JANUARY 24 ON THIS DAY IN 1962, THE BEATLES SIGN THEIR FIRST AND ONLY MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH BRIAN EPSTEIN IN LIVERPOOL. THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON, AND THEIR ORIGINAL DRUMMER PETE BEST GIVING EPSTEIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINDING THE BAND WORK, AND MANAGING THEIR SCHEDULE AND PUBLICITY TODAY IN 1989,