FOOTNOTE Nº 002 · Sep 14, 2026
Decca Told The Beatles They Had No Future
Rejection is one opinion, on one day. Keep playing.
FOOTNOTE Nº 2 — Sep 14, 2026
Decca Told The Beatles They Had No Future
In 1962, Decca Records told The Beatles "guitar groups are on the way out" and they had "no future in show business." Two years later, they were the biggest band on the planet.
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