Friday 11th January, 1963
The Beatles really took off with the release of "Please Please Me".

Friday 18th January, 1963
They appeared at Morecambe's Floral Hall.

My 16th birthday was 17th January, 1963, but as I was recovering from a foot operation in the first week of the new year, I couldn't go. However, my father was a professional photographer... and one of his pitches was "The Floral"! He took pictures especially for me, and they were never issued elsewhere.

Now, 40 years on, I am releasing them, along with The Merseybeats, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and The Hollies - all from my personal collection.