The Early Tapes of The Beatles
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| The Early Tapes of The Beatles | ||
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| Compilation album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan | ||
| Released | 10 December 1984 | |
| Recorded | Hamburg, March–September 1961 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 40:17 | |
| Label | Polydor, Spectrum (reissue) | |
| Producer | Bert Kaempfert | |
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| Alternate cover | ||
Cover of 2004 reissue on the Spectrum label
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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" (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 Compton, Tony Sheridan) – 3:00
- "If You Love Me, Baby" (Charles Singleton, Waldenese Hall) – 2:56
- "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 2:40
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie (1925)) – 2:07
- "Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) – 2:35
- "Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:53
- "My Bonnie" (Traditional) – 2:43
- "Nobody's Child" (Mel Foree, Cy Coben) – 3:57
- "Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 2:02
- "Ya Ya" (Lee Dorsey, Morgan Robinson) – 5:10
- Part 1
- Part 2
- "Kansas City" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:38
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