The Early Tapes of The Beatles
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| Compilation album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan | ||
| Released | December 10, 1984 | |
| Recorded | Hamburg, March-September 1961 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 40:17 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Producer(s) | Bert Kaempfert | |
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The Early Tapes of The Beatles is the first digital repackaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers (a.k.a. The Beatles) called "My Bonnie". The original repackage was first issued in Germany in 1964 and titled The Beatles' First. It was recorded at Hamburg in 1961. This repackage was released in 1984. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. This album was reissued with a different design in 2004 on Universal Music's Spectrum label.
[edit] Track listing
All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated:
- Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen) – 2:15 (vocal: John Lennon)
- Cry for a Shadow (George Harrison/John Lennon) – 2:25 (instrumental)
- When the Saints Go Marching In (Traditional) – 3:21
- Why (Compton/Sheridan) – 3:00
- If You Love Me, Baby (Hall/Singleton) – 2:56
- What'd I Say (Ray Charles) – 2:40
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:07
- Let's Dance (Lee) – 2:35
- Ruby Baby (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:53
- My Bonnie (Pratt) – 2:43
- Nobody's Child (Foree/Coben) – 3:57
- Ready Teddy (Blackwell/Marascalco) – 2:02
- Ya Ya (Dorsey/Robinson/Lewis) – 5:10
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Kansas City (Leiber and Stoller) – 2:38
