There's 2 uploads on KZfaq of one of their Hamburg concerts, audio only, I think it's the only surviving audio of them during this period. I HIGHLY recommend anyone reading this to check out the one with the clearer audio. It was honestly mindblowing when I first heard it...... their style was waaaaay more heavier and modern than you'd ever expect. No joke, the Beatles basically invented punk rock when they were in Hamburg.

Lovely to hear George's voice.

Best Liverpool accent

Wonderful. History walks in

i never realized the beatles went to hamburg 5 times. i thought it was just twice. when george was deported for being too young and then upon their return when sutcliff died. but when george listed all the venues they played, i guess it was 5 times. he didn't mention the star club though.

Great interview, great find on the audio-I had only read this interview in print. Part of the interview is quoted on the back cover of that Early Beatles Polydor album. Thanks for sharing!!!

So Pete couldn't have been that bad a drummer if that was their best years playing live and they were tight as a band

Lennon also said The Beatles were at their best during these two years, the same as George is saying here. Which proves that Pete was a great drummer, and they sacked him for reasons that had nothing to do with his drumming. Were John, Paul and George jealous of Pete and his immense popularity with the fans and press? Yes, from everything I've read or listened to on the subject, they were. And that is why they dumped him as soon as they got a record deal. If you don't want to take my word for it, here's what a contemporary drummer of Pete's said when he was asked in an interview what he thought of Pete's drumming: *"He was a genius. You could sit Pete Best on a drum kit and ask him to play for 19 hours and he'd put his head down and do it. He'd drum like a dream with real style and stamina all night long, and that really was The Beatles' sound, forget the guitars. I was amazed when they replaced him. I even thought about learning guitar so he could be the drummer in my band. The Beatles didn't hate Pete Best, but they didn't want to be outshone by their drummer. Ringo was a good drummer but he was more ordinary."* - Chris Curtis, drummer for The Searchers, a great Liverpool band who scored a 1964 Top 3 Hit in the US charts with their classic, "Love Potion # 9". Chris saw Pete Best play many times in both Hamburg and Liverpool during Pete's two years as The Beatles' drummer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turn the piano off!

Its a shame they became hippies, but they created some of the best music of all time