The Beatles Live at the Star-Club
The Beatles
140 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 1113880 |
| Excel File Row | 136 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:56:28 |
| Pressing Year | 1977 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Lingasong |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | LNL 1 2X YY |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | LNL 1 A 1E .W. A1E STEVE + DAVE'S R̶.̶C̶.̶A̶.̶ |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | LNL 1 B 1E AIR DAVE'S R̶.̶C̶.̶A̶.̶ |
| Matrix / Runout Side C | LNL-1-C-2E A3N .W. DAVE'S R̶.̶C̶.̶A̶.̶ |
| Matrix / Runout Side D | LNL 1-D-2E A2H .W. DAVE'S R̶.̶C̶.̶A̶.̶ |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The album "The Beatles Live at the Star-Club", released in 1977 by Lingasong, carries with it a story of authentic piracy and pure raw energy. The tapes were recorded in December 1962 in Hamburg by Adrian Barber, the venue's sound engineer, on a simple reel-to-reel recorder, not for a commercial release, but as a favour for the musician Ted "Kingsize" Taylor. This rudimentary method explains the infamous sound quality, often described as "bootleg", which always drew the contempt of The Beatles themselves. When the tapes re-emerged and were released fifteen years later, the Apple Corps label and the band members tried in vain to block its release, considering it substandard and unrepresentative of their art. Despite this, and precisely because of its unmediated authenticity, the album remains a raw and invaluable testament to the formative period in which the future Fab Four honed their craft amidst the smoky nights of Hamburg, forging their unstoppable stage presence.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Intro
- A2 - I Saw Her Standing There
- A3 - Roll Over Beethoven
- A4 - Hippy Hippy Shake
- A5 - Sweet Little Sixteen
- A6 - Lend Me Your Comb
- A7 - Your Feet's Too Big
- B1 - Twist And Shout
- B2 - Mr. Moonlight
- B3 - A Taste Of Honey
- B4 - Besame Mucho
- B5 - Reminiscing
- B6 - Kansas City
- C1 - Ain't Nothing Shakin' (But The Leaves)
- C2 - To Know Her Is To Love Her
- C3 - Little Queenie
- C4 - Falling In Love Again
- C5 - Ask Me Why
- C6 - Be-Bop A-Lula
- C7 - Hallelujah, I Love Her So
- D1 - Red Sails In The Sunset
- D2 - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
- D3 - Matchbox
- D4 - Talkin' 'Bout You
- D5 - Shimmy Shake
- D6 - Long Tall Sally
- D7 - I Remember You
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