LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Decca Records in Britain, which 50 years ago rejected signing the Beatles, says it is preparing to release Paul McCartney's first ballet score.
After Decca executive Mike Smith arranged for Paul and the other Beatles to audition in 1961, others at the label rejected the chance to sign the band, saying, "guitar groups are on the way out." Decca signed the Tremeloes, the Beatles went to Parlophone and that comment has gone down in music history.