Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 018 Country: Luxembourg Year: 1992
stereo
The Unsurpassed Springsteen Volume 1 The Early Years
1. California You're A Woman 5:48 2. If I Was The Priest 6:00 3. Arabian Nights 5:29 4. Cherokee Queen (Daddy Sing Me A Cradle Song) 6:14 5. He's Guilty (Send That Boy To Jail) 5:34 6. Goin' Back To Georgia 6:49 7. The Train Song 6:05 8. Song Of The Orphans 8:13
Words and music: Bruce Springsteen 1-3 recorded @ February or March 1971 (first solo demo after breakup of Steel Mill). 4 live Steel Mill recording late 1970. 5-7 Steel Mill studio session recorded February 22, 1970 San Francisco. 8 recorded May or June 1972 live - location unknown.
TOP GEAR (26 November 1964) 1. "so hold tight" 0'04'' great dane and yellow dog 2. I'm A Loser 2'36'' yellow dog 3. "let's have a few, hard facts' 3'07'' great dane, filler beebs and yellow dog 4. Honey Don't 2'53'' bbc trailer and yellow dog 5. "a rare ringo vocal" 0'04'' yellow dog 6. She's A Woman 3'12'' yellow dog 7. "even though it is conceited" 0'34'' yellow dog 8. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'21'' yellow dog 9. "brother george beatle" 0'04'' yellow dog 10. I'll Follow The Sun 1'50'' yellow dog 11. "records, that's what were here for" 2'41'' yellow dog 12. I Feel Fine 2'13'' yellow dog 13. "i hope you feel fine too" 0'09'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (26 December 1964) 14. "they're here" 0'05'' pyramid and yellow dog 15. Rock And Roll Music 2'01'' yellow dog 16. "like britain only with buttons" 1'37'' yellow dog 17. I'm A Loser 2'36'' yellow dog 18. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 19. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'21'' yellow dog 20. "a sort of joint effort" 0'40'' yellow dog 21. I Feel Fine 2'13'' yellow dog 22. "we like the old numbers" 0'28'' yellow dog 23. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2'41'' yellow dog 24. "so to the last number" 0'05'' yellow dog 25. She's A Woman 3'12'' yellow dog 26. "my favouite side too" 0'07'' yellow dog THE BEATLES (INVITE YOU TO TAKE A TICKET TO RIDE) (7 June 1965) 27. Ticket To Ride Intro 0'56'' bbc trailer and yellow dog 28. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'20'' yellow dog 29. I'm A Loser 2'31'' yellow dog 30. "double entendre" 1'45'' yellow dog 31. The Night Before 2'27'' yellow dog 32. "double entendre" 0'04'' yellow dog 33. outro 2'48'' yellow dog 34. Honey Don't 0'24'' yellow dog 35. Dizzy Miss Lizzy 2'42'' masterfraction and yellow dog 36. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 37. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 38. She's A Woman 2'47'' yellow dog 39. "who leave you as they found you" 0'06'' yellow dog 40. Ticket To Ride 3'00'' yellow dog and masterfraction TOP OF THE POPS 41. "the one what who never speaks" 0'38'' bbc trailer 42. "paul's thinking, i'm doing" 1'57'' bbc trailer 43. ticket to ride edit 0'10'' bbc trailer 44. "painting buckingham palace" 0'14'' bbc trailer TOP GEAR RECORDING SESSION (17 November 1964) 45. session talk/ I Feel Fine (false start) 0'48'' bbc trailer 46. I Feel Fine (single track vocal) 1'05'' filler beebs 47. session talk 0'40'' bbc trailer Bonus Tracks 48. blank (no music) 0'05'' 49. "so hold tight" 0'05'' 50. Honey Don't (edit) 2'22'' bbc trailer 51. Ticket To Ride (unfettered) 2'56'' masterfraction 52. blank (no music) 0'05'' 53. All Together On The Wireless Machine (Paul, November, 1967) 1'03'' 54. Cottonfields (John, 6 June, 1968) 0'24''
TOP GEAR (16 July 1964) 1. trailer 1 2'14'' bbc trailer and yellow dog 2. trailer 2 0'26'' bbc trailer 3. Long Tall Sally 1'56'' yellow dog 4. "paul doing his highly hirsute hairpiece" 0'09'' yellow dog 5. Things We Said Today 2'20'' masterfraction and yellow dog 6. "lots more from the unruly four..." 0'04'' yellow dog and filler beebs 7. "gather 'round famous film stars" 1'16'' masterfraction 8. A Hard Day's Night 2'31'' masterfraction 9. "hold it!" 0'11'' masterfraction and beeb and yellow dog 10. don't pass me by 1'50'' yellow dog and great dane 11. And I Love Her 2'19'' yellow dog 12. "you should have known better" 0'33'' yellow dog 13. "one more from the boys" 0'04'' yellow dog 14. If I Fell 2'07'' yellow dog 15. You Can't Do That 2'29'' yellow dog 16. "and that's it" outro 0'10'' yellow dog 17. top gear theme 0'21'' yellow dog and great dane FROM US TO YOU #4 (3 August 1964) 18. From Us To You 0'54'' yellow dog 19. "what should I tell her about?" 0'28'' yellow dog 20. Long Tall Sally 1'57'' yellow dog 21. "off the musical launching pad we went" 0'04'' yellow dog 22. If I Fell 2'08'' yellow dog 23. "mmmm great" 0'04'' yellow dog 24. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 1'50'' yellow dog 25. "one of those hard day's night offerings" 0'05'' yellow dog 26. "they might sound like the record someday" 0'22'' yellow dog 27. Things We Said Today 2'29'' yellow dog 28. "it's john's turn - right now" 0'05'' yellow dog 29. I Should Have Known Better 2'34'' yellow dog 30. "our four morning stars" 0'04'' yellow dog 31. "bowled over boys" 0'15'' yellow dog 32. Boys 2'01'' yellow dog 33. "in answer to all the cards" 0'05'' yellow dog 34. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2'36'' yellow dog 35. "no passports required" 0'04'' yellow dog 36. It's For You - Cilla Black 2'09'' yellow dog 37. "ron aged two hundred and eight" 0'53'' yellow dog 38. A Hard Days Night 2'26'' yellow dog 39. "what a great note to end on" 0'05'' yellow dog 40. From Us To You 0'58'' yellow dog FROM US TO YOU #4 RECORDING SESSION (recorded 17 July 1964) 41. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2'54'' yellow dog 42. Long Tall Sally 2'04'' yellow dog 43. If I Fell 2'19'' yellow dog 44. Boys 2'10'' yellow dog 45. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (instrumental) 2'13'' yellow dog 46. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (vocal) 1'58'' yellow dog 47. I Should Have Known Better (false start) 0'22'' yellow dog 48. I Should Have Known Better (single tracked) 2'47'' yellow dog 49. I Should Have Known Better (with harmonica) 2'47'' yellow dog 50. Things We Said Today 2'38'' yellow dog 51. A Hard Day's Night 2'45'' yellow dog 52. From Us To You (wrong lyrics) 1'05'' yellow dog 53. From Us To You (no overdubs) 1'10'' yellow dog Bonus 54. blank (no music) 0'05'' 55. alternate "9: "hold it!"" -1 0'07'' masterfraction and filler beebs 56. blank (no music) 0'05'' 57. alternate "9: "hold it!"" -2 0'14'' masterfraction
SATURDAY CLUB (21 December 1963) 1. From Us To You 0'55'' masterfraction and yellow dog 2. "to open proceedings this morning" 0'08'' yellow dog 3. You Can't Do That 2'31'' yellow dog 4. "just a rumour" 0'20'' yellow dog 5. Roll Over Beethoven 2'15'' yellow dog 6. "i don't need to tell you" 0'07'' yellow dog 7. "what about my book then?" 0'38'' yellow dog 8. Till There Was You 2'12'' yellow dog 9. "another oldie" 0'05'' yellow dog 10. "ringo... yup" (split) 0'13'' yellow dog 11. I Wanna Be Your Man 2'08'' yellow dog 12. "I think Ringo meant every word of that" 0'07'' yellow dog 13. "...but we know you won't" 0'56'' yellow dog 14. Please Mr. Postman 2'20'' yellow dog 15. "the fellas keep him busy pretty regularly" 0'07'' yellow dog 16. All My Loving 2'05'' yellow dog 17. "i think that loving's readily accepted" 0'06'' yellow dog 18. "it's about rubbish - with drawings" 1'02'' yellow dog 19. This Boy 2'12'' yellow dog 20. "how much singing do you do in this film" 0'21'' yellow dog 21. Can't Buy Me Love 2'06'' masterfraction 22. "we can't purchase any more time" 0'28'' yellow dog 23. From Us To You 1'01'' yellow dog FROM US TO YOU #2 (26 December 1963) 24. "stay tuned" 0'07'' yellow dog 25. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'24'' yellow dog 26. "i think he sings quite nicely" 0'09'' yellow dog 27. I Call Your Name 2'04'' yellow dog 28. "lots more from the beatle boys" 0'04'' yellow dog and beeb 29. I Got A Woman 2'33'' yellow dog 30. "was that request really from your mother" 2'04'' yellow dog and filler beebs and beeb 31. You Can't Do That 2'31'' yellow dog 32. "it's ringo's turn" 0'14'' yellow dog 33. Can't Buy Me Love 2'06'' yellow dog 34. "just about everybody has read about the film" 2'02'' yellow dog 35. Sure To Fall 2'13'' yellow dog 36. Long Tall Sally 1'57'' broadcasts and yellow dog and great dane 37. "how about that?" 0'05'' great dane FROM US TO YOU #3 (18 May 1964) 38. From Us To You 0'54'' yellow dog 39. Whit Monday To You 0'48'' yellow dog 40. I Saw Her Standing There 2'37'' yellow dog 41. "marvellous" 0'04'' yellow dog 42. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2'14'' yellow dog 43. "it could if you weren't so thick" 0'25'' yellow dog 44. I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2'05'' yellow dog 45. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 46. "i hope you're plugged in mary" 1'16'' yellow dog 47. You Can't Do That 2'32'' yellow dog 48. "they did it all right" 0'05'' yellow dog 49. Sure To Fall 2'11'' yellow dog 50. "funny place glos." 0'44'' yellow dog 51. Can't Buy Me Love 2'05'' yellow dog 52. "i'll think i'll have to hit your ringo" 0'14'' yellow dog 53. Matchbox 1'54'' yellow dog 54. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 55. Honey Don't 2'20'' yellow dog 56. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 57. From Us To You 0'14'' yellow dog BONUS 58. blank (no music) 0'05'' 59. From Us To You (edited) 0'27'' masterfraction
SATURDAY CLUB (21 December 1963) 1. "all i want for christmas is a bottle" 0'39'' yellow dog 2. all my loving 0'13'' cv, edited 3. "what will they do without amplifiers" 1'03'' yellow dog 4. This Boy 2'16'' yellow dog 5. "i like it" 0'04'' yellow dog and great dane 6. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2'18'' yellow dog 7. Till There Was You 2'14'' yellow dog, great dane and beeb 8. "i think..." (beeb) 0'04'' beeb 9. Roll Over Beethoven 2'14'' yellow dog 10. "that's not a carol - 's a standard" 1'20'' yellow dog 11. She Loves You 2'13'' yellow dog 12. Shazam 0'31'' yellow dog 13. "that mudley, er medley" 0'12'' yellow dog FROM US TO YOU #1 (26 December 1963) 14. From Us To You 0'54'' great dane and yellow dog 15. "the beatles are here" 0'28'' yellow dog 16. She Loves You 2'19'' yellow dog 17. "you know you should be glad" 0'04'' yellow dog 18. "featuring paul" 0'04'' yellow dog 19. All My Loving 2'04'' yellow dog 20. Roll Over Beethoven 2'17'' yellow dog 21. "peggy legg" 0'08'' yellow dog 22. 'Till There Was You 2'11'' yellow dog 23. "bass playing beatle" 0'04'' yellow dog 24. "blue skies by jeanie lamb" 0'09'' unbooted 25. "big chance coming up now" 0'07'' yellow dog 26. Boys 1'46'' yellow dog 27. Money (That's What I Want) 2'42'' yellow dog 28. "the very mercenary john lennon" 0'04'' yellow dog 29. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 30. I Saw Her Standing There 2'36'' yellow dog 31. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 32. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport 3'11'' yellow dog 33. intro 0'10'' yellow dog 34. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2'21'' yellow dog 35. outro 0'17'' yellow dog 36. From Us To You 0'47'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (15 February 1964) 37. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 38. All My Loving 1'57'' yellow dog 39. Money (That's What I Want) 2'39'' yellow dog 40. "that's what they've got aplenty" 0'04'' yellow dog 41. "one that most people know by now" 0'18'' yellow dog 42. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1'48'' yellow dog 43. "amazing that you can hear us" 1'44'' yellow dog 44. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2'18'' yellow dog 45. Roll Over Beethoven 2'17'' yellow dog 46. "he's my favourite" 0'29'' yellow dog 47. Johnny B Goode 2'50'' yellow dog 48. "still one more to go" 0'04'' yellow dog 49. "i hope it's a real swinger" 1'00'' yellow dog 50. I Wanna Be Your Man 2'08'' yellow dog and great dane 51. "and it was old ringo" 0'05'' beeb
POP GO THE BEATLES #14 (17 September 1963) 1. intro 0'12'' yellow dog 2. Chains 2'19'' yellow dog 3. "to all our chainspotter friends" 0'31'' yellow dog 4. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2'53'' yellow dog 5. no music 0'04'' yellow dog 6. Misery 1'50'' great dane 7. "dear hot and fruity george" 1'01'' bbc trailer 8. Lucille 2'27'' yellow dog 9. "love and kisses" 0'27'' yellow dog 10. From Me To You 1'49'' yellow dog 11. brackets 1'08'' yellow dog 12. Boys 2'08'' yellow dog 13. outro 0'05'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #15 (24 September 1963) 14. intro 0'15'' yellow dog 15. She Loves You 2'12'' yellow dog 16. "the boys feel a little sad" 0'10'' great dane 17. Ask Me Why 1'52'' great dane 18. "exciting and smashing" 0'29'' yellow dog 19. Devil In Her Heart 2'21'' yellow dog 20. "they never read out the requests" 0'39'' yellow dog 21. I Saw Her Standing There 2'37'' yellow dog and great dane 22. "good old audrey" 0'15'' yellow dog 23. Sure To Fall 2'18'' yellow dog 24. for john paul george and ringo 0'32'' yellow dog 25. Twist And Shout 2'31'' yellow dog 26. "that really is it" 0'24'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (FIFTH BIRTHDAY EDITION) (5 October 1963) 27. saturday club theme and intro 0'50'' yellow dog 28. I Saw Her Standing There 2'33'' yellow dog 29. Memphis 2'13'' yellow dog 30. Happy Birthday Saturday Club 0'33'' yellow dog 31. "it could be that they've been listening to saturday club" 0'28'' yellow dog 32. I'll Get You 2'02'' great dane 33. "if you asked for it" 0'07'' great dane 34. She Loves You 2'13'' great dane 35. Lucille 1'49'' great dane 36. outro 0'52'' great dane EASY BEAT (20 October 1963) 37. intro 0'12'' yellow dog 38. I Saw Her Standing There 2'33'' yellow dog and bbc trailer 39. "it's almost a year..." 0'14'' yellow dog 40. Love Me Do 2'31'' yellow dog 41. Please Please Me 2'03'' yellow dog 42. "we just called paul over" 0'30'' yellow dog 43. From Me To You 1'51'' yellow dog 44. She Loves You 2'31'' yellow dog THE KEN DODD SHOW (3 November 1963) 45. She Loves You 2'37'' unbooted upgrade
POP GO THE BEATLES #10 (20 August 1963) 1. She Loves You 2'20'' yellow dog 2. "you'd never hear the songs" 0'26'' yellow dog 3. Words Of Love 1'56'' yellow dog 4. "beautifully sung" 0'04'' yellow dog 5. "they can all take five now" 0'05'' yellow dog 6. Glad All Over 1'51'' masterfraction 7. "the three beatlettes" 0'17'' yellow dog 8. I Just Don't Understand 2'46'' masterfraction 9. "well, you ought to" 0'08'' yellow dog 10. "this is ear catching" 0'20'' yellow dog 11. Devil In Her Heart 2'22'' masterfraction 12. "thanks george" 0'04'' yellow dog 13. "postcards to the Beatles" 0'16'' yellow dog 14. Slow Down 2'36'' masterfraction 15. "and dead stop, I'm afraid" 0'07'' yellow dog and beeb SATURDAY CLUB (24 August 1963) 16. Long Tall Sally 1'48'' purple chick 17. She Loves You 2'11'' yellow dog 18. Glad All Over 1'51'' yellow dog and unicorn 19. "what box?" 0'51'' yellow dog 20. Twist And Shout 2'26'' yellow dog 21. "dear wack" 0'42'' yellow dog and masterfraction 22. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2'37'' masterfraction 23. I'll Get You 2'01'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #11 (27 August 1963) 24. Ooh! My Soul 1'36'' masterfraction 25. "ooh! my arms" 0'35'' masterfraction 26. Don't Ever Change 2'04'' masterfraction and yellow dog 27. "a modest request" 0'06'' yellow dog 28. Twist And Shout 2'31'' yellow dog 29. "beatle fans the world over have been waiting for" 0'19'' yellow dog 30. She Loves You (fragment) 0'06'' yellow dog 31. "we hate you" 0'29'' yellow dog 32. Anna (Go To Him) 2'51'' yellow dog 33. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2'18'' masterfraction POP GO THE BEATLES #12 (3 September 1963) 34. intro 0'13'' yellow dog 35. From Me To You 1'50'' yellow dog 36. I'll Get You 2'00'' unbooted 37. "dear john letter" 0'28'' yellow dog 38. Money (That's What I Want) 2'45'' yellow dog 39. "well sir, here you are" 0'17'' yellow dog and unbooted upgrade 40. There's A Place 1'50'' unbooted upgrade 41. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 42. Honey Don't 2'14'' masterfraction and great dane 43. "that was the beatles that was" 0'04'' beeb and yellow dog 44. "all right fellas, roll over!" 0'43'' yellow dog 45. Roll Over Beethoven 2'22'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #13 (10 September 1963) 46. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 47. Too Much Monkey Business 2'06'' masterfraction and yellow dog 48. "request for 'Till There Was You" 0'27'' yellow dog 49. Love Me Do 2'25'' yellow dog 50. "he looks a right prat!" 0'32'' yellow dog 51. She Loves You 2'13'' yellow dog 52. "and why not?" 0'04'' yellow dog 53. I'll Get You 2'02'' yellow dog 54. "sounds like my doctor" 0'21'' yellow dog 55. A Taste Of Honey 1'55'' yellow dog 56. "can't remember him" 0'23'' yellow dog 57. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1'44'' yellow dog 58. outro 0'09'' yellow dog
POP GO THE BEATLES #6 (23 July 1963) 1. "that's your fault" 0'08'' yellow dog 2. Sweet Little Sixteen 2'19'' yellow dog 3. A Taste Of Honey 1'56'' yellow dog 4. "wanna bet?" 0'04'' yellow dog 5. Nothing Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) 2'57'' yellow dog 6. "that momentous year" 0'20'' yellow dog 7. Love Me Do 2'27'' yellow dog 8. "1822" 0'10'' yellow dog 9. Lonesome Tears In My Eyes 2'34'' yellow dog 10. "and the same to you" 0'08'' yellow dog 11. So How Come (No One Loves Me) 1'52'' yellow dog 12. "next week the prize will stand at the beatles" 0'14'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #7 (30 July 1963) 13. "not to mention harry and his box" 0'12'' yellow dog 14. Memphis 2'15'' yellow dog 15. "do you like the flowerpot men?" 0'37'' yellow dog 16. Do You Want To Know A Secret 1'45'' yellow dog 17. "dear wack" 0'42'' yellow dog 18. 'Til There Was You 2'13'' broadcasts and yellow dog 19. "set fire to that lot" 0'27'' masterfraction 20. Matchbox 1'57'' masterfraction and yellow dog 21. "something you can't get on the national health" 0'27'' yellow dog 22. Please Mr. Postman 2'12'' yellow dog 23. "back to those old, seasoned campaigners" 0'06'' yellow dog 24. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1'49'' masterfraction and yellow dog 25. outro 0'20'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #8 (6 August 1963) 26. intro 0'14'' yellow dog 27. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 2'02'' masterfraction and yellow dog 28. "please make George sing" 0'27'' great dane 29. Crying, Waiting, Hoping 2'10'' masterfraction and yellow dog 30. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2'38'' masterfraction and yellow dog 31. "a very romantic title" 0'04'' yellow dog 32. To Know Her Is To Love Her 2'50'' masterfraction and yellow dog 33. "do you remember the teddy bears' version?" 0'05'' yellow dog 34. "i've got a terrible nose" 0'28'' yellow dog 35. The Honeymoon Song 1'39'' yellow dog and masterfraction 36. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 37. Twist And Shout 2'25'' yellow dog 38. outro 0'14'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #9 (13 August 1963) 39. intro 0'14'' yellow dog 40. Long Tall Sally 1'53'' yellow dog 41. "pally sally" 0'23'' yellow dog 42. Please Please Me 1'54'' yellow dog 43. "what kind of fool am i?" 0'39'' yellow dog 44. She Loves You 2'18'' yellow dog 45. "21 herberts from raynes park" 0'22'' yellow dog 46. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2'56'' yellow dog 47. "didn't hurt a bit, did it?" 0'04'' yellow dog 48. "add this one to your collection" 0'10'' yellow dog 49. I'll Get You 2'00'' yellow dog 50. I Got A Woman 2'48'' masterfraction and yellow dog 51. "a crafty long quickie" 0'18'' yellow dog
SIDE BY SIDE (24 June 1963) 1. Side By Side 0'52'' silent sea and bbc trailer 2. "up to some no good monkey business" 0'04'' yellow dog 3. Too Much Monkey Business 2'03'' yellow dog 4. outro 2'03'' yellow dog 5. "his one and only song" 0'16'' yellow dog 6. Boys 2'29'' yellow dog 7. "one voice noticeably absent" 0'31'' yellow dog 8. I'll Be On My Way 1'58'' yellow dog 9. "george playing of course" 0'04'' yellow dog 10. From Me To You 2'00'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #4 (25 June 1963) 11. intro 2'49'' yellow dog 12. I Saw Her Standing There 2'49'' yellow dog 13. "you feel like a man now?" 0'23'' yellow dog 14. "john lets his guitar take second place" 0'05'' yellow dog 15. Anna (Go To Him) 2'59'' yellow dog 16. "i'm very glad you sang that" 0'29'' yellow dog 17. "oh, very fit" 0'36'' yellow dog 18. Boys 2'26'' yellow dog 19. "he can sing can ringo" 0'27'' yellow dog 20. Chains 2'13'' yellow dog 21. "thank you georgeous george" 0'04'' yellow dog 22. "who sings this next song?" 0'14'' yellow dog 23. P.S. I Love You 1'59'' masterfraction and great dane 24. "no relation to john, brackets" 1'59'' yellow dog 25. Twist And Shout 0'40'' masterfraction 26. "we'll all be at it again soon" 2'29'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (29 June 1963) 27. I Got To Find My Baby 1'54'' yellow dog 28. "it's also for harry, and his box" 0'36'' yellow dog 29. Memphis 2'17'' yellow dog 30. Money (That's What I Want) 2'29'' yellow dog 31. Till There Was You 2'13'' great dane and yellow dog 32. "a couple of quick ones" 0'27'' yellow dog 33. From Me To You 1'50'' yellow dog 34. Roll Over Beethoven 2'29'' yellow dog THE BEAT SHOW (4 July 1963) 35. A Taste Of Honey 1'56'' great dane 36. Twist And Shout 2'31'' great dane and unbooted POP GO THE BEATLES #5 (16 July 1963) 37. That's All Right (Mama) 2'53'' great dane 38. "that's all right with me, great!" 0'04'' great dane 39. There's A Place 1'48'' great dane 40. outro 0'11'' great dane and yellow dog 41. "i couldn't find one for a carol" 0'11'' beeb and great dane 42. Carol 2'36'' great dane 43. "i haven't got a passport" 0'31'' great dane 44. Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) 1'59'' great dane 45. "that was john lennon who got fell in" 0'04'' yellow dog 46. "with these haircuts?" 0'09'' yellow dog 47. Lend Me Your Comb 1'46'' great dane 48. "a little rhyme" 0'32'' great dane 49. Clarabella 2'38'' great dane EASY BEAT (21 July 1963) 50. I Saw Her Standing There 2'36'' yellow dog 51. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2'09'' yellow dog 52. There's A Place 1'50'' yellow dog 53. Twist And Shout 2'31'' yellow dog BONUS 54. no music 2'36'' 55. Side By Side (edited version) 2'36''
SATURDAY CLUB (25 May 1963) 1. intro 0'04'' yellow dog 2. I Saw Her Standing There 2'54'' great dane 3. "...as everything else combined" 0'23'' great dane 4. Do You Want To Know A Secret 1'47'' great dane 5. Boys 2'25'' great dane 6. "their fame it seems has now spread to egypt" 0'17'' great dane and yellow dog 7. Long Tall Sally 1'46'' great dane 8. "nearly all the requests were for their big one" 0'12'' yellow dog 9. From Me To You 1'51'' great dane 10. Money (That's What I Want) 2'15'' great dane STEPPIN' OUT (3 June 1963) 11. Please Please Me 2'00'' yellow dog 12. I Saw Her Standing There 3'00'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #1 (4 June 1963) 13. Pop Go The Beatles (short) 0'20'' yellow dog and bbc trailer 14. "one they didn't pen themselves" 0'04'' yellow dog 15. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 2'02'' yellow dog 16. "just get your guitar and strum it" 0'18'' yellow dog 17. Do You Want To Know A Secret 1'46'' yellow dog 18. "we got the box, harry" 0'23'' yellow dog 19. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2'52'' yellow dog 20. " a very good imitation" 0'04'' yellow dog 21. "the plastic gets in the way" 0'19'' yellow dog 22. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1'40'' yellow dog 23. Misery 1'42'' yellow dog 24. Pop Goes The Beatles (longest version) 1'12'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #2 (11 June 1963) 25. Too Much Monkey Business 1'47'' yellow dog 26. "love these goon shows" 0'29'' yellow dog 27. I Got To Find My Baby 1'56'' yellow dog 28. "the beatles can take a rest" 0'04'' yellow dog 29. "happy birthday to you ringo" 0'22'' yellow dog 30. Youngblood 1'56'' yellow dog 31. "now paul has a go..." 0'11'' yellow dog 32. Till There Was You 2'10'' yellow dog 33. "do you do mickey mouse?" 0'28'' yellow dog 34. Baby, It's You 2'43'' masterfraction 35. "the dark days of 1962" 0'37' yellow dog 36. Love Me Do 2'25'' yellow dog POP GO THE BEATLES #3 (18 June 1963) 37. "all's right will the world" 0'21'' yellow dog 38. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2'04'' yellow dog 39. "better cut down on the jelly babies" 0'45'' yellow dog 40. Memphis 2'15'' yellow dog 41. "happy birthday to paul" 0'43'' yellow dog 42. A Taste Of Honey 1'53'' yellow dog 43. "fingering practice pays dividents" 0'10'' yellow dog 44. Sure To Fall 2'08'' yellow dog 45. outro 0'04'' yellow dog 46. "more for the joy of living" 0'08'' yellow dog 47. Money (That's What I Want) 2'38'' yellow dog 48. "an eye on the pounds" 0'05'' yellow dog 49. "but we promised" 0'10'' yellow dog 50. From Me To You 1'44'' yellow dog and great dane 51. "so see you then" 0'05'' great dane and yellow dog EASY BEAT (23 June 1963) 52. Some Other Guy 2'01'' pyramid 53. "twenty one last week" 0'29'' pyramid 54. A Taste Of Honey 1'59'' pyramid, beeb and yellow dog 55. Thank You Girl 2'08'' pyramid and yellow dog 56. "we don't normally play requests..." 0'27'' pyramid 57. From Me To You 1'59'' pyramid and yellow dog
TEENAGER'S TURN - HERE WE GO (8 March 1962) 1. intro 0'07'' unbooted upgrade 2. Memphis 2'14'' unbooted upgrade 3. intro 0'07'' unbooted upgrade 4. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 1'47'' unbooted upgrade 5. intro 0'10'' unbooted upgrade 6. Please Mr. Postman 2'10'' unbooted upgrade HERE WE GO (15 June 1962) 7. intro 0'06'' unbooted upgrade 8. Ask Me Why 2'18'' unbooted upgrade 9. intro 0'08'' unbooted upgrade 10. Besame Mucho 2'30'' unbooted upgrade 11. intro 0'11'' unbooted upgrade 12. A Picture Of You 2'22'' unbooted upgrade HERE WE GO (26 October 1962) 13. A Taste Of Honey 0'53'' artifacts and yellow dog HERE WE GO (25 January 1963) 14. Chains 1'37'' yellow dog 15. Please Please Me 1'37'' yellow dog 16. Ask Me Why 2'14'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (26 January 1963) 17. Some Other Guy 2'01'' unbooted upgrade 18. "it won't be long before they're all over the country" 0'18'' bbc trailer 19. Love Me Do 1'29'' bbc trailer 20. Please Please Me 0'32'' unbooted fragments 21. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby 2'29'' unbooted upgrade 22. Beautiful Dreamer 1'55'' unbooted upgrade THE TALENT SPOT (29 January 1963) 23. Ask Me Why 2'21'' yellow dog HERE WE GO (12 April 1963) 24. intro 0'17'' yellow dog 25. Misery 1'48'' yellow dog 26. intro 0'12'' yellow dog 27. Do You Want To Know A Secret 1'53'' yellow dog 28. intro 0'21'' yellow dog 29. Please Please Me 1'53'' yellow dog SATURDAY CLUB (16 March 1963) 30. I Saw Her Standing There 2'45'' unbooted upgrade and yellow dog 31. "you write songs as well, don't you?" 0'45'' yellow dog 32. Misery 1'46'' yellow dog 33. Too Much Monkey Business 1'47'' yellow dog 34. I'm Talking About You 1'51'' deflating and unbooted upgrade 35. "nobody can live on the same stage" 0'50'' yellow dog 36. Please Please Me 1'52'' yellow dog 37. The Hippy Hippy Shake 1'43'' yellow dog EASY BEAT (7 April 1963) 38. brian and gerry marsden intro 0'40'' yellow dog 39. From Me To You 1'56'' yellow dog SWINGING SOUND '63 (18 April 1963) 40. Twist And Shout 2'11'' great dane and yellow dog 41. From Me To You 2'20'' yellow dog SIDE BY SIDE (13 May 1963) 42. Side By Side 0'10'' yellow dog 43. Long Tall Sally 1'46'' yellow dog and great dane 44. "it came in a vision on a flaming pie" 0'21'' yellow dog 45. A Taste Of Honey 2'01'' yellow dog 46. Chains 2'21'' yellow dog 47. "who had the original idea?" 0'22'' yellow dog 48. Thank You Girl 1'59'' yellow dog 49. "that's the track that's selling it!" 0'11'' yellow dog 50. Boys 1'57'' yellow dog
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 023 Country: Luxembourg Year: 1992
1. The Tide Will Turn For Rebecca 3:27 2. Sitting Doing Nothing * 2:41 3. When The First Tear Shows * 3:00 4. Thank You For All Your Loving * 3:24 5. Get Out Of This Town (Instr.) 3:07 6. Tartan Coloured Lady * 3:56 7. Angel Tree * 2:03 8. Turn To Me * 3:20 9. I Can't Go On Living Without You 2:56 10. 71/75 New Oxford Street (Instr.) 3:04 11. When I Was Tealby Abbey 2:38 12. And The Clock Goes Round 3:05 13. Regimental Sgt. Zippo 4:37 14. A Dandelion Dies In The Wind * 3:12 15. You'll Be Sorry To See Me Go 2:45 16. Come Down In Town 3:27
* = 1st mix All Songs By B. Taupin/E. John Except 5 & 10 E. John
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 022 Country: Luxembourg Year: 1992
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The Unsurpassed Eric Clapton The Delany mix of his first solo album
1 Slunky 2 Bad Boy 3 Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 4 After Midnight 5 Blues Power 6 Bottle Of Red Wine 7 Lovin' You Lovin' Me 8 Told You For The Last Time 9 Don't Know Why 10 Let It Rain 11 Easy Now 12 Lonesome And A Long Way From Home (#2) 13 Don't Know Why (#2)
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 021 Country: Luxembourg Year: 1992
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The Unsurpassed Springsteen Volume 4 Greetings From Asbury Park Outtakes
1. Jazz Musician 6:16 2. Southern Son 4:24 3. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 2:47 4. No Need 6:09 5. If I Was The Priest 5:44 6. Vibes Man 3:14 7. Henry Boy 3:19 8. She's Leaving (#1) 2:58 9. She's Leaving (#2) 5:16 10. Tokyo 4:02 11. Song Of The Orphans 6:13 12. The Lady And The Doctor 3:22 13. Cowboys Of The Sea 4:06
Words and music: Bruce Springsteen recorded July 1972 914 Studios - Blauvelt, New York
The Unsurpassed Springsteen Volume 3 CBS Audition (Hammond demos)
1. Mary, Queen Of Arkansas 4:32 2. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 3:08 3. Jazz Musician 5:38 4. If I Was The Priest 5:27 5. Arabian Nights 5:27 6. Growin' Up 2:52 7. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 2:10 8. Two Hearts In True Waltz Time 3:56 9. Street Queen 4:04 10. The Angel 3:55 11. Southern Son 4:07 12. Cowboys Of The Sea 4:54
Words and music: Bruce Springsteen recorded May 6, 1972 CBS Studios - New York
The Unsurpassed Springsteen Volume 2 Max's Kansas City 1972-1973
Max's Kansas City '72 1. The Bishop Dance 4:20 2. Song Of The Orphans 8:18 3. Circus Song 4:36 4. Thundercrack 6:52 5. Vibes Man 3:09
Max's Kansas City '73 6. New York City Serenade 8:10 7. 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy) 6:45 8. Spirit In The Night 4:56 9. Does This Bus Top At 82nd Street? 4:09 10. Something You Got 6:40 11. Zero And Blind Terry 6:08 12. Thundercrack 11:26
words and music: Bruce Springsteen except 10: O. Kenner
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 017 Country: Luxembourg Year: 1992
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Radio Show, March 11th, 1962
1. Lonesome Whistle Blues (Williams/Davies) 2. Conversation 3. Fixin' To Die (Bakker White) 4. Conversation 5. Tell Me Baby (Howlin' Wolf) 6. Conversation 7. Hard Travel (Traditional) 8. Conversation 9. Death Of Emmett Till (B. Dylan) 10. Conversation 11. Standing On The Highway (B. Dylan) 12. Conversation 13. Long John (Traditional) 14. Conversation 15. Stealin' (Traditional) 16. Conversation 17. Long Time Man Feel Bad (Traditional) 18. Conversation 19. Baby Please Don't Go (Big J Williams) 20. Conversation 21. Hard Times In New York Town (B. Dylan)
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 007 Date: 1991 Country: Luxembourg
1. Overture 2. It's a Boy! 3. 1921 4. Amazing Journey 5. Sparks 6. Christmas 7. Cousin Kevin * 8. The Acid Queen 9. Underture 10. Do You Think It's Alright? 11. Fiddle About * 12. Pinball Wizard 13. There's a Doctor 14. Go to the Mirror 15. Success 16. Tommy, Can You Hear Me? 17. Smash The Mirror 18. Sensation 19. Miracle Cure 20. Sally Simpson 21. I'm Free 22. Tommy's Holiday Camp 23. Welcome 24. We're Not Gonna Take It
All songs written by Pete Townshend except * John Entwhistle ** Keith Moon
Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944) is an English model and photographer, and the first wife of George Harrison of The Beatles, after whom she married Eric Clapton. She was the inspiration of love songs written by both musicians, most notably Harrison's "Something," and Clapton's "Layla," "Wonderful Tonight," and "Bell Bottom Blues."
Boyd started her modeling career in 1962, but was rejected by many photographers owing to her unconventional looks, including rather prominent front teeth; one stated, "models don't look like rabbits." She modeled in London, New York and Paris (for Mary Quant and others), and was photographed by David Bailey and Terence Donovan.
An exhibition of photographs taken by Boyd during her days with Harrison and Clapton opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange on February 14, 2005, titled Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition also ran again in San Francisco in February 2006, and for six weeks between June and July 2006, in London.
Early years and career
Boyd was born in Taunton, Somerset, to Colin Ian Langdon Boyd and Diana Frances Drysdale (married 14 September 1942). She was the eldest child, before Colin (1946) Helen Mary (later known as Jenny, 1947, later married to Mick Fleetwood) and Paula (1951). Boyd nicknamed Helen "Jenny," after one of her favorite dolls. The Boyds moved to Nairobi, Kenya, from 1948 to 1953, after her father's discharge from the Royal Air Force following a severe injury as a pilot during WWII. Diana and Colin divorced in 1952, and Diana returned to England with her four children following her remarriage to Robert Gaymer-Jones in February 1953 in Tanganyika (now Tanzania). They had two sons named David J.B. (1954) and Robert, Jr. (1955), Pattie's half-brothers. Boyd attended convent boarding schools until 1961, and moved to London in 1962, first working at Elizabeth Arden's as a shampoo girl. A client who worked for a fashion magazine asked her if she had thought of a modeling as a career.
Boyd modeled in London, New York, and Paris (for Mary Quant), and was photographed by David Bailey and Terence Donovan. She appeared on covers of the UK and Italian editions of Vogue in 1969. After becoming George Harrison's girlfriend, Boyd was asked by Gloria Stavers to write a regular column for 16 Magazine. Twiggy, the popular 1960s model, commented that she based her own look on Boyd when starting her modeling career in 1966.
George Harrison
Boyd, who was nineteen in 1964, met Harrison during the filming for A Hard Day's Night, after being cast as a schoolgirl fan for the film. Boyd was "semi-engaged" to boyfriend Eric Swayne, whom she'd dated for about a year, and out of loyalty declined Harrison's first invitation for a date, but said that Harrison was the most beautiful man she had ever seen. One of the first things Harrison said to her was "Will you marry me?" Boyd laughed, so Harrison said, "Well, if you won't marry me, will you have dinner with me tonight?" Several days later, when Boyd was recalled for another day's work on the film, Harrison asked her out again and she accepted, having ended the relationship with Swayne. Their first date was spent at the Garrick Club (a private gentlemen's club) in Covent Garden, in the company of The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein.
Boyd was present, along with Harrison, John and Cynthia Lennon, during their first encounter with LSD in early 1965. A dentist, John Riley, the son of a London police officer, laced their coffee with the drug. The effect differed among all of them, with Lennon and Harrison feeling ecstatic in the beginning, but Boyd and Cynthia feeling confused and scared. In an agitated state, Boyd threatened to break a store window until Harrison dragged her away.
Harrison and Boyd were driving through London in December 1965 when he proposed marriage to her, but said he would have to talk to Epstein first; this was to make sure no Beatles tours had been planned. Boyd married Harrison on 21 January 1966, in a ceremony in Epsom, Surrey, with Paul McCartney (Best Man) and Epstein in attendance. John Lennon and Ringo Starr had gone on holiday abroad with their wives, distracting journalists from finding out about the wedding. Pattie started living with George at Kinfauns in 1965. Boyd and Harrison later went on holiday with Epstein, staying at the Hotel Cap Estrelle near Eze, in the south of France.
While Lennon was in Spain filming How I Won the War in September 1966, Harrison and Boyd flew to Bombay (now called Mumbai) as guests of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, and returned to London on 23 October 1966. Through her interest in Eastern mysticism and her membership in his Spiritual Regeneration Movement, she inspired The Beatles to meet the Indian mystic, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in London on 24 August 1967, which resulted in a visit to Bangor, in Wales, to join him again in the following day. Boyd attended the Our World broadcast of "All You Need Is Love," which was shown on 25 June 1967. Boyd was also arrested on 12 March 1969 for possession of marijuana, after a police raid.
Breakdown
Lennon and Mick Jagger were also said to have had crushes on Boyd, with Jagger admitting to then-girlfriend Bebe Buell in the 1980s that he had failed to seduce Boyd after trying for years. Boyd had a brief affair with future Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood in 1973, as her marriage to Harrison was ending. According to Boyd, Harrison backed out of a planned holiday with her (claiming to be ill) and then invited Krissie Wood (Wood's wife) on a holiday to Spain to see Salvador Dali, although Harrison later denied that he and Krissie Wood had had an affair. According to Boyd's account, while Harrison was in Spain with Krissie Wood, she (Boyd) traveled to the Bahamas with her sister Paula, and was joined by Ron Wood. Boyd and Wood were spotted by the press upon their return to London, on 25 November 1973, which was reported in the press. Boyd states that Harrison's increasing religious explorations irrevocably alienated her, and they split in June 1974 and flew to Los Angeles to stay with her sister Jenny.
Eric Clapton
In the late 1960s, Clapton and Harrison became close friends, and began writing and recording music together. It was reported at this time that Clapton fell in love with Boyd. Clapton also fell in love with Boyd's 17-year-old sister, Paula, who moved in with him. Paula left Clapton when she heard "Layla," because the song confirmed that Clapton had been using her as a substitute for her sister. Boyd claims that when she rebuffed Clapton's advances in late 1970, he descended into heroin addiction and self-imposed exile with Alice Ormsby-Gore for three years. Meanwhile, during Clapton's tenure in Derek and the Dominos, their only studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, was written to state his love for Boyd. It produced "Layla" which became a hit in three different decades, and in two different versions.
The outward image of the perfect couple masked struggles within their marriage, which began in 1979. Although Boyd drank and admits to past drug use, unlike Clapton she never became an alcoholic or a drug addict. Boyd states that she left Clapton at one point due to his refusal to seek treatment for his alcoholism, and she began seeing a photographer, Will Christie. In 1984, Clapton began a year-long relationship with Yvonne Kelly; they had a daughter, Ruth, born in January 1985. Clapton and Kelly did not make any public announcement about the birth of their daughter, and Ruth was not revealed as his child until 1991, at the funeral of his son Conor. Boyd says that she did not know of Ruth's existence until 1991: "What cut deepest was that Eric had known about the child all along. While declaring undying love to me and pleading with me to go back to him, he had been paying Yvonne maintenance for the past six years." Boyd states that she divorced Clapton after years of alcoholism as well as numerous affairs on his part, which began before their marriage. Clapton and Boyd divorced in 1989, following his affair with Italian model Lori Del Santo, who had given birth to a son, Conor, in August 1986. Boyd herself has never been able to conceive children, despite attempts at in vitro fertilization. Boyd and Clapton's divorce was granted on the grounds of "infidelity and unreasonable behavior."
Song inspiration
Boyd claims that she was the inspiration for one of Harrison's Beatles songs, "Something," which Frank Sinatra said was, at the time, the best love song written in 50 years. Boyd stated that Harrison told her "Something" was written for her, but after they parted Harrison said he was thinking about a song for Ray Charles. Boyd also stated she was the inspiration for "Bell Bottom Blues," which Clapton reportedly wrote after he gave her a pair of blue jeans. In her autobiography, Boyd wrote that Clapton gave her a pair of jeans after returning from a trip to Miami. It appeared on the same album as "Layla," which took its name from a Persian tale of unrequited love that Clapton had received from a friend.
On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party. Of "Wonderful Tonight," Boyd would say: "For years it tore at me. To have inspired Eric, and George before him, to write such music was so flattering. 'Wonderful Tonight' was the most poignant reminder of all that was good in our relationship, and when things went wrong it was torture to hear it."
Photography and autobiography
An exhibition of photographs taken by Boyd during her days with Harrison and Clapton opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange on Valentine's Day 2005, titled, Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition also ran again in San Francisco in February 2006, and for six weeks in June and July of 2006, in London. It was also on display for a few weeks at the Morrison Hotel gallery in La Jolla, California, in 2008. Wonderful Today: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me, was published in England on 23 August 2007, by Hodder Headline Review and in the U.S. (as Wonderful Tonight) on 28 August 2007, by Harmony Books, includes her own photographs and was written with a £950,000 ($2.2 million) advance. It was co-written with journalist Penny Junor. In the United States, Boyd's book debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.
Robert Freeman is a celebrated photographer and designer, most famous for his album cover photos for the The Beatles and his design work on the end credit sequences of their first two films and the related film posters and advertising materials.
He was the Beatles' most favored photographer during the years 1963 to 1966 and shot arguably the most iconic images of them. He photographed and designed the covers for five consecutive album covers of the Beatles-sanctioned UK album releases on the Parlophone label. Most of those images were also adapted by Capitol Records for the US releases they compiled from the Beatles' UK recordings.
Freeman first came to prominence as a photo journalist working for the British newspaper The Sunday Times - for which he photographed a variety of subjects including Khrushchev in the Kremlin. He had also become noted for his black-and-white photographs of several jazz musicians including John Coltrane. It was these photographs that impressed the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein and the Beatles themselves and led to his first commission in August 1963 to photograph the group. He was selected to photograph the entirety of the first-ever Pirelli Calendar - shot in 1963 for the year 1964.
Early career
Robert Freeman graduated from Cambridge in 1959. "In the summer of '63. I'd been a photographer for two years but had already established a reputation through my work for the Sunday Times and other magazines. I'd recently been on assignment in Moscow to photograph Khrushchev in the Kremlin, and earlier that year had shot the first Pirelli calendar. This was a big hit and, in later years, a media event. But my favorite assignment during that period was photographing John Coltrane and other jazz musicians at a festival in London. It was photographs of these musicians that I later showed to the Beatles...I contacted their press agent in London. He referred me to Brian Epstein, their manager, who asked me to send samples of my work to Llandudno, in Wales, where the Beatles were playing at the time. I put together a portfolio of large black-and-white prints, most of which were portraits of jazz musicians - Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane. The Beatles' response was positive - they liked the photographs and, as a result, Brian arranged for me to meet them in Bournemouth a week later where they were booked to play several evenings at the local Gaumont cinema."
With the Beatles cover
The cover for With the Beatles was shot by Freeman on 22 August 1963 in the Palace Court Hotel, Bournemouth, England.
Freeman recalls:
“They had to fit in the square format of the cover, so rather than have them all in a line, I put Ringo in the bottom right corner, since he was the last to join the group. He was also the shortest.”
Paul McCartney's recollection of the session:
“He arranged us in a hotel corridor: it was very un-studio-like. The corridor was very dark, and there was a window at the end, and by using this heavy source of natural light coming from the right, he got that very moody picture which most people think he must have worked at forever and ever. But it was only an hour. He sat down, took a couple of rolls, and that was it.”
The original idea was to paint the picture from edge to edge, with no bleeding or title, but the studio vetoed it, on the grounds that the Beatles were not yet famous enough to carry a nameless cover. (The first album to carry an edge-to-edge cover was the Rolling Stones' self-titled debut, released a few months later.) The studio also tried to pull the cover because the Beatles were not smiling, and it was only after George Martin intervened that they won the day. Freeman was paid £75 for his work (three times the normal fee).
Beatles for Sale cover
The album cover for Beatles for Sale shows the Beatles in an autumnal setting photographed in Hyde Park, London. McCartney recalled: "The album cover was rather nice: Robert Freeman's photos. It was easy. We did a session lasting a couple of hours and had some reasonable pictures to use.... The photographer would always be able to say to us, 'Just show up,' because we all wore the same kind of gear all the time. Black stuff; white shirts and big black scarves."
The album also features a gatefold cover, the photo inside the gatefold cover showed the Beatles standing in front of a montage of photos.
Help! cover
The Help! album cover features the group spelling out a word in semaphore; the British Parlophone release featured the word 'NUJV', whilst the slightly re-arranged US release on Capitol Records appeared to feature the word 'NVUJ'. However, it may be argued that some of the members of the band were not only re-arranged but reversed as well.
However, the truth is the photo does not spell any message at all in semaphore. Robert Freeman confirms this: "I had the idea of semaphore spelling out the letters HELP. But when we came to do the shot the arrangement of the arms with those letters didn't look good. So we decided to improvise and ended up with the best graphic positioning of the arms."
Rubber Soul cover
The photo of the Beatles on the Rubber Soul cover appears stretched. McCartney relates the story behind this in Volume 5 of the documentary film Anthology. Photographer Bob Freeman had taken some pictures of the Beatles at Lennon's house. Freeman showed the photos to the Beatles by projecting them onto an album-sized piece of cardboard to simulate how they would appear on an album cover. The unusual Rubber Soul album cover came to be when the slide card fell slightly backwards, elongating the projected image of the photograph and stretching it. Excited by the effect, they shouted, "Ah! Can we have that? Can you do it like that?" Freeman said he could.
The lettering was designed by Charles Front.
Personal life
In the 1960s, Freeman was married to a German-born model - known at the time as Sonny Freeman, with whom he had two children. He was later married to author Tiddy Rowan with whom he had a daughter.
According to a claim in Philip Norman's 2008 biography of Lennon, between 1963 and 1965, Freeman's then wife, Sonny Drane (a model and 1964 Pirelli calendar-girl), had a year-long clandestine affair with John Lennon. Norman further claimed that she was the inspiration for Lennon's song "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)."
Peter Asher was born on 22 June 1944 in Willesden, London, then part of Middlesex, England. He is a guitarist, singer, manager and record producer.
Early life
He was a child actor and appeared in the film The Planter's Wife and the stage play Isn't Life Wonderful when he was 8 years old and also in the ITV series The Adventures of Robin Hood. While attending the independent Westminster School as a day boy, he first met fellow student Gordon Waller, and they began playing and singing together as a duo in coffee bars and in 1962 formed the duo "Peter and Gordon." Asher later attended King's College London.
Asher is the son of Dr Richard and Margaret Asher, and the older brother of actress and businesswoman Jane Asher and radio actress Clare Asher. Jane Asher was, in the mid-1960s, the girlfriend of The Beatles' Paul McCartney. Through this connection, Asher and Waller were often given unrecorded Lennon/McCartney songs to perform, most notably their first and biggest hit, 1964's decidedly Beatlesque "A World Without Love."
1960s
In 1965, he was best man when singer Marianne Faithfull married John Dunbar in Cambridge.
After Peter & Gordon disbanded in 1968, Asher took charge of the A&R department at The Beatles' Apple Records label, where he signed a then-unknown James Taylor and agreed to produce the singer-songwriter's debut solo album. The album was not a success, but Asher was so convinced that Taylor held great potential that he resigned his post at Apple to move to the United States and work as Taylor's manager. He also produced Taylor's recording over several decades.
In 1969, Asher was asked by Beatle George Harrison to look up an American band called Raven while he was in New York City. He offered Raven an Apple Records recording contract in the kitchen of Steve Paul's Scene but the group turned it down and instead signed with Columbia Records.
1970s
In the early 1970s Asher also managed a country rock band called Country, which recorded for Atlantic Records through its subsidiary Clean Records, featuring Michael Fondiler and Tom Snow, who has since become a songwriter. Asher achieved his greatest success producing a long string of eclectic and huge-selling albums for Linda Ronstadt, including Heart Like A Wheel, Simple Dreams, What's New, Canciones De Mi Padre and Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind.
Asher also played a role in shaping the California rock sound prominent during the 1970s, producing records for Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Andrew Gold and Bonnie Raitt. In 1976, Asher and Waller reformed for the annual New York 'Beatlefest' and played a few other dates. In the 1980s, Asher also worked on hit albums for artists as diverse as Cher and 10,000 Maniacs.
Asher had been quoted as saying that actor Mike Myers has said he had patterned his Austin Powers character after Asher's appearance.
Personal life
He had a short-lived relationship with Millie Small, known as Millie, who sang "My Boy Lollipop."
His daughter Victoria Asher is keytarist in the popular American pop-punk band Cobra Starship.
Awards and recognition
Grammy awards
* 1977 — Producer of The Year, Non-Classical * 1989 — Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind) * 2002 — Best Spoken Comedy Album (Live 2002 (Robin Williams))
Discography (selection)
As performer
* In Touch With... (by Peter & Gordon) (1964) * Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1964) * World Without Love Peter and Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1964) * Hurtin' 'N' Lovin' (by Peter & Gordon) (1965) * I Don't Want To See You Again (by Peter & Gordon) (1965) * I Go To Pieces (by Peter & Gordon) (1965) * True Love Ways (by Peter & Gordon) (1965) * Best Of Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1966) * Peter And Gordon Sing & Play the Hits of Nashville (1966) * Somewhere (by Peter & Gordon) (1966) * Woman (by Peter & Gordon) (1966) * In London For Tea (by Peter & Gordon) (1967) * Knight In Rusty Armour (by Peter & Gordon) (1967) * Lady Godiva (by Peter & Gordon) (1967) * Hot Cold & Custard (by Peter & Gordon) (1967) * Gordon (Solo: Gordon Waller) (1972) * Best Of Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1983) * Hits Of Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1983) * Best Of Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (1991) * Ultimate Peter And Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (2001) * Definitive Collection: Knights In Rusty Armour (by Peter & Gordon) (2003)
As producer
* James Taylor (by James Taylor) (1968) * Barbara Keith (by Barbara Keith) (1969) * Jo Mama (by Jo Mama) (1970) * Sweet Baby James (by James Taylor) (1970) * Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (by James Taylor) (1971) * Sister Kate (by Kate Taylor) (1971) * Tony Joe White (by Tony Joe White) (1971) * One Man Dog (by James Taylor) (1972) * Don't Cry Now (by Linda Ronstadt) (1973) * Heart Like A Wheel (by Linda Ronstadt) (1974) * Prisoner In Disguise (by Linda Ronstadt) (1975) * Black Rose (by J.D. Souther) (1975) * Hasten Down The Wind (by Linda Ronstadt) (1976) * In the Pocket (by James Taylor) (1976) * Love Songs (by David Sanborn) (1976) * JT (by James Taylor) (1977) * Simple Dreams (by Linda Ronstadt) (1977) * Living In The USA (by Linda Ronstadt) (1978) * Flag (by James Taylor) (1979) * The Glow (by Bonnie Raitt) (1979) * Mad Love (by Linda Ronstadt) (1980) * Dad Loves His Work (by James Taylor) (1981) * Get Closer (by Linda Ronstadt) (1982) * Reelin' in the Years, Vol. 1 (by various artists) (1983) * What's New (by Linda Ronstadt) (1983) * Lush Life (by Linda Ronstadt) (1984) * Moonlighting (Original TV soundtrack) (1984) * That's Why I'm Here (by James Taylor) (1985) * An American Tail (Original soundtrack) (1986) * For Sentimental Reasons (by Linda Ronstadt) (1986) * Canciones De Mi Padre (by Linda Ronstadt) (1987) * Cher (by Cher) (1987) * In My Tribe (by 10,000 Maniacs) (1987) * Storytellers: Singers & Songwriters (by various artists) (1987) * The Land Before Time (Original soundtrack) (1988) * Blind Man's Zoo (by 10,000 Maniacs) (1989) * Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (by Linda Ronstadt) (1989) * Heart of Stone (by Cher) (1989) * You Happy Puppet (by 10,000 Maniacs) (1989) * Mermaids (Original soundtrack) (1990) * Force Behind the Power (by Diana Ross) (1991) * Live in Rio (by James Taylor) (1991) * Love Hurts (by Cher) (1991) * Lovescape (by Neil Diamond) (1991) * Mambo Kings (Original soundtrack) (1991) * Swept (by Julia Fordham) (1991) * Williams Brothers (by The Williams Brothers) (1991) * American Standard (by Mary's Danish) (1992) * Back to Basics (by Olivia Newton-John) (1992) * Christmas Album (by Neil Diamond) (1992) * Olivia (by Olivia Newton-John) (1992) * Time Takes Time (by Ringo Starr) (1992) * Made in America (Original soundtrack) (1993) * Robin Zander (by Robin Zander) (1993) * Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building (by Neil Diamond) (1993) * Christmas Album, Vol. 2 (by Neil Diamond) (1994) * Randy Newman's Faust: Words & Music (by various artists) (1994) * Don't Ask (by Tina Arena) (1995) * EP Collection (by Peter & Gordon) (1995) * Faust (by Randy Newman) (1995) * It Takes Two (by various artists) (1996) * One Fine Day (Original soundtrack) (1996) * Show Me Heaven (by Tina Arena) (1996) * Most Beautiful Soul Album on Earth (by various artists) (1997) * Superstar Christmas (by various artists) (1997) * Under These Rocks and Stones (by Chantal Kreviazuk) (1997) * Armageddon (Original soundtrack) (1998) * As I Came of Age (by Sarah Brightman) (1998) * December (by Kenny Loggins) (1998) * Motown 40 Forever (by various artists) (1998) * All Time Greatest Movie Songs (by various artists) (1999) * Best Party Megamix in the World Ever (by various artists) (1999) * Collection (by Julia Fordham) (1999) * Runaway Bride (Original soundtrack) (1999) * When the Going Gets Tough (by Boyzone) (1999) * Gift of Love (by Diana Ross) (2000) * More Songs from Pooh Corner (by Kenny Loggins) (2000) * Tigger Movie: Songs & Story (by various artists) (2000) * Everything I Am (by Anna Vissi) (2001) * Motown Anthology (by Diana Ross) (2001) * Three Chord Opera (by Neil Diamond) (2001) * Ultimate Peter and Gordon (by Peter & Gordon) (2001) * Capitol Records 1942–2002(by various artists) (2002) * Everybody's Got a Story (by Amanda Marshall) (2002) * Freedom: A History of Us (Original soundtrack) (2002) * Live 2002 (by Robin Williams) * Providence (Original TV soundtrack) (2002) * Sweet Is the Melody (by Aselin Debison) (2002) * Best of the Definitive American Songbook, Vol. 2: I-Z (by various artists) (2003) * Cafeteria: Hear (by various artists) (2003) * Earth Rider — The Essential John Stewart 1964–1979 (by John Stewart) (2003) * Singers and Songwriters Christmas Songs (by various artists) (2003) * California (by Wilson Phillips) (2004) * Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings (by 10,000 Maniacs) (2004) * De-Lovely (Original soundtrack) (2004) * Intermission (by Amanda Marshall) (2004) * Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Original soundtrack) (2004) * Taking a Chance on Love (by Jane Monheit) (2004) * Live at Earls Court (by Morrissey) (2005) * Goodies, Vol. 1 (by various artists) (2005) * Souvenirs (by Tina Arena) (2005) * You're Only Lonely (by Raul Malo) (2006) * Siren (by Sasha and Shawna) (2007) * I love you (by Diana Ross) (2006)
As executive producer
* Harry's Cafe De Wheels (by Peter Blakeley) (1989) * Timbre (by Sophie B. Hawkins) (1999)
For some reason, this search term has been coming up a lot. I'm not sure why, but I'm guessing it is for a contest of some sort. It's a bit of a strange term if it's not qualified in some way, as John obviously wrote several songs for Yoko. Here are some that come to mind:
"Julia" (in part for his mother and for Yoko, e.g. "ocean child")
James Alistair Taylor (21 June 1935 in Runcorn – 9 June 2004 in Chesterfield) was the personal assistant of Brian Epstein who accompanied him to the Cavern Club when he first saw The Beatles play on 9 November 1961. Taylor later became General Manager of Apple Corps for a short period.
Biography
Born in Runcorn, Taylor did his National Service in the Royal Air Force and worked in a series of jobs as mover, timber importer and docker in the Liverpool Docks.
The opportunity of his life appears the day he had a job interview with Brian Epstein for a salesman job at NEMS. Brian liked him so much that he decided to offer him a job as his personal assistant in the shop.
At NEMS
Taylor invented the name of Raymond Jones to order Tony Sheridan’s album, because he thought NEMS was losing sales by not stocking the disc:
“The truth is that we were being asked for My Bonnie but no one actually ordered it. Brian would order any record once we had a firm order for it. I thought that we were losing sales and I wrote an order in the book under the name Raymond Jones and, from that moment the legend grew.” —A. Taylor, The Beatles Book, 1997
The Cavern
Taylor accompanied Epstein to the Cavern Club when he first saw The Beatles play on 9 November 1961. During the show Taylor met The Beatles, and his opinion was "...these four horrible young men on stage, dressed in black leather trousers, black jackets, smoking, drinking and making noise...", but also said "...they were charismatic and exciting" and "I thought they were sensational."
As Brian Epstein’s personal assistant, Taylor witnessed crucial moments in the Beatles career and was present at the signing of the first contract with Brian (which Taylor signed as "In the presence of:").
In 1962, Taylor worked for Pye Records for 15 months, and moved to London (before the Beatles) due to his wife's asthma.
Mr. Fixit
In 1963, Taylor returned to NEMS to work as general manager for £1,000 per annum.
The Beatles named him Mr. Fixit for his ability to find solutions to all the boys' needs. For example:
* Buying cigarettes * Hiring limousines * Devising escapes from Beatles' fans after their performances * Organizing holiday trips * Acting as consultant to John for the purchase of Dornish Island (Ireland) for £1,550. * Being the middle-man in the purchase of High Park, the Scottish farm, for Paul, Jane, and Martha * Renting the Magical Mystery Tour bus * Resolving the copyright issues around the photographs of famous faces on Peter Blake's cover for Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. * Arrange the money exchange of the unsuccessful buying of the Greek island of Leslo (July 1967).
Inside Apple
In December 1967, shortly after the death of Brian Epstein on 27 August 1967, Lennon asked Taylor to work as General Manager for Apple.
It was during this period that Taylor appeared in the famous advertisement to promote Apple asking for new artists. Designed by Paul, it showed Taylor disguised as a one-man band, and claimed: "This man has talent." The disguise was rented in Soho and Taylor was singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" when the shot was made. The publication in the New Musical Express brought an avalanche of applicants.
Taylor can be heard on "Revolution 9" apologizing to George Martin and beseeching forgiveness for not bringing him a bottle of claret.
During the rooftop Get Back concert, on 30 January 1969, Alistair was among the people in the street. When Allen Klein arrived at Apple on 3 February, Alistair was sacked along with 16 staff members during one of the first purges by Klein at Apple (8 May). The Beatles did not tell him why.
After the Beatles
Taylor worked in a tea-room, in a factory and in a hotel before his retirement. He has enjoyed participating in Beatles' fan conventions around the world.
In the mid 1990s, Taylor created Mellor Beach Leisure Ltd. Taylor served as the "business development director," promoting a new musical act called SMOKE which featured Matt McKenzie (drums & backing vocals), Jo Wadeson (bass guitar & lead vocals) and Sam Genders (guitar & backing vocals).
In 1998 he appeared in a documentary at the British Arena (TV series), in the episode: The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow : Part 1.
Taylor died in his sleep in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, on 9 June 2004, after a short bronchial illness.
* "From Cavern to Rooftop" in which he spoke about his memories with interludes of Beatles music.
Tapes
He made a series of four audio tapes with the titles of: "From Cavern to Rooftop"; "From Strawberry Fields to Magical Mystery Tour"; "Remembering Brian" and "Inside Apple."
Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, 1940 in Norwich, Norfolk) is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as an early collaborator of The Beatles, and one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group.
Biography
In his early life, Sheridan was influenced by his parents' interest in classical music, and by age seven, he had learned to play the violin. He eventually came to play guitar, and in 1956, formed his first band. In 1958, at 18, he began appearing on the BBC's Oh Boy, playing electric guitar. He was eventually offered a contract to perform at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Germany.
While performing in Hamburg between 1960 and 1963, Sheridan employed various backup bands. In 1961, one such band, who had met Sheridan during their first visit to Hamburg in 1960, and who worked with him on their second, was The Beatles (with their line-up at the time as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best). When German Polydor agent Bert Kaempfert saw the pairing on stage, he suggested that they make some recordings together. In 1962, after a series of singles (the first of which, "My Bonnie"/"The Saints" made it to #5 in the Hit Parade), the record was released in America on Decca with a black label and also in a pink label for demo play. The record has the distinction of being the most expensive collectible 45 rpm with the black label in mint condition going for $15,000 (2007) and the pink label selling for $3,000.
Also in 1962, Polydor released the album My Bonnie across Germany. The word Beatles was judged to sound too similar to the German Pidels (pronounced peedles), the plural of a slang term for penis, hence the album was credited to Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers. After The Beatles had gained fame, the album was re-released in Britain, with the credit altered to Tony Sheridan and The Beatles. The Beatles' Hamburg studio recordings, as well as some live recordings from the same period, have been reissued several times over the decades.
By 1967, Sheridan had become disillusioned with his Beatle-brought fame. As he was more concerned by the Vietnam War, Sheridan agreed to perform for the Allied troops. While in Vietnam however, the band that he had assembled was fired upon and one of the members was killed. Reuters reported that Sheridan himself had died. For his work entertaining the Allies, Sheridan was made an honorary Captain of the United States army.
In the early 1970s, Sheridan managed a West German radio programme of blues music, which was well-received. In 1978, the Star Club was reopened, and Sheridan performed there along with Elvis Presley's TCB Band.
On August 13, 2002, Sheridan released Vagabond, a collection largely of his own material, but also including a new cover version of "Skinny Minnie," a song he had years earlier recorded for his first album. Tony played guitar and sang for the Argentinean rock musician Charly Garcia. The album was called Influencia and it was released in 2002.
Today, Tony Sheridan lives with his wife Anna in Seestermühe, a village north of Hamburg. In addition to music, he is interested in heraldry and designs coats of arms.
Discography
* 1962: My Bonnie with The Beat Brothers/Beatles * 1964: Just A Little Bit of Tony Sheridan with The Big Six * 1964: "Ain't She Sweet" (side 1) with the Beatles, recorded 1961 * 1965: My Babe with The Big Six * 1974: Live in Berlin '73 * 1976: On My Mind (private release) * 1984: Novus * 1986: Ich lieb Dich so * 1994: Here & Now! * 2002: Vagabond * 2008: ...and so it goes by Dave Humphries; Sheridan plays on 5 of 11 tracks.
Label: Yellow Dog Records, YD 018
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