Beatles/Decca Audition Tapes and Hamburg Days

A 2-disc complete collection that completely covers in stereo and mono versions the recording sessions that were held as Tony Sheridan’s backing band during the Decca Audition and Hamburg tour days before the Beatles’ official debut, which can be said to be the historical origin of the Beatles. is now available! Decca Audition, which has been known for many releases so far, has recently been distributed as a stereo version and has become a hot topic on the Internet.It is completely different from the one that has been released for the first time.It can be said that it is a real stereo version that has been broken down into multi-tracks. Contains an original stereo sound source with even greater spread and resolution of the sound image. In addition, there have been many compilations of Tony Sheridan sound sources for a long time, but they completely cover various version differences, except for those unrelated to the Beatles’ performances. The Beatles went from Liverpool to Decca Records in London with the dream of making their major debut.The historic audition they held at Decca Records in London, the first recording session they had as a backing band during their Hamburg tour, and the early Beatles before Ringo Starr joined. The latest editorial definitive edition summarizing the trajectory of the! ! CD1 Stereo Masters includes Decca Audition’s original stereo sound source. Recently, a remixed sound source as a stereo version has been circulating and has become a hot topic on the internet, but it was a stereo mix with only the singing and performance divided into left and right sides like in the 60’s. The stereo mix appearing for the first time this time is an updated sound source that can be said to be a real stereo version, with the center vocal separated into left and right performances separated into multi-tracks, and the original stereo sound source with a further increase in sound image width and resolution. Contains. This is a unique multi-track mix that is different from the stereo mixes released in some places, and you can clearly hear the difference when listening to it with headphones. The distorted sound of the intro to “Money”, which is said to be a sign of the original master among collectors, has also been deliberately restored. CD2 Mono Masters contains the original mono sound source including the sound distortion. Also, in stereo, the songs are recorded in the order in which they were actually played, but in mono, they are recorded in the order of the 10-song reel-to-reel that was put up for auction, which is familiar to the analog generation. In addition, there have been many compilations of Tony Sheridan sound sources for a long time, but all of the various versions are included, except for those that are unrelated to the Beatles’ performances. Except for the analog US version, the different versions and mixes that have been released so far are summarized in stereo and mono, and if you have this, you don’t need anything else. This is a collector’s edition that can be said to be a collection of early Beatles sound sources before their official debut, with CD 1 being a stereo masters and CD 2 being a mono masters, not just for maniac sound source research. CD1 – STEREO MASTERS DECCA AUDITION TAPES 1. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT) 2. THE SHEIK OF ARABY 3. MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 4. THREE COOL CATS 5. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU) 6. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN 7. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY 8. TILL THERE WAS YOU 9. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING 10. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER 11. BESAME MUCHO 12. SEARCHIN’ 13. LIKE DREAMERS DO 14. HELLO LITTLE GIRL 15. LOVE OF THE LOVED Recorded At Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, U.K. January 1st 1962 TONY SHERIDAN WITH THE BEATLES 16. MY BONNIE (German Version) 17. MY BONNIE (English Version) 18. THE SAINTS 19. WHY (CAN’T YOU LOVE ME AGAIN) 20. CRY FOR A SHADOW 21. MY BONNIE (Short Version) 22. MY BONNIE (Medley Version) 23. THE SAINTS (Medley Version) 24. CRY FOR A SHADOW (Medley Version 1) 25. CRY FOR A SHADOW (Medley Version 2) 26. AIN’T SHE SWEET 27. IF YOU LOVE ME BABY (TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE ON ME, BABY) 28. NOBODY’S CHILD 29. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN (Backing Tracks) 30. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN 31. SWANEE RIVER 32. SWANEE RIVER (Short Version) 33. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN (1964 Version) Tony Sheridan Recording Sessions at Friedrich Ebert Halle, Hamburg, Germany June 22nd – 24th 1961 & May 1962 CD2 – MONO MASTERS DECCA AUDITION TAPES 1. LIKE DREAMERS DO 2. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT) 3. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY 4. THREE COOL CATS 5. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU) 6. LOVE OF THE LOVED 7. MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 8. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING 9. TILL THERE WAS YOU 10. SEARCHIN’ 11. HELLO LITTLE GIRL 12. THE SHEIK OF ARABY 13. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER 14. BESAME MUCHO 15. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Recorded At Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, U.K.January 1st 1962 16. DECCA AUDITION (Brian Epstein Speaks) TONY SHERIDAN WITH THE BEATLES 17. MY BONNIE (German Version) 18. MY BONNIE (English Version) 19. THE SAINTS 20. WHY (CAN’T YOU LOVE ME AGAIN) 21. CRY FOR A SHADOW 22. MY BONNIE (Short Version) 23. MY BONNIE (Medley Version) 24. THE SAINTS (Medley Version) 25. CRY FOR A SHADOW (Medley Version 1) 26. AIN’T SHE SWEET 27. IF YOU LOVE ME BABY (TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE ON ME, BABY) 28. NOBODY’S CHILD 29. AIN’T SHE SWEET (Original Acetate) 30. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN 31. SWANEE RIVER 32. SWANEE RIVER (Short Version) 33. AIN ‘T SHE SWEET (Anthology Version) Tony Sheridan Recording Sessions at Friedrich Ebert Halle, Hamburg, Germany June 22nd – 24th 1961 & May 1962 All tracks digitally remastered and compiled