The Beatles Before EMI

[gryphon]

The Beginners Guide To The Beatles : The Beatles Before EMI

So your thinking, what else can there be left to talk about?
Well, the Beatles have several other parts that the beginner might be interested in investigating:
Let’s have a look:
Well before George Martin and EMI signed them up, the Beatles had already made a few records:
Let’s start at the beginning:

Liverpool 1958 Percy Philips Recording Services ( 78 Double side acetate)
In Spite Of All The Danger/ That ‘ll Be The Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuuOAA9ekbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6GIuSy_1c

Liverpool 1960 Rehearsal Tapes :
“I’ll Follow The Sun" ( Early but, near complete version )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfKX4yyX...re=related

Cavern Club Rehearsal, After Hours:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxeKGXvgf...re=related

Recordings for Polydor In Germany (Backing Tony Sheriden ( German Intro version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh9YJO5k4...re=related

Lennon on Lead “Ain’t She Sweet”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7bdWJMYr0

Jan 1 1962 Decca Auditions with Pete Best: ( This is a corrected speed posting and is quite interesting ………..Is Pete That bad ? Would Decca have made the best of them ?)
· Like Dreamers Do ( Lennon/McCartney)
· Money
· To Know Her Is To Love Her
· Memphis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoDRZ_vG1...re=related

· Til There Was You
· Sure To Fall
· Besame Mucho
· Love Of The Loved ( Lennon/McCartney)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdeyBPUiE...re=related

· Hello Little Girl ( Lennon/McCartney)
· Three Cool Cats
· September In The Rain
· Take Good Care Of My Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8R1WAZt...re=related
·

CryiCrying, Waiting , Hoping
· Shek Of Araby
· Seachin
Dick Rowe ……………”Sorry Mr Epstein guitar groups are on the way out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFT_38ktd...re=related


This set of recordings has been available in a semi legal form in Europe but as of writing appears to have been acquired by apple as four of the tracks appear on Anthology one.

Live At The Star Club Hamburg Christmas 1962
This recording has an odd history: As it was recorded after signing to EMI , they should have had first refusal of it……………..however, it appears that they did not want it. It has had a legal release at one point but court injunctions put an end to this around about the time anthology was released.
Difficult to find really good quality recordings here but, here are a few:
Interesting to note that Ringo is sitting in for Pete here
· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8unclDIymNY
· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQH7Xa4A-...re=related
[FONT=&quot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=say4YAlM3...re=related[/FONT]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

'cry for a shadow' is also a good little track from the pre-emi days, allbeit an instrumental, its also important to note that this song was the only time during the beatles career the the songwriting credits go to 'the beatles'. i could be wrong but i believe it was an attempt by the beatles to either pay homeage to, or take the piss out of 'the shadows', depending on what source you read.

[gryphon]

Cry For A Shadow is a Lennon-Harrison composition!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only instrumental with all four credits is "Flying "

[CRAZY-HORSE]

yes, sorry, 'flying' was from magical mystery tour wasnt it?