 He was paid a one-off freelance fee of £20 to compile the Beatles' initial press kit.When Epstein promised to double his Decca salary, Barrow left the record company to join Epstein's new artists' management company, NEMS Enterprises, on a full-time basis in May 1963.Barrow opened Epstein's first London office and as head of the Press and Public Relations Division, began to promote the careers of not only the Beatles but also Epstein's other artists, from Cilla Black to Gerry & The Pacemakers, from Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas to The Fourmost.