The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and guests
The Beatles
140 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 10309079 |
| Excel File Row | 132 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:56:11 |
| Pressing Year | 1964 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | MGM |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | E4215 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | E4215 SIDE 1 64-MC-536-1 |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | E4215 SIDE 2 64-MC-537 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | EX |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first 1964 MGM pressing of "The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and guests" is an emblematic example of the gold rush unleashed by Beatlemania in the United States. Released without the direct authorisation of The Beatles or their management, the album is an assemblage of tracks that the label had licensed from Polydor, where the Fab Four had recorded with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg in 1961.
The title was a shrewd commercial ploy: only a handful of tracks featured The Beatles (with Sheridan), while most of the record was filled with music by completely unrelated artists and often of little significance, sold under the banner of the global phenomenon. This opportunistic practice allowed MGM to capitalise on the insatiable hunger for Beatles material, offering a product that was only partially what it promised, exploiting the period prior to their contractual exclusivity with Capitol Records.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) (2:07)
- A2 - Cry For A Shadow (2:22)
- A3 - Johnson Rag (1:54)
- A4 - Swanee River (2:52)
- A5 - Flying Beat (Man On The Flying Trapeze) (2:00)
- A6 - The Darktown Strutters' Ball (2:01)
- B1 - The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In) (3:14)
- B2 - Rye Beat (Comin' Thru The Rye) (2:02)
- B3 - You Are My Sunshine (2:22)
- B4 - Summertime Beat (In The Good Old Summertime) (2:00)
- B5 - Why (2:54)
- B6 - Happy Near Year Beat (Auld Lang Syne) (1:45)
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