The Beatles -- Before They Were Fab

It's hard to imagine a time when the Beatles weren't famous. But like every other band that ever battled its way to the big time, the Fab Four paid their dues playing in dark, dingy venues to indifferent audiences. Captured in our gallery below by famed photographer Astrid Kirchherr and others, you'll find the Beatles in their pre-Ringo Starr days, performing on small stages in Liverpool and Hamburg, along with much-beloved portrait shots of the band in their youth.. http://xml.ch...

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