The Beatles’ first Abbey Road recording session was booked for 6 June 1962, and the group needed to prepare material.

Following their 48-night residency at Hamburg’s Star-Club, in which they notched up 172 hours of stage time over seven weeks, The Beatles began their journey back to Liverpool.

This was The Beatles’ 47th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 46th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 44th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 43rd of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 41st of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

The Beatles had recorded a number of songs with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg on 22–24 June 1961. Nearly a year later they taped two more songs with the singer.

This was The Beatles’ 39th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 38th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 36th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 35th of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 33rd of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.

This was The Beatles’ 32nd of 48 nights at Hamburg’s Star-Club, the city’s newest rock ‘n’ roll venue.