The Beatles Bible - Topic: Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Nicholaevna Romanov on Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:59:18 +0000

I don't think I can bring myself to read the book, it just seems too sad imo. They definitely should have handled the replacement situations better and have taken the time to tell him themselves. Did they ever come across or talk to him after that? Or was he just written out of their lives?

Joe on Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:41:02 +0100

Not true. Pete did a session on 6 July 1962, and was sacked the following month. Ringo recorded Love Me Do on 4 September, then the song was re-recorded with Andy White on drums on 11 September.

mr. Sun king coming together on Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:58:50 +0100

Joe Don't Forget George Martin Booked Andy White Because he didn't like Pete's not because of Ringo's Performance

Joe on Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:02:19 +0000

I've not read this one. Thanks for the summary.

I think his beef with the others over the sacking was that they didn't have the guts to do it themselves, and that Brian didn't make a particularly convincing case. There were various theories raised - quality of drumming, not fitting in - but he was never told the true reason. Hence the rumours that the others thought he was too popular.

It's likely that George Martin would have insisted he go anyway - Ringo was replaced by Andy White on the first single, so it's unlikely that Best would have got even ...

PaulRamon on Pete Best - The Pete Best Story

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:52:42 +0000

I have just read this again having read it over twenty years ago. I must say i enjoyed it more than i thought i might. It's always good to have a first hand account of a piece of history like this and none of the other Beatles were ever going to tell this particular story.

There were a few little things that were irritating me a bit when reading it . He seemed to be trying too hard to make out everything they said was funny and had a meaning, like when they first met Brian he drank brandy so they ...