"The Beatles" first-ever recording session, as The Quarry Men, was at Percy Phillips' studio in Liverpool in July 1958.
The lineup was John, Paul and George with drummer Colin Hanton and pianist John Lowe.
They recorded two songs, a cover of Buddy Holly's That'll Be the Day and a John & George composition, In Spite of All the Danger.
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