Description
Tony Sheridan & The Beatles: Beatles Bop & Hamburg Days (Deluxe 2-CD)
2-CD (Deluxe edition) with 100-page booklet
english language, including worldwide discography
38 tracks, playing time 94:46 minutes.
RE-RELEASE
Tony Sheridan, a singer-guitarist from Norwich, England, was first among equals (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and drummer Pete Best). He and the group had withstood the rigors of playing up to eight hours per night in Hamburg joints. As John later said, “I grew up in Hamburg, not Liverpool.”
Legendary producer Bert Kaempfert recorded the now-famous songs, and they were
released on Polydor. They were the earliest commercial recordings by the Beatles, and for four decades the original vinyl releases have been very highly sought-after. Since the dawn of the CD era, the Polydor recordings have been available, but mostly as uninspired 8-song discs with a single piece of colored paper pretending to be a booklet. No one ever seemed to care about the different versions, and wealth of mixes and variations that existed in several archives around the world.
Following up on an idea by the Hamburg journalist and author Bernd Matheja (‘1000 Nadelstiche’) and in cooperation with Swedish Beatles specialist Hans Olof Gottfridsson (‘The Beatles – From Cavern To Star-Club’) Bear Family proudly presents all available recordings of Tony Sheridan & The Beatles / Beat Brothers. An incredible 38 (!!!) versions from the so-called ‘Polydor Years’, all lovingly restored from tapes that -in some cases- were considered non-existent or lost. Finally, collectors get stereo and mono, partly overdubbed versions, takes with different lyrics and much more!
Tracklisting CD #1:
01 My Bonnie (german intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
02 My Bonnie (english intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
03 My Bonnie (without intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
04 The Saints -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
05 Cry For A Shadow -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
06 Why (Can’t You Love Me Again) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
07 Nobody’s Child -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
08 Ain’t She Sweet – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
09 If You Love Me, Baby/Take Out Some Insurance- Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
10 On Me – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
11 Sweet Georgia Brown – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
12 Sweet Georgia Brown (new lyrics)- Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
13 Sweet Georgia Brown (US vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
14 If You Love Me, Baby/Take Out Insurance On -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
15 Me (US vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
16 Ain’t She Sweet (US vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
17 Nobody’s Child (US vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
18 Cry For A Shadow (medley vers. 2) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
19 Swanee River (with intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
20 Swanee River (without intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
Tracklisting CD #2:
01 My Bonnie (German intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
02 My Bonnie (engl. intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
03 My Bonnie (without intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
04 The Saints -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
05 Cry Fro A Shadow -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
06 Why (Can’t You Love Me Again) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
07 Nobody’s Child -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
08 Ain’t She Sweet -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
09 If You Love Me, Baby/Take Out Some Insurance -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
10 Me (US vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
11 Sweet Georgia Brown – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
12 Sweet Georgia Brown (new lyrics) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
13 My Bonnie (medley vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
14 The Saints (medley vers.) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
15 Cry For A Shadow (medley vers. 1) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
16 Cry For A Shadow (medley vers. 2) – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
17 Swanee River (with intro) -Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
18 Swanee River (without intro) – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles
GENRE: Beat/Folk/Rock
BARCODE: 4000127165831
