In The Beginning (Circa 1960)
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| In The Beginning (Circa 1960) | ||
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| Studio album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan | ||
| Released | May 4, 1970 | |
| Recorded | Hamburg March-September 1961 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | ? | |
| Label | Polydor 24-4504 |
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| Producer(s) | Bert Kaempfert | |
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| The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan chronology | ||
| Ain't She Sweet (1964) |
In The Beginning (circa 1960) (1970) |
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In The Beginning (Circa 1960) is the first consolidated American packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers (also known as The Beatles) called "My Bonnie". It was recorded at Hamburg in 1961. This album was originally released as The Beatles' First in Germany in 1964 and in the United Kingdom in 1967. Previous American releases of this material in LP form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records. Polydor Records established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles' history. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. All subsequent releases of Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers material are simply repackages of the same tracks. This album is available in a slightly altered CD by Polydor without the inaccurate '(Circa 1960)' subtitle and with both parts of "Ya Ya". Only part one of that track was released on this LP.
[edit] Track listing
All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated:
[edit] Side one
- Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen) – 2:10 (vocal: John Lennon)
- Cry for a Shadow (George Harrison/John Lennon) – 2:22 (instrumental)
- Let's Dance (Lee) – 2:32 (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers)
- My Bonnie (traditional) – 2:06
- Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby (Hall/Singleton) – 2:52
- What'd I Say (Ray Charles) – 2:37 (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers)
[edit] Side two
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:03
- When the Saints Go Marching In (traditional) – 3:19
- Ruby Baby (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:48 (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers)
- Why (Compton/Sheridan) – 2:55
- Nobody's Child (Traditional) – 3:52
- Ya Ya (Dorsey/Robinson) – 2:48 (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers)
