The Early Tapes of the Beatles

The Early Tapes of The Beatles

Compilation album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan

Released

10 December 1984

Recorded

March–September 1961, Hamburg, Germany

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

40:17

Language

The Beatles and Tony Sheridan chronology

In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
(1970)

The Early Tapes of The Beatles'
(1984)

Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days
(2001)

Alternative cover

Cover of 2004 reissue on the Spectrum label

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Early Tapes of The Beatles is the first digital repackaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles called My Bonnie. The original repackage was first issued in Germany in 1964 and titled The Beatles' First. It was recorded at Hamburg in 1961. This repackage was released in 1984. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. Only tracks 1-5, 7, 10, and 11 actually feature the Beatles; the other songs are performed by Sheridan and other musicians, identified as "The Beat Brothers".^[2] This album was reissued with a different design in 2004 on Universal Music's Spectrum label.

Track listing

All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated.

"Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) (vocal: John Lennon) – 2:15
"Cry for a Shadow" (George Harrison, John Lennon) (instrumental) – 2:25
"When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional) – 3:21
"Why" (Bill Crompton, Tony Sheridan) – 3:00
"If You Love Me, Baby" (Charles Singleton, Waldenese Hall) – 2:56
"What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:40
"Sweet Georgia Brown" (Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie) – 2:07
"Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:35
"Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:53
"My Bonnie" (traditional) – 2:43
"Nobody's Child" (Mel Foree, Cy Coben) – 3:57
"Ready Teddy" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:02
"Ya Ya" (Parts 1 & 2) (Lee Dorsey, Morgan Robinson) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 5:10
"Kansas City" (Leiber, Stoller) (performed by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:38

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Russell, Jeff (1989) [1982]. The Beatles Album File and Complete Discography (Revised/second ed.). Blandford Press. pp. 4–10. ISBN 0-7137-2065-4.

The Beatles compilation discography

Bert Kaempfert recordings (with Tony Sheridan)	My Bonnie (GER, 1962) The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests (1964) Ain't She Sweet (1964) The Beatles' First (GER, 1964 / UK, 1967) Very Together (1969) In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) The Early Tapes of the Beatles (1984) Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days (2001) I Saw Her Standing There (2013)

Hits	A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) The Essential Beatles (AUS, 1972) 1962–1966 (1973) 1967–1970 (1973) 20 Greatest Hits (1982) The Number Ones (AUS, 1983) 1 (2000)

Themes	Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) Love Songs (1977) The Beatles Ballads (1980) Reel Music (1982) Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)

Non-album tracks	Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979) Por Siempre Beatles (ARG, 1971) Rarities (UK, 1978) Rarities (US, 1980) Past Masters (1988)

Alternative versions	Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) Let It Be... Naked (2003)

Other	Jolly What! / The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage (US, 1964) The Beatles in Italy (ITA, 1965) The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Them to You (UK) (1970) The Beatles Tapes from the David Wigg Interviews (1976) Only The Beatles... (UK, 1987, withdrawn) Love (2006) The Black Album (2014, unofficial)

Boxed sets	The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979) The Beatles Box (1980) The Beatles: The Collection (1982) The Beatles Mono Collection (1982) The Beatles Box Set (1988) The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006) The Beatles Stereo Boxed Set (2009) The Beatles in Mono (2009) The U.S. Albums (2014) The Japan Box (2014)

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