The Beatles: UNEARTHED first Abbey Road performance demo sparks £5 million court battle

Back in June 1962, The Beatles performed at Abbey Road Studios for the first time. A demo of their performance was recorded by EMI, but the label told their employee – sound engineer Geoff Emerick – to destroy it since it was of poor quality. The footage includes the song Love Me Do and was shot before Ringo Starr joined The Beatles as drummer.

However, Emerick secretly kept a hold of the demo in its original box in his safe at home in Los Angeles.

The sound engineer died aged 72 in 2018 and the piece of Beatles history was unearthed by his estate.

Now a court battle worth millions is set to take place in California on Tuesday between Universal Music Group – who acquired EMI in 2012 – and Emerick’s estate.

A source told The Sun: “It’s an amazing find.”

Source: George Simpson/express.co.uk

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