Pete Best to release new CD Haymans Green

The Beatles’ former drummer Pete Best is to release a new CD entitled Haymans Green.

The autobiographical album, released on 16 September, chronicles Best’s experiences from his times as a Beatle. Haymans Green is where The Casbah Club, where The Beatles began their career, is located. It was opened in 1959 by Best’s mother Mona.

Pete Best – Haymans Green

The excitement around the club and The Beatles was overwhelming for us all. When that ended for me I found myself Broken, the title of one of the tracks on the CD. We were on the verge of international stardom and then the dreams I helped build with my fellow Beatles were snatched away. I was left to crash and burn, Broken. I chose to stand tall. As the song says, ‘When I’m beat, you won’t see me down. When I’m weak, I’ll turn it around – or at least I’ll try. I think I did.
Pete Best

Haymans Green is Best’s first album of original material. According to Arnie Holland, CEO of Lightyear Entertainment, it is – somewhat improbably – “as good as anything The Beatles did at their peak.”

The CD will be available through Lightyear Entertainment/Caroline/EMI and online through www.petebest.com.

Page last updated: 7 April 2025

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