The Early Tapes of the Beatles
The Early Tapes of The Beatles | ||||
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Compilation album by the Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan | ||||
Released | 10 December 1984 | |||
Recorded | March–September 1961, Hamburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 40:17 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Bert Kaempfert | |||
The Beatles and Tony Sheridan chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Cover of 2004 reissue on the Spectrum label | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Early Tapes of The Beatles is the first digital repackaging of The Beatles' First !, the 1964 German compilation album of Tony Sheridan and The Beatles recordings. The songs were recorded in Hamburg between 1961 and 1963. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. Only tracks 1-5, 7, 10, and 11 actually feature the Beatles, with John Lennon singing lead on "Ain't She Sweet" and featuring "Cry for a Shadow", an instrumental written and performed by the British group alone. The other songs are performed by Sheridan and other musicians, identified as "The Beat Brothers".[2] This CD, which was released in 1984, includes two additional tracks and an extended version of "Ya Ya" and was reissued in 2004 with a different design on Universal Music's Spectrum label.
The song "Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby" was originally mistitled "If You Love Me, Baby" on all versions until 1970, when in the US, its proper title was used. This CD reverted to the unofficial title. [citation needed]
Track listing
All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated.
- "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) (vocal: John Lennon) – 2:15
- "Cry for a Shadow" (George Harrison, John Lennon) (instrumental) – 2:25
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional) – 3:21
- "Why" (Bill Crompton, Tony Sheridan) – 3:00
- "If You Love Me, Baby" (Charles Singleton, Waldenese Hall) – 2:56
- "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:40
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie) – 2:07
- "Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:35
- "Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:53
- "My Bonnie" (traditional) – 2:43
- "Nobody's Child" (Mel Foree, Cy Coben) – 3:57
- "Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:02
- "Ya Ya" (Parts 1 & 2) (Lee Dorsey, Morgan Robinson) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 5:10
- "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:38
References
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recordings with
Tony Sheridan
- My Bonnie (GER, 1962)
- The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests (1964)
- Ain't She Sweet (1964)
- The Beatles' First (GER, 1964 / UK, 1967)
- Very Together (1969)
- In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970)
- The Early Tapes of the Beatles (1984)
- Greatest Hits Volume 1 (AUS, 1966)
- A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966)
- Greatest Hits Volume 2 (AUS, 1967)
- The Essential Beatles (AUS, 1972)
- 1962–1966 (Red Album) (1973)
- 1967–1970 (Blue Album) (1973)
- 20 Greatest Hits (1982)
- The Number Ones (AUS, 1983)
- 1 (2000)
- Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976)
- Love Songs (1977)
- The Beatles Ballads (1980)
- Reel Music (1982)
- Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
- Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979)
- Por Siempre Beatles (ARG, 1971)
- Rarities (UK, 1978)
- Rarities (US, 1980)
- Past Masters (1988)
- Mono Masters (2009)
- Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)
- Let It Be... Naked (2003)
- Sessions (unreleased)
- Anthology 1 (1995)
- Anthology 2 (1996)
- Anthology 3 (1996)
- The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
- Jolly What! / The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage (US, 1964)
- The Beatles in Italy (ITA, 1965)
- The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then to You (UK) (1970)
- The Beatles Tapes from the David Wigg Interviews (1976)
- Only The Beatles... (UK, 1986, withdrawn)
- Love (2006)
- 4: John Paul George Ringo (2014 EP)
Unofficial |
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- The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (UK, 1976)
- The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979)
- The Beatles Box (1980)
- The Beatles EP Collection (1981)
- The Beatles: The Collection (1982)
- The Beatles Mono Collection (1982)
- The Beatles Box Set (1988)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)
- The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) (2009)
- The Beatles in Mono (2009)
- The U.S. Albums (2014)
- The Japan Box (2014)
- The Christmas Records (2017)
- The Singles Collection (2019)
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