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Ultimate Classic Rock
October 24, 2011
The Beatles’ Original Manager Still Loses Sleep Over Selling Their Contract
The head of Decca Records famously rejected the Beatles in 1962, telling manager Brian Epstein that “guitar groups are on the way out.” But he wasn’t the only one who missed out on a chance to be a part of the band’s astonishing success. That list includes the Beatles’ original manager, Alan Williams, who sold his contract to Epstein for the modern-day equivalent of $400 — a decision that he says still haunts him.
ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-original-manager-still-loses-sleep-over-selling-their-contract/
October 24, 2011
The Beatles’ Original Manager Still Loses Sleep Over Selling Their Contract
The head of Decca Records famously rejected the Beatles in 1962, telling manager Brian Epstein that “guitar groups are on the way out.” But he wasn’t the only one who missed out on a chance to be a part of the band’s astonishing success. That list includes the Beatles’ original manager, Alan Williams, who sold his contract to Epstein for the modern-day equivalent of $400 — a decision that he says still haunts him.
ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-original-manager-still-loses-sleep-over-selling-their-contract/