Colin Hall – Pre:Fab!: A Sneak Preview with Colin Hall

“Pre:Fab!: A Sneak Preview”: provides audiences to join Award-Winning Beatles Author, Director and Former Custodian of ‘Mendips’, Colin Hall, in an exclusive peak at excerpts from the new upcoming autobiographical documentary film about the Quarry Men, John Lennon’s very first group formed when Lennon was just sixteen years old.

A story rarely told, the film is based on the memoir of Colin Hanton the drummer Lennon recruited to play in the band. Hanton drummed for John for nearly three years which meant he was there the day John met Paul as well as the first time Lennon played The Cavern and the time George auditioned for his place in the group. Colin also performed on the very first recording John, Paul, George and keyboard player John Duff Lowe made – ‘That’ll Be The Day’ b/w ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’.

Hanton’s story is unique and until now, largely untold. When he approached Colin Hall to co- author his memoir (for which Hall came up with the title, ‘Pre:Fab!’) little did the two realise how popular the autobiography would become. Almost immediately an offer to turn it into a feature-length documentary came from Great Northern Films based in Florida … and from there the adventure began.

Joining Colin Hanton as he narrates his own story are surviving Quarry Men – Len Garry, Rod Davies, John Duff Lowe and Sir Paul, together with rarely seen footage of original members Eric Griffiths and Pete Shotton.

Colin Hall co-wrote, narrates and co-directed the film.

Filmed in Liverpool in the places where the story happened, notable contributors to the story are Mark Lewisohn, Bob Harris, Joe Brown, Billy Bragg and Peter Asher … to name but a few.

During the evening Colin Hall will share excerpts from the film with audiences, telling stories behind its making and the writing of the book. He will also present a view of his twenty years as custodian of ‘Mendips’ (ten of which he spent actually living in the house). ‘Mendips’ is, of course, John Lennon’s former childhood home in Liverpool – he might just be persuaded to say a few words about the day Bob Dylan dropped in to say hello.