Under the management of Brian Epstein, The Rustiks began recording with DECCA on 21st July 1964 and on the 4th September their debut single 'What a memory can do,' is released. On the 20th October Brian Epstein announces 'I shall also be recording one of my own groups, The Rustiks, independently for DECCA.' The Rustiks broadcast only once for the BBC. This was a session recorded on 28th August 1964 for the Top Gear programme of September 10th. The songs recorded were 'What a memory can do,' 'What can I say,' 'Can't see you,' 'Love's made a fool of you,' 'Hello Anne,' and 'Leroy.' The NEMS list of acts was big by 1965. The music papers of the time carried Christmas greetings from Brian Epstein, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Billy J Kramer with The Dakotas, The Fourmost, Sounds Incorporated, The Moody Blues, Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Silkie, The Rustiks, Paddy, Klaus & Gibson, Michael Haslam and The Paramounts. In Brian Epstein's book about The Beatles entitled 'A Cellarful of Noise' (first published 1964 by Souvenir Press ltd, London), he mentions his signing The Rustiks to his stable of artists. Epstein writes, 'The Beatles may move more and more into films; most of the remaining artistes will endure and mature but I am anxious to build on the foundation of the beat groups and create other enterprises................ in 1964 I signed two non-Liverpool groups- The Ruskies, (an incorrect rendering by the publisher of The Rustiks), and Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers,' (Op Cit, page 130). However, by 1966 the strain of dealing with The Beatles was all that Epstein could bear and he decided to trim his 'enterprises' by sorting the wheat from the chaff. In March 1966 I remember walking over to John Lyndon's office to meet with Brian Epstein. It became a stormy meeting as accusations of ineptitude and mis-management were thrown Epstein's way by us. In return, Epstein railed on us for not producing any quality material and therefore he decided not to renew contracts with The Rustiks. The last time I saw Brian Epstein was at that meeting, surrounded by press photographers and reporters demanding to know what his future plans were for his 'empire.' On the 23rd April 1966 a half page advertisement run by NEMS Enterprises in the first issue 'Disc and Music Echo' confirmed that in addition to Tommy Quickly, Epstein has without public notice also terminated/failed to renew the management contracts of The Rustiks.' The Daily Mirror of Friday, March 4th 1966 reported that 'Pop starmaker Brian Epstein is parting company with three of his big discoveries, they are pop singers Tommy Quickly and Michael Haslam, and a beat group, The Rustiks. Their contracts with Epstein- the Beatles boss- have not been renewed. Last night from his suite in a New York hotel, Mr. Epstein told me, 'We mutually agreed to relinquish our obligations to each other. I have no other comment to make.'