The Quarrymen - In Spite Of All The Danger The Story and Performance

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On 12th July 1958, The Quarrymen recorded In Spite Of All The Danger and That'll Be The Day at Percy Phillips Studio in Liverpool.
In the latest episode of The Quarrymen story, David Bedford discusses that historic day when they recorded the first original song, In Spite Of All The Danger, written by Paul McCartney and credited to McCartney/ Harrison.
Colin Hanton from the Quarrymen then tells the story of how they came to make the record, and then there is a performance of "In Spite Of All The Danger" by The Quarrymen at Strawberry Field.

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@therocknrollgamer9572 6 ай бұрын

I learnt the song on guitar at 11 back in 2019. And because I was so young when I learnt the guitar solo which happened to be the first guitar solo I learnt on guitar, its what made me find out that the rest of my life will be surrounded by music.

@BrightmoonLiverpool 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic. It is such a great song. Well done.

@beeetleboy518 Жыл бұрын

Didn't they do well ! Great video Dave an amazing Beatle tale 👍👍🎸😎🎸BB 👍3

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Cheers BB 👍

@DannerPlace Жыл бұрын

Interesting that George got writer-credit before John. Also, that this was just about one year since Paul and John first met. Thanks for another great bit of Beatles (Quarry Men) History.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan

@ReelToursUK Жыл бұрын

Sat watching this on the bus passing through Penny Lane as we approach midnight and I have a massive grin on my face. Wonderful performance and we're so lucky to have this capsule of music history. Another great video✌️

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. What a time to watch it!! Classic.

@tonypurcell1049 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Dave, the performance brought a huge smile to my face, and the story is about maybe one of the major landmarks in the Beatles journey to fame. Great video as always.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tony. I love the story and the song, too.

@paulclinton5900 11 ай бұрын

This is a very insightful bit of information. Mixed in with the "live" version, this shows how good the Quarrymen where without fully understanding it then. David's shots in Strawberry Field is fun and makes the history more accessible and "real" Thanks again, David.

@BrightmoonLiverpool 11 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure Paul

@stevestroh2267 Жыл бұрын

Maybe I’m showing my Beatle bias, but I think In Spite of all the Danger is a really good song and it was done quite well by the a bunch of young kids back in 1958. Paul was obviously born with the ability to write and put out a good song. John was a naturally born singer as well.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

I agree! I love this song and think it is incredible for such young lads to create a song of this quality. Glad you're a fan of the song, too.

@petejones879 Жыл бұрын

The guy singing still has a great voice

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

That is Len Garry from the original Quarrymen.

@codex3048 Жыл бұрын

Amazing to think there was only one place in a huge city like Liverpool where a band could cut an instantaneous disc. Virtually every town in the USA in 1957 had at least one makeshift recording studio where you could make such a disc, and every large city had at least one pro recording studio. London's monopoly on recording had a seriously detrimental effect on the development of music in England. No equivalent to Sun, Chess, etc., in the rest of the country for groups such as the Beatles to try their luck. Only a few major labels.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

We were so far behind the US with this. You had to go to London to get a deal too! Ridiculous.

@codex3048 Жыл бұрын

@@BrightmoonLiverpool I suspect there was a reason Liverpool was "behind" -- EMI, Decca, et al. did not want any competition, and made it basically illegal to open a studio. A few home studios that made amateur discs were all that they would allow.

@archivosreyes9637 Жыл бұрын

The Georgie song. Yes Paul figures too but by the Comments i make mine. George was in his way to do it no matter what. He had by the time a "intent" of make a band with his brother called The Rebels i think we all know that ☺️. Maybe his composer skills weren't that good but the men got all the desiree to do it. Let me tell you My men cause is My Beatle My Mockingbird ♥️ want it (be an artist) so Bad. And thanks God his Mom understand that she has a diamond in George, and she support him. Well she want that Dream too and she lived through George but that's another story. How do i love this channel and know English to understand everything, greetings from 🇻🇪✌️

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

George's contribution was in his guitar intro and solo, but this was a Paul song. But the Quarrymen and the Beatles would not have had the success they had without George. He, too, was a genius and deserves his credit. Greetings from Liverpool.

@archivosreyes9637 Жыл бұрын

@@BrightmoonLiverpool Oh i Thought was written between George and Paul ☹️ thank you for the feedback, was in good intent🙏 reading that: Greetings from Liverpool fill my mind so much 🥹

@petejones879 Жыл бұрын

I notice the songwriting credits went to Paul and George

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Paul wrote that.

@zapdunga12 Жыл бұрын

I believe this is the ONLY song written by Paul that he gave the lead vocal to John. 😮

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Very true. They never really gave their songs away.

@karlmaddox1209 11 ай бұрын

Didn't john duff Lowe appear on would I lie to you with Ricky Tomlinson?

@BrightmoonLiverpool 11 ай бұрын

Oh, I don't know. That would have been great!

@Susan-gr2xd Жыл бұрын

Just great, as usual. What about George though? Did he ever get something for having co-written the song?

@LapsangTe Жыл бұрын

It was included on "Anthology 1" so he received roayalties for it then.

@Susan-gr2xd Жыл бұрын

@@LapsangTe Oh good! Thanks.

@lamper2 Жыл бұрын

Were there any other McCartney- Harrison songs after this ONE? A quick Google led me to some histories which, I assume, incorrectly describe this studio as being IN LIVERPOOL-But WAIT- At 4:47 the other guy says it WAS Liverpool so now i'm totally confused. 4:00 How much did they pay in American money then and now?

@johnburns4017 Жыл бұрын

They paid 3/4 of a pound. From 1949 to 1967 a pound sterling was worth $2.80c. So about $2.10c. £1 pound in 1958 is equivalent to £29.89 pounds today. so they paid equivalent of £22.41. I think that was _very_ cheap. The recording stdio was in a road named _Kensington_ in Liverpool.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

This studio was in Kensington, Liverpool. It is the only song I know of, which was McCartney/ Harrison. It was a Paul song - George wrote the musical intro and solo. I don't know the exchange rate back then. It was 75 pence to make it, which is equivalent to 93 cents today.

@zapdunga12 Жыл бұрын

The "B" side was "That'll Be The day" which was deleted from 'Nowhere Boy' But here is clip of it.... John sang the lead vocal again. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rrlllK-V2tHWgnk.html

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that

@zapdunga12 Жыл бұрын

I believe Paul was very influenced by the Elvis Presley song "Trying To Get To You" when he wrote "In Spite Of All The Danger" It even uses Elvis's line "In Spite Of..." kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMhzqtClltiRkZ8.html

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Yes it was

@abbalite Жыл бұрын

Strange. I never realized this was recorded just a few days before Julia was killed.

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

Yes, the timing was so tragic. Recorded on 12th July and Julia died on 15th July.

@zapdunga12 Жыл бұрын

There's a version done by the lads in the movie 'Nowhere Boy' which could give you an idea of what it looked like recording it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6yhjZVzstzDgok.html

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

They did a great job.

@tablettwentytwo1750 Жыл бұрын

That's a mighty clean looking acetate he's holdng, considering its age. The dead wax is reflecting the daylight. I'm wondering if thats one of the McCartney re presses John's holding? Was there 100 pressed after Paul purhased the disc? Great Stuff. Quin

@BrightmoonLiverpool Жыл бұрын

This was a replica - the original is in Paul's possession and those limited editions hard to come by.