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The Beatles: Early Years

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Liverpool berths where, legend has it, Cunard seamen brought in American 45s (5)
Drummer whose dismissal in 1962 sparked chants of 'Pete forever, Ringo never!' (4)
Lead guitarist whose 1960 German stint ended abruptly when authorities realized he was only seventeen (6)
Traditional tune recorded as a German single that sparked a customer's inquiry at NEMS (8)
Hayman's Green cellar club opened by Mona, where the boys helped paint the ceilings (6)
Pointed Chelsea footwear retrofitted with Cuban heels that became standard band uniform (5)
Slater Street coffee bar whose basement murals Lennon and Sutcliffe painted in return for rehearsal space (9)

Hurricanes drummer who occasionally sat in during all-night St. Pauli sets (5)
Sweaty subterranean vault on Mathew Street that hosted nearly 300 of their midday and evening sets (6)
St. Pauli's notorious mile of vice where the band cut their teeth playing marathon sets (10)
Tragic original bassist who traded his brushes for four strings before staying in Germany (3)
Sheridan, English rocker the band backed at their first professional recording session in 1961 (4)
Mersey ___: local newspaper launched by Bill Harry that documented the booming scene (4)
Quarry Bank schoolboy who formed the Quarrymen in 1956 after Heartbreak Hotel hooked him (4)
Kind of hairstyle championed by Astrid Kirchherr that soon defined the band's silhouette (3)