Sold Date: January 26, 2018
Start Date: January 23, 2018
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The Beatles - ’1962 - The Decca Audition, Cavern Club Rehearsal, Live At The Star Club’ CD

The Beatles '1962 - The Decca Audition, Cavern Club Rehearsal, Live At The Star Club' huge 32 track bootleg CD. 1962 was a key year for The Beatles which saw the beginnings of their meteoric rise to fame and become the most successful band on the planet. This CD features three of the most important and famous performances of that formative year.

The Decca Audition. On the 1st January 1962, before they reached international stardom, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London. In what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music industry history, Decca decided to reject the band, selecting instead Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Offered here is the complete audition in it’s entirety. 

Cavern Club Rehearsal. Performed at the now legendary Cavern Club Liverpool, this is an afternoon rehearsal just prior to the evening performance. It was recorded sometime between August and December 1962. Ringo has confirmed that it is his drumming featured here and that is was recorded shortly after he joined the band.

Live At The Star Club. The Star-Club, opened on the 13th April 1962, with The Beatles booked for the first seven weeks. They returned to Hamburg in November and December 1962 for their fourth and fifth engagements there, which had been booked for the Star-Club many months in advance. Unlike their previous three trips to Hamburg, their drummer was Starr, having replaced Pete Best in August. The Beatles were reluctant to return for their final two-week booking, which started on the 18th December, as they were gaining popularity in Britain and had just achieved their first charted single with "Love Me Do".

The package included here is one of the finest bootlegs I have ever seen. It is all in perfect MINT condition.

The package includes:

• Accurate reproduction 1960’s Dick James demo acetate record label design.

• Cover with a selection of 1962 band photographs on the rear.

• Booklet detailing the three sessions featured here.

• Back cover with track listing, performance dates, track timing and composer credits. Additional photographs from 1962.

Track Listing:

THE DECCA AUDITION

1. LIKE DREAMERS DO 

2. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT)

3. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER

4. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

5. TILL THERE WAS YOU

6. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU)

7. BESAME MUCHO

8. LOVE OF THE LOVED

9. HELLO LITTLE GIRL

10. THREE COOL CATS

11. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN

12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY

13. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING

14. THE SHEIK OF ARABY

15. SEARCHIN’

CAVERN CLUB REHEARSAL

16. I SAW HER STANDING THERE

17. THE ONE AFTER 909

18. THE ONE AFTER 909

19. CATSWALK (version one)

20. CATSWALK (version two)

LIVE AT THE STAR CLUB

21. I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (OVER YOU)

22. THE HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE

23. SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN

24. LEND ME YOUR COMB

25. AIN’T NOTHIN’ SHAKIN’ (BUT THE LEAVES ON THE TREES)

26. SHELIA

27. ASK ME WHY

28. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET

29. MATCHBOX

30. I’M TAKING ABOUT YOU

31. LONG TALL SALLY

32. I REMEMBER YOU

This will be very carefully packaged for transit. UK postage is: £2.95. EU postage is: £4.95. Rest of the world postage is: £6.95. Combined discounted postage is available.

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