Mike Smith was an executive charge of finding new talent for Decca Records in London。 In 1961 he went to Liverpool to see The Beatles perform。 Thinking the band had talent。 Smith asked them to audition Decca Studios in London a couple of weeks later。 The excited roup went to London, and endured an intense two- hour audition。 However they were rejected。 Dick- Rowe, another executive at Decca Records, told The ne Beatles's manager: " We don't like your boys' sound。 Groups are out; four- piece groups-with guitars particularly are finished" He couldn't have known how wrong he must have regretted that mistake for many, many years tas The group Amally signed with another record label, sold millions of records, and became one of the most popular bands in music history