The DECCA Audition (January 1 1962)

The DECCA Audition
(UK, 1962)

1. "Like Dreamers Do" (John Lennon–Paul McCartney) *
2. "Money (Thats What I Want)" (Gordy-Bradford) **
3. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) **
4. "The Sheik Of Araby" (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) *
5. "To Know Her Is To Love Her" (Phil Spector) **
6. "Take Good Care Of My Baby" (King-Goffin) **
7. "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) **
8. "Sure To Fall (In Love With You" (Cantrell-Claunch-Perkins) **
9. "Hello Little Girl" (John Lennon–Paul McCartney) *
10. "Three Cool Cats" (Leiber-Stoller) *
11. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Buddy Holly) **
12. "Love Of The Loved" (John Lennon–Paul McCartney) **
13. "September In The Rain" (Warren-Dubin) **
14. "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velasquez) **
15. "Searchin'" (Leiber-Stoller) *

*   Released on 'Anthology 1' (1995)

** Released on 'I Saw Her Standing There' (2013)

* The 15 songs recorded at the DECCA audition were never officially released as a set, except for bootleg copies. The 12 non Lennon-McCartney songs were first released on the 1982 album 'The Complete Silver Beatles' and this was followed by a number of differently titled budget albums between 1982 to 1985. These records were all deleted by the mid 1980's. 
The CD debut of 5 of the DECCA songs came with the release of  'Anthology 1'  in 1995. This included 2 of the Lennon-McCartney songs. The CD release of the remaining 10 songs came with the 2013 album, 'I Saw Her Standing There'.  
The DECCA audition ( January 1st 1962) was a failure, but the event is historically important for producing the first quality recordings by the group. It is also remembered for featuring Pete Best on drums.  For more information about the events click on The DECCA Audition (January 1 1962)


Review 
Rating  =  ***
Best Songs  =   Besame Mucho, Searchin', The Sheik of Araby, Hello Little Girl
Worst Song  =  Crying, Waiting, Hoping
Best Ballad =  Love of The Loved
Best Rock Track  =  Money
The Single That Never Was!  =  Besame Mucho