The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan
The Beatles
87 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2023725 |
| Excel File Row | 127 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:55:54 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | Polydor |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | 24-4504 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | POLP 80067 T MR Δ14559 LH STERLING RL ("LH STERLING (MR)") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | POLP 80068 T MR Δ14559-X STERLING RL |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This 1970 vinyl catalogues the very first professional recordings of the future Beatles. It was 1961, in Hamburg: John, Paul, George and Pete Best, still unknown, were the backing band for singer Tony Sheridan. Producer Bert Kaempfert noticed them, deciding to record them, but for the release of the single "My Bonnie", he credited them as "The Beat Brothers". This was for two main reasons: the name "Beatles" was considered too strange or uncommercial for the German market at the time, and "Beat Brothers" sounded more generic and suitable for a backing band. It was precisely a request for this single, from a customer asking for the record "dei Beatles" in a Liverpool shop, that prompted Brian Epstein to look for the band at the Star-Club. That fortuitous event marked the beginning of the legend, making these raw and vital tracks a unique time capsule of their genesis.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Ain't She Sweet (2:10)
- A2 - Cry For A Shadow (2:22)
- A3 - Let's Dance (2:32)
- A4 - My Bonnie (2:04)
- A5 - Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby (2:52)
- A6 - What'd I Say (2:37)
- B1 - Sweet Georgia Brown (2:03)
- B2 - The Saints (When The Saints Go Marching In) (3:19)
- B3 - Ruby Baby (2:48)
- B4 - Why (2:55)
- B5 - Nobody's Child (3:52)
- B6 - Ya Ya (2:48)
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