record store in the City Centre. By the early 60’s the store marketed itself as having the “finest record selection in the north”. Brian became increasingly aware of the demand for an imported German record, ‘My Bonnie’ by Tony Sheridan who was backed by a Liverpool combo called The Beatles. He was further intrigued when it became apparent the band had a residency at The Cavern Club, no more than a few hundred yards from his store. Upon seeing them for the first time he was transfixed especially by John. He became their manager and instilled a new professionalism into the band and even got them out of leathers and into stage suits, a move initially resisted by John. His network of contacts coupled with his drive and ambition led to the signing of a record contract with Parlophone EMI. He was a meticulous planner and he spent the rest of his life, from November 1961 to his untimely death in August 1967 in managing the day-to-day affairs of The Beatles. Many believe that the Beatles in their search for a new manager “discovered “ Brian , others believe that Brian discovered the Beatles and without him they would have never have made it. What is not open to debate is his pivotal role in the transformation of the band from obscurity into the four most recognisable faces on the planet which can never be underestimated.
BRIAN EPSTEIN (Room 116)
The Beatles first manager Allan Williams had organized their initial trip to Hamburg. They quickly had a fall out regarding the non-payment of Allan’s commission. The Beatles needed a new permanent manager and fate was to decide that the person to fill the void was Brian Epstein.
Brian was homosexual at a time when most in his position endeavored to keep their sexual preferences as private as possible. Homophobia was rife and indeed homosexuality was illegal in Britain. Brian was from a relatively wealthy Jewish background and he managed NEMS (the family business) an electrical and record store in the City Centre. By the early 60’s the store marketed itself as having the “finest record selection in the north”. Brian became increasingly aware of the demand for an imported German record, ‘My Bonnie’ by Tony Sheridan who was backed by a Liverpool combo called The Beatles. He was further intrigued when it became apparent the band had a residency at The Cavern Club, no more than a few hundred yards from his store. Upon seeing them for the first time he was transfixed especially by John. He became their manager and instilled a new professionalism into the band and even got them out of leathers and into stage suits, a move initially resisted by John. His network of contacts coupled with his drive and ambition led to the signing of a record contract with Parlophone EMI. He was a meticulous planner and he spent the rest of his life, from November 1961 to his untimely death in August 1967 in managing the day-to-day affairs of The Beatles. Many believe that the Beatles in their search for a new manager “discovered “ Brian , others believe that Brian discovered the Beatles and without him they would have never have made it. What is not open to debate is his pivotal role in the transformation of the band from obscurity into the four most recognisable faces on the planet which can never be underestimated.
BRIAN EPSTEIN (Room 116)
The Beatles first manager Allan Williams had organized their initial trip to Hamburg. They quickly had a fall out regarding the non-payment of Allan’s commission. The Beatles needed a new permanent manager and fate was to decide that the person to fill the void was Brian Epstein.
Brian was homosexual at a time when most in his position endeavored to keep their sexual preferences as private as possible. Homophobia was rife and indeed homosexuality was illegal in Britain. Brian was from a relatively wealthy Jewish background and he managed NEMS (the family business) an electrical and record store in the City Centre. By the early 60’s the store marketed itself as having the “finest record selection in the north”. Brian became increasingly aware of the demand for an imported German record, ‘My Bonnie’ by Tony Sheridan who was backed by a Liverpool combo called The Beatles. He was further intrigued when it became apparent the band had a residency at The Cavern Club, no more than a few hundred yards from his store. Upon seeing them for the first time he was transfixed especially by John. He became their manager and instilled a new professionalism into the band and even got them out of leathers and into stage suits, a move initially resisted by John. His network of contacts coupled with his drive and ambition led to the signing of a record contract with Parlophone EMI. He was a meticulous planner and he spent the rest of his life, from November 1961 to his untimely death in August 1967 in managing the day-to-day affairs of The Beatles. Many believe that the Beatles in their search for a new manager “discovered “ Brian , others believe that Brian discovered the Beatles and without him they would have never have made it. What is not open to debate is his pivotal role in the transformation of the band from obscurity into the four most recognisable faces on the planet which can never be underestimated.