"In Spite of All the Danger" by McCartney–Harrison was the first song recorded by The Quarrymen, then consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John Lowe, and drummer Colin Hanton.
Around July 1958, The Quarrymen paid for a recording session at Percy Phillips' home in Kensington, Liverpool, recording a cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day" and "In Spite of All the Danger".
Lennon, McCartney and Harrison all played guitar, John "Duff" Lowe the piano and Colin Hanton the drums.
Recording was achieved with a single microphone suspended from the ceiling, no volume balancing possible. Curtains and carpets were put in the downstairs living room to dampen the noise of traffic from the street outside.