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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
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Love Me Do (Single - Parlophone R4949) 5 October 1962

Love Me Do
1962



  1. Love  Me Do (Version 1) (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) Ringo, Drums
  2. P.S. I Love You  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
 Highest U.K. Chart Position = 17 (1962) 4 (1982 Re-Issue)


1976 Green Label Re-Issue
(All The Beatles Singles Were Re-Issued With Identical Green & Black Sleeves  in 1976)

1982 Re-Issue (7' & 12')
* From 1982 To 1990 All The Beatles Singles Were  Re-Issued With  New Sleeves,
(The Singles Were Simultaneously Released On Picture Disc With Corresponding Artwork)
* In 1992 The Singles Were Re-Issued In CD Format Using Identical Sleeves To The 80s Releases


1982 Picture Disc
(All Singles Were Re-Issued In Picture  Disc Formats )

Love Me Do 
1962

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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, 1962 (The Beatles) 2 May 1977 (LN 1)

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, 1962
(UK, 1977)
  1. Introduction/"I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 0:34/2:22
  2. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 2:15
  3. "Hippy Hippy Shake" (Chan Romero) – 1:42
  4. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Berry) – 2:45
  5. "Lend Me Your Comb" (Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Ben Weisman) – 1:44
  6. "Your Feet's Too Big" (Ada Benson, Fred Fisher) – 2:18
  7. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:03
  8. "Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) – 2:06
  9. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) – 1:45
  10. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 2:36
  11. "Reminiscing" (King Curtis) – 1:41
  12. "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Richard Penniman) – 2:09
  13. "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" (Eddie Fontaine, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert, John Gluck) – 1:15
  14. "To Know Her Is to Love Her" (Phil Spector) – 3:02
  15. "Little Queenie" (Berry) – 3:51
  16. "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" (Frederick Hollander, Sammy Lerner) – 1:57
  17. "Ask Me Why" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:26
  18. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis) – 2:29 Guest lead vocal by Fred Fascher, Star-Club waiter
  19. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:10 Guest lead vocal by Horst Fascher, Star-Club manager
  20. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) – 2:00
  21. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) - 2:25
  22. "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) – 2:35
  23. "I'm Talking About You" (Berry) – 1:48
  24. "Shimmy Like Kate" (Armand Piron, Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith) – 2:17
  25. "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Penniman) – 1:45
  26. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 1:54
  27. Introduction/"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) – 3:04 US
  28. "Where Have You Been All My Life?" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 1:55 US
  29. "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) – 1:59 US
  30. "Sheila" (Tommy Roe) – 1:56 US
Hated by many, this amazing album may be of dubious quality, and the original tapes had a very chequered history, but this release is a fascinating study of The Beatles as performers before Brian Epstein filed off the edges.The recording were made in late December 1962, and featured Ringo Starr on drums. In 1981 Audiofidelity Enterprises remastered the songs and released them on the album 'The Beatles Historic Sessions'. The first CD release was in 1999 using the remastered tapes and reverting back to the original title. For more information see...The Star Club Tapes


Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
(Re-Issue 1999)


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The Complete Silver Beatles (The Beatles) 10 September 1982 (Audiofidelity Enterpises Records, AEFLP 1047)

The Complete Silver Beatles
(UK 1982)


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


Although barely noticed at the time, this album was a historical landmark, due to it being the first official release of 12 of the 15 songs from The DECCA Audition (1st January 1962) The missing 3 songs (all written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney) were not released until 1995 & 2013.

 Click here to see the full DECCA playlist


*   First CD Release, on 'Anthology 1' (1995)
** First CD Release, on 'I Saw Her Standing There' (2013)
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Anthology 1 (The Beatles) 21 November 1995 (Apple PCSP 727)

Anthology 1
(UK 1995)
Listen to 'Anthology' on YouTube


  1. "Free as a Bird" (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starkey) 
  2. "We were four guys ... that's all" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) 
  3. "That'll Be the Day" [Mono] (Allison, Holly, Petty) 12 July 1958
  4. "In Spite of All the Danger" [Mono] (McCartney, Harrison)  ** 12 July 1958
  5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn) 
  6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" [Mono] (Charles) 1960
  7. "You'll Be Mine" [Mono] ** 1960
  8. "Cayenne" [Mono] (McCartney) **  1960
  9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (McCartney speaking to Malcolm Threadgill)
  10. "My Bonnie" (trad. arranged by Tony Sheridan) 22 June 1961
  11. "Ain't She Sweet" (Ager, Yellen) 22 June 1961
  12. "Cry for a Shadow" (Lennon, Harrison 22 June 1961
  13. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (Lennon speaking to David Wigg) 
  14. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise)
  15. "Searchin'" [Mono] (Leiber, Stoller)   Decca Audition - 1 January 1962
  16. "Three Cool Cats" [Mono] (Leiber, Stoller)   Decca Audition - 1 January 1962
  17. "The Sheik of Araby" [Mono] (Smith, Wheeler, Snyder)   Decca Audition - 1 January 1962
  18. "Like Dreamers Do"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) ** [Mono]  Decca Audition - 1 January 1962
  19. "Hello Little Girl"  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) ** [Mono]  Decca Audition - 1 January 1962
  20. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise)
  21. "Bésame Mucho" [Mono] (Velázquez, Skylar) EMI Studios, London, 6 June 1962  (2nd Version)
  22. "Love Me Do" [Mono]  EMI Studios, London, 6 June 1962
  23. "How Do You Do It" [Mono] (Murray) EMI Studios, London, 4 September 1962
  24. "Please Please Me" [Mono] EMI Studios, London, 11 September 1962
  25. "One After 909" (Sequence) [Mono]  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) **  5 March 1963
  26. "One After 909" (Complete) [Mono]  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) **  5 March 1963
  27. "Lend Me Your Comb" [Mono] (Twomey, Wise, Weisman)  BBC, London, 2 July 1963
  28. "I'll Get You" [Mono] 
  29. "We were performers ... in Britain" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) 
  30. "I Saw Her Standing There" [Mono]  Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963
  31. "From Me to You" [Mono] Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963
  32. "Money (That's What I Want)" [Mono] (Gordy, Bradford) Stockholm, Sweden, 24.10.1963
  33. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" [Mono] (Robinson) Stockholm, Sweden, 24.10.1963
  34. "Roll Over Beethoven" [Mono] (Berry) Stockholm, Sweden, 24.10.1963
  35. "She Loves You" [Mono] R.V.P, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4 November 1963
  36. "Till There Was You" [Mono] (Willson) Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4 November 1963
  37. "Twist and Shout" [Mono] (Russell, Medley) Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4.11.1963
  38. "This Boy" [Mono] The Morecambe and Wise Show, 2 December 1963
  39. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" [Mono] The Morecambe and Wise Show, 2 December 1963
  40. "Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles) 
  41. "Moonlight Bay" [Mono] (Madden, Wenrich) The Morecambe and Wise Show, 2.12.1963
  42. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2) Recorded at Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris, 29 January 1964
  43. "All My Loving" [Mono]  Recorded live at CBS ,for The Ed Sullivan Show 9 February 1964, 
  44. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6) EMI Studios, London, 25 February 1964
  45. "And I Love Her" (Take 2) EMI Studios, London, 25 February 1964
  46. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1) EMI Studios, London, 16 April 1964
  47. "I Wanna Be Your Man"  Around The Beatles, 19.4.1964
  48. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Penniman, Blackwell) Around The Beatles, 19.4.1964
  49. "Boys" (Dixon, Farrell) Around The Beatles, 19.4.1964
  50. "Shout" (Isley-Isley-Isley) Around The Beatles, 19.4.1964
  51. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2) 1.6.1964
  52. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3) 1.6.1964
  53. "You Know What to Do" (Demo) (Harrison) **
  54. "No Reply" (Demo) 
  55. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Johnson)
  56. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (John, Turner, McDougal) EMI Studios, London, 14.8.1964
  57. "No Reply" (Take 2) 
  58. "Eight Days a Week" (Sequence)
  59. "Eight Days a Week" (Complete) 
  60. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2) (Leiber, Stoller/Penniman) 
Key
Pink      - Audio / Interview
White    - Previously unreleased
**          -  Previously unreleased Lennon-McCartney or Harrison track
Orange - Previously released in a different version
Italics   - Live Recording
Yellow - Previously released

* All Songs written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney unless stated.
None of these tracks have previously been released, however most have been released in their completed form or a different take, so the only songs I have left (in white) are songs that have never been released in any form previously.Although this series was a historical goldmine, it still comes across as very messy, and would have made a much better single album. (It later was released as 'Anthology Highlights'.
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I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) CBR -RMMCD/101 (21 April 2013)

I Saw Her Standing There
(UK 2013)

  1. "My Bonnie"   (Trad arr.Tony Sheridan)  2:41
  2. "Skinny Minnie"   (Bill Haley-Milt Gabler-Rust Keefer-Catherine Cafra) 3:07
  3. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"   (Dave "Curlee" Williams-James Faye "Roy" Hall) 2:10
  4. "I Know Baby"   (Tony Sheridan) 2:57
  5. "You Are My Sunshine"   (Jimmie Davis-Charles Mitchell) 2:27
  6. "Ready Teddy"   (John Marascalco-Robert Blackwell) 2:01
  7. "The Saints"   (Traditional) 3:19
  8. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"   (Ray Charles) 2:09
  9. "Let's Twist Again"   (Kal Mann-Dave Appell) 2:40
  10. "Sweet Georgia Brown"   (Ben Bernie-Maceo Pinkard-Kenneth Casey) 2:28
  11. "Swanee River"   (Stephen Foster) 2:54
  12. "Top Ten Twist"   (Homsen, Ad Bones-Tony Sheridan-Tobby Lueth) 2:53
  13. "My Bonnie (German intro)"   (Traditional) 2:42
  14. "Ich Lieb' Dich So"   (Doc Pomus-Phil Spector-Tobby Lueth) 2:45
  15. "Der Kiss-Me Song"   (Warren-Schwabach-Wallnau) 2:33
  16. "Madison Kid"   (C. Thomas) 2:47
  17. "Let's Dance"   (Tony Sheridan-Jim Lee) 2:34
  18. "Ya-Ya (Parts 1 & 2)"   (Lee Dorsey-Clarence Lewis-Morgan Robinson-Morris Levy) 5:11
  19. "Sweet Georgia Brown (New lyrics)"   (Ben Bernie-Maceo Pinkard-Kenneth Casey) 2:05
  20. "Cry for a Shadow"   (George Harrison-John Lennon) 2:24
  21. "Why"   (Tony Sheridan-Bill Crompton) 3:01 (Tracks 1-21 with Tony Sheridan)
  22. "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"   (Cindy Walker) 2:01 'Teenagers Turn', 7.3.1962
  23. "Memphis, Tennessee"  (Chuck Berry) 2:25  'Teenagers Turn', 7.3.1962
  24. "Please Mister Postman"   (Dobbins-Garrett-Gorman-Holland-Bateman) 2:21  'Teenagers Turn', 7.3.1962
  25. "Ask Me Why"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 2:26   'Here We Go', 11.6.1962
  26. "Besame Mucho"   (Consuelo Velazquez-Sunny Skylar) 2:42  'Here We Go', 11.6.1962
  27. "A Picture of You"   (Johnny Beveridge-Pete Oakman) 2:38  'Here We Go', 11.6.1962
  28. "What'd I Say"  1:31 Cavern Club Summer 1962
  29. "Money (That's What I Want)"   (Berry Gordy Jr.-Janie Bradford) 2:18 The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  30. "Till There Was You"   (Meredith Willson) 2:52 The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  31. "To Know Her Is To Love Her"   (Phil Spector) 2:30  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  32. "Take Good Care of My Baby"   (Gerry Goffin-Carole King) 2:21  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  33. "Memphis, Tennessee"   (Chuck Berry) 2:15  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  34. "Sure to Fall (in Love with You)"   (Carl Perkins-Quinton Claunch-William Cantrell) 1:58  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  35. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"   (Buddy Holly) 1:57  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  36. "Love of the Loved"  (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) ** 1:47  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  37. "September in the Rain"   (Al Dubin-Harry Warren) 1:51  The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  38. "Besame Mucho"   (Consuelo Velazquez-Sunny Skylar) 2:32 The Decca Audition 1.1.1962
  39. "Some Other Guy"   (Leiber-Stoller-Barrett)  2:02  (Cavern Club, 22 August 1962)
  40. "Some Other Guy"   (Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller-Richie Barrett)  2:16  (Cavern Club 5.9.1962)
  41. "Kansas City"   (Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller) 0:59  (Cavern Club 5.9.1962)
  42. "Radio Interview"   – 7:18  (The Beatles First Radio Interview, 27 October 1962)
  43. "I Saw Her Standing There"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 3:10 Cavern Club, October 1962 
  44. "One After 909"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 3:13  Cavern Club, October 1962  
  45. "One After 909 (Alternate version)"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 3:19  Cavern Club, October 1962
  46. "Catswalk"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) ** 1:24  Cavern Club, October 1962
  47. "Catswalk (Alternate version)"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) ** 1:25  Cavern Club, October 1962
  48. "Love Me Do (Original version)"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 2:22
  49. "P.S. I Love You"   (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) 2:02 (Tracks 48-49 Recorded 4.9.1962 (Ringo Starr, Drums)
Key
**          - Previously unreleased  Lennon - McCartney track
Pink      - Audio / Interview
White    - Previously unreleased
Orange - Previously released in a different version
Italics   - Live Recording
Yellow - Previously released
Light Green     - Gene Vincent on lead Vocals
Blue    - Tony Sheridan on lead vocals

This album is a collection of non EMI tracks from 1961-1962, It states on the sleeve notes that 29 of the 49 tracks are previously unreleased, however, discarding the Tony Sheridan, tracks, there are 18 tracks of original interest. 
The Beatles 1962 output was now 50 years old and therefore, in the public domain, so this explains the dubious quality of the recordings.
Featured on this album "Love of The Loved" was the last unreleased  Lennon & McCartney track from The DECCA audition. The album is a historically important one, although most of CD 1 consists of Tony Sheridan tracks, CD 2 includes many previously unreleased gems.
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Tony Sheridan / DECCA Audition / Star Club - Variations

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