The tapes were found in a the basement of a house belonging to Iris Caldwell, Rory's sister, and will now be collected into the bands first, and only album.

The rediscovered tapes were recorded at the Jive Hive club in Crosby, north of Liverpool and at Rory's house, known as Stormsville

Speaking of the newfound recordings, Spencer Leigh, author and the host of the BBC's 'Radio Merseyside' show, says:

"Even though the playing is very rough and ready, they have tremendous presence and were probably considerably better than the Beatles were in March 1960."

Born Alan Caldwell, Rory Storm was known for his charisma on stage, where he wore gold lame costumes during performances. Ringo had joined Rory's band in 1959 at the age of eightteen but left to join the Beatles in 1962.

Rory Storm and the Hurricanes continued, releasing a handful of singles, but they never made it big. Rory died in 1972 when he was 34. Speaking of her brother - who was born Alan Caldwell - Iris states:

"Rory was a performer. He wasn't, like The Beatles, a brilliant songwriter. They called him The Golden Boy and Mr Showbusiness. Rory was so far ahead of his time. He was doing glam rock then."