The Beatles' First

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The Beatles' First
The Beatles' First cover
UK album sleeve, Polydor 236-201
Compilation album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan
Released April 1964 (Germany)[1]
4 August 1967 (UK)
Recorded Hamburg March–September 1961
Genre Rock and roll
Length ?
Label Polydor
LPHM46432/
SPLHM237632 (Germany)
236-201 (UK)
Producer Bert Kaempfert
Professional reviews
Alternate cover
Cover of deluxe edition
Cover of deluxe edition

The Beatles' First is the first British packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers (a.k.a. The Beatles) called My Bonnie. It was recorded at Hamburg in 1961.

Contents

[edit] Releases

[edit] Original LP

The Beatles' First was released in 1964 by German Polydor and was available in the UK as an import. In 1967, Polydor officially released the album in the UK, but with a different sleeve.

In the US, the album was released under the title In the Beginning (Circa 1960) in 1970 (Polydor 24-4504).

All subsequent releases of the Tony Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers recordings are repackages of the same tracks.

[edit] Deluxe edition

This title is available in an expanded double CD set with bonus tracks which was issued by Universal Music on 12 June 2004. The main tracks are in stereo on the first CD and in mono on the second CD.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original LP

All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Ain't She Sweet" (Ager/Yellen) (vocal: John Lennon) – 2:10
  2. "Cry for a Shadow" (George Harrison/John Lennon) (instrumental) – 2:22
  3. "Let's Dance" (Lee) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:32
  4. "My Bonnie" (traditional) – 2:06
  5. "Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby" (Hall/Singleton) – 2:52
  6. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:37

[edit] Side two

  1. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:03
  2. "The Saints" (traditional) – 3:19
  3. "Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:48
  4. "Why" (Compton/Sheridan) – 2:55
  5. "Nobody's Child" (traditional) – 3:52
  6. "Ya Ya" (Dorsey/Robinson) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:48

[edit] Deluxe edition

[edit] Disc one

All tracks in stereo.

  1. "Ain't She Sweet"
  2. "Cry for a Shadow"
  3. "Let's Dance"
  4. "My Bonnie"
  5. "Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby"
  6. "What'd I Say"
  7. "Sweet Georgia Brown"
  8. "The Saints"
  9. "Ruby Baby"
  10. "Why"
  11. "Nobody's Child"
  12. "Ya Ya"
  13. "My Bonnie" (English intro)
  14. "My Bonnie" (German intro)

[edit] Disc two

All tracks in mono.

  1. "Ain't She Sweet"
  2. "Cry for a Shadow"
  3. "Let's Dance"
  4. "My Bonnie"
  5. "Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby"
  6. "What'd I Say"
  7. "Sweet Georgia Brown"
  8. "The Saints"
  9. "Ruby Baby"
  10. "Why"
  11. "Nobody's Child"
  12. "Ya Ya"
  13. "My Bonnie" (English intro)
  14. "My Bonnie" (German intro)
  15. "Let's Twist Again" (performed by Tony Sheridan)
  16. "Top Ten Twist" (performed by Tony Sheridan)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://tonysheridan.com/html/lp.html
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The Beatles' compilations
Bert Kaempfert recordings
(Polydor/Bear Family)
My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany, 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany, 1964 / UK, 1967) • In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001)
1962–1970 (Parlophone/
Apple/Capitol)
Hits: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • 1 (2000)

Themes: Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982)
Non-album tracks: Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (US, 1980) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)
Alternate versions: Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • Let It Be… Naked (2003)
Other: The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then to You (UK) (1970) • Love (2006)

Unreleased: Sessions (due date 1985)
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Capitol/Lingasong)
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