The Beatles' recording sessions Stuart Sutcliffe. From the 16 known demos made in early 1960 at McCartney's house, only three have been released. In Hamburg, Germany, during the Beatles' first stint there, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison recorded a song as the backing group for Lu Walters, the bassist from Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The Beatles' drummer, Pete Best, was not present, and Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr played instead. It was the first time John, Paul, George and Ringo recorded music together. Sutcliffe was present at the session but did not play. The song was recorded in the small Akustik studio, in a similar
VH1 Storytellers (Ringo Starr album) on "Vertical Man", much of the set is devoted to Starr's Beatles and early solo successes with Starr relating their stories in a relaxed, and sometimes humorous, fashion. This marked the last time a Ringo Starr album was released on a pre-recorded cassette in the United States, according to journalist Peter Palmiere. However, some countries in the Far East still issue cassettes of recent Ringo Starr material including "Ringo Rama", "Choose Love" and "". Released by Mercury in the US on 20 October 1998, "VH1 Storytellers" stands as a unique release in Starr's recorded catalogue. Although it failed to chart