ain't she sweet
The Beatles
110 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 24919970 |
| Excel File Row | 131 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:56:11 |
| Pressing Year | 1964 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | US |
| Record Label | ATCO |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SD 33-169 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ST-C-64607-AA AT 7589 ("Tony Sheridan Credit Side 1 & rear cover") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | ST-C-64608-AA |
| Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Media Condition | EX |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"Ain't She Sweet", released by ATCO in 1964, represents a curious discographic artefact in the dizzying ascent of The Beatles. While Beatlemania raged in the United States, record labels frantically sought any available recording featuring the band's name. ATCO, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, acquired the rights to some of The Beatles' very first recordings, made in Hamburg in 1961 under the supervision of producer Bert Kaempfert for the German Polydor. These sessions date back to before their worldwide fame, featuring a very young John Lennon on lead vocals and, crucially, Pete Best still on drums, pre-Ringo Starr. This single was therefore a clever commercial move to monetise the phenomenon, offering the American public "new" material that actually dated back to an almost archaeological era of the band, a real dive into their rougher, blues-oriented origins, long before the refined pop of EMI.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Ain't She Sweet (2:12)
- A2 - Sweet Georgia Brown (2:05)
- A3 - Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby (2:52)
- A4 - Nobody's Child (2:58)
- A5 - I Wanna Be Your Man (1:49)
- A6 - She Loves You (2:08)
- B1 - How Do You Do It (1:47)
- B2 - Please Please Me (1:56)
- B3 - I'll Keep You Satisfied (1:58)
- B4 - I'm Telling You Now (2:00)
- B5 - I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:23)
- B6 - From Me To You (1:51)
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