The Beginnings Of The Beatles From Hamburg To London 1961-62

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Decca Audition, London, January 1st, 1962
2▶CD: Star Club, Hamburg, December 25th, 1962
3▶CD: Star Club, Hamburg, December 28th, 1962
4▼CD: Star Club, Hamburg, December 31st, 1962
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1My Bonnie (German Intro)
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
partial recording of:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
publisher:
Charles E. Pratt (in 1881)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)
0:36
2My Bonnie (Lies Over The Ocean)
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
publisher:
Charles E. Pratt (in 1881)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)
2:42
3The Saints (When The Saints Come Marching In)
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
3:19
4Why (Can't You Love Me Again)
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
Why? (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
writer:
Bill Crompton, Michel Petrucciani (FR | jazz) and Tony Sheridan
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp.
2:59
5Cry For A Shadow
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
recording of:
Cry for a Shadow (from 1961-06-02 until 1961-06-23)
composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd., Northern Songs and Tonika Musikverlag Horst Bussow
2:24
6Nobody's Child
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (on 1961-06-24)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1961-06-24)
cover recording of:
Nobody’s Child (on 1961-06-24)
writer:
Cy Coben (songwriter) and Mel Foree
publisher:
Delmore Music Company and Sony/ATV Milene Music
3:55
7Ain't She Sweet
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24) and Tony Sheridan (on 1961-06-24)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (on 1961-06-24)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1961-06-24)
cover recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet (on 1961-06-24)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:11
8Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby
engineer:
Karl Hinze
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1961-06-24) and Tony Sheridan (on 1961-06-24)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (on 1961-06-24)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1961-06-24)
cover recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance on Me (on 1961-06-24)
writer:
Waldense Hall and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
2:54
9Sweet Georgia Brown
producer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
piano:
Roy Young (on 1962-05-24)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (on 1962-06-07)
arranger:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1962-05-24)
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (from 1962-05-24 until 1962-06-07)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:04
10Swanee River
drums (drum set):
Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
piano:
Roy Young (on 1962-05-24)
lead vocals:
Tony Sheridan (on 1962-06-07)
recorded at:
Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany (on 1962-05-24)
cover recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (from 1962-05-24 until 1962-06-07)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
2:55
11Dream Baby
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (on 1962-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Combine Music Corp. and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1971)
1:57
12Memphis
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Memphis, Tennessee (on 1962-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:21
13Please Mr. Postman
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-07)
live cover recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (on 1962-03-07)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
2:19
14Ask Me Why
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-06-11)
live recording of:
Ask Me Why (on 1962-06-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1962-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Polygram Music and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
2:24
15Besame Mucho
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-06-11)
live cover recording of:
Bésame mucho (English lyric version by Sunny Skylar) (on 1962-06-11)
composer:
Consuelo Velázquez
translator:
Sunny Skylar
publisher:
Latin American Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Promotora Hispano Americana De Musica S.A.
translated version of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
2:34
16A Picture Of You
recorded at:
Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-06-11)
live recording of:
A Picture of You (on 1962-06-11)
composer:
Johnny Beveridge and Peter Oakman
2:33
17I Saw Her Standing There
recorded at:
Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1962)
recording of:
I Saw Her Standing There (in 1962)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-02)
publisher:
George Pincus & Sons Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Gil Music Corporation (in 1963)
3:13
18The One After 909
recorded at:
Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1962)
recording of:
One After 909 (in 1962)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1957) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1957)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:15
19The One After 909
recorded at:
Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1962)
recording of:
One After 909 (in 1962)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1957) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1957)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:18
20Catswalk
recorded at:
Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1962)
recording of:
Cat Call (in 1962)
composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
1:24
21Catswalk
recorded at:
Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1962)
recording of:
Cat Call (in 1962)
composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
1:25