Question: "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was first recorded by a beat group managed by who?
Context: Ferry Cross the Mersey is the soundtrack for the film of the same title.  It features music by Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Fourmost, Cilla Black and the George Martin Orchestra. Astrofaes is a Ukrainian black metal band from the town of Kharkiv, first coming into being in 1996 as a project between Thurios (Drudkh, Hate Forest, Blood of Kingu) and Khorus (Khors).  The band managed a very productive first year, releasing the demo "Ad Infinitum", the live album "The Attraction: Heavens and Earth" and a second demo also titled "The Attraction: Heavens and Earth" by autumn of 1997.  Despite trouble maintaining a record label, the group managed to continue its productivity; by 2005 "Those Whose Past Is Immortal" marked their eighth release.  Astrofaes have employed Saturious and Munruthel, both involved in Lucifugum (as session musicians on some early albums) and Nokturnal Mortum, for keyboards and drums, respectively. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (sometimes written Ferry 'Cross the Mersey) is a song written by Gerry Marsden.  It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States.  It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the UK.  The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album.  In the mid-1990s a musical theatre production also titled "Ferry Cross the Mersey" related Gerry Marsden's Merseybeat days; it premiered in Liverpool and played in the UK, Australia, and Canada. Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English beat group prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene.  In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and were recorded by George Martin. Ferry Cross the Mersey is a 1965 musical film featuring Gerry and the Pacemakers. "Yes I Will", also known as "I'll Be True to You", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman.  The song was first recorded in 1964 by British Beat group The Hollies who released it as a single in January 1965 where it peaked at number 9 in the United Kingdom.  Two versions of this song were released by the Hollies.  An alternate take with prominent acoustic guitars and a different intro was included on the band's 1968 Greatest Hits album in the UK since the original single version was only available as a mono mix, and EMI wanted all tracks in stereo, for which only the alternate take existed.  This is often described as an "erroneous" version because it does not reflect what was heard on the single.  Other examples of this practice include Stay from 1963 in which the famous guitar solo in the middle-eight was recorded live as the mono mix was being made, meaning the stereo version has a different solo, the one that was previously recorded on the multi-(4) track studio tape.  A version of the song titled "I'll Be True to You" was recorded by The Monkees and included on their 1966 self-titled debut album.  Australia's Twilights also recorded a version on their eponymous 1966 album. Is It Love?  is Cilla Black's 1965 first US album (Capitol (S)T 2308).  Originally the ballad, "Is It Love? ," written by her future husband and manager, Bobby Willis, was recorded for the Ferry Cross the Mersey LP and film of the same name.  Instead "Is It Love?"  became the title track of her first and only album for Capitol Records. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is a song written and originally performed by British beat group Gerry and the Pacemakers.  The songwriting is credited to Gerry Marsden and the other band members, Freddie Marsden, Les Chadwick and Les Maguire.  It was first recorded by Louise Cordet, and then recorded by the group themselves in early 1964. From Keflavík, With Love is a retrospective anthology issued in 2001 by Big Beat Records consisting of twenty songs by Thor's Hammer (Hljómar), a 1960s garage rock and beat group from Iceland who were one of the best-known Icelandic groups during the era.  Though they worked with different producers on various labels, Thor's Hammer sound is best-typified by the tough, aggressive fuzz-drenched rockers they recorded in London for Parlophone Records in 1966, such as "I Don't Care," "My Life," "Better Days," and "The Big Beat Country Dance", and "If You Knew".  While the lyrics to most of their songs were sung in English, several tracks were recorded in their native Icelandic, such as "Fyrsti Kossinn", "Ef Hún Er Nálægt Mér", and "Ertu Med", which was covered by the Savages on their "Live 'n Wild" album.  Some of the tracks from Thor's Hammer's final period in the late 1960s, such as "Stay", show the group stretching their sound stylistically, augmenting certain arrangements with keyboards and horns.  At his time, Thor's Hammer moved into a more eclectic direction, but they broke up in 1969, with several of their members going on to join the progressive rock group, Trubrot. 200 Po Vstrechnoy (Cyrillic: 200 По Встречной; translation: "200 [km/h] Against the Traffic") is the debut studio and Russian language album by t.A.T.u. It was released by Nerformat Records and Universal Music Russia on 21 May 2001 in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland, and was re-released by Universal Music Russia worldwide on 23 June 2003.  A re-released version featured new tracks and a new artwork, which was released on 15 February 2002.  Created by manager and producer Ivan Shapovalov after the success of members Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina in the band Neposedy, the group managed to sign a deal with Universal Music Russia to produce their first album.  It was recorded between 1999 and 2000, and was produced and co-composed by Shapovalov.
Answer: Brian Epstein