The Beatles

Early Tapes

The Beatles - Early Tapes

01/06/2004 | Polygram Uk 

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All Music Guide Review

The Beatles were recorded in Hamburg in 1961 backing up British singer Tony Sheridan on a series of fairly generic tracks that would never have seen the light of day had the Beatles not exploded onto the world's pop stage a year and a half later. Then, of course, these recordings were issued in countless packages, a process that still continues nearly a half century later. The Beatles are featured alone on two tracks, "Ain't She Sweet," with a John Lennon vocal that hints at things to come, and an intriguing instrumental, "Cry for a Shadow," written by Lennon and George Harrison. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Early Tapes Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Ain't She Sweet
  • 2:15

  • 2
  • Cry for a Shadow
  • 2:25

  • 3
  • When the Saints Go Marching In
  • 3:21

  • 4
  • Why
  • 3:00

  • 5
  • If You Love Me, Baby
  • 2:56

  • 6
  • What'd I Say
  • 2:40

  • 7
  • Sweet Georgia Brown
  • 2:07

  • 8
  • Let's Dance
  • 2:35

  • 9
  • Ruby Baby
  • 2:53

  • 10
  • My Bonnie
  • 2:43

  • 11
  • Nobody's Child
  • 3:57

  • 12
  • Ready Teddy
  • 2:02

  • 13
  • Ya Ya, Pts. 1-2
  • 5:10

  • 14
  • Kansas City
  • 2:38

  • Credits of Early Tapes



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