McCartney page 9 by ric gustafson
Paul and John wanted to write songs. But they needed someone or something for inspiration. That inspiration came in the late 1957 into 1958. The band was the Crickets. The Crickets leader was 21 year old Buddy Holly. Holly played lead guitar, had a unique stuttering voice. He also wrote most of his material.
John and Paul observed this Texan who played a Fender Stratocaster guitar. He wore horn rimmed glasses. John bought some Holly style horn rims. John and Paul fell in love with Holly. They studied Holly as far as being a song writer.
The Quarrymen could not afford the bulky reel to reel recorders of 1958. It was too expensive for the band. Then John found out about a Liverpool electrical retailer. His name was Percy Phillips. John found out that anyone could book time and have a recording made into a disc.
The Quarrymen which now consisted of John, Paul, George a pianist and a drummer went to Phillips studio in Kensington. One disc was made of the two songs the band recorded. The first song was Buddy Holly's greatest hit ' That'll Be The Day'. The second song was a McCartney song titled ' Tryin to get to you'. The one and only disc disappeared. The recording session was July 14 1958
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