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THE BEATLES

LP

Live In Adelaide 1964

NEW VINYL ALBUM

IN STOCK !

The Beatles’ first concert in Australia was at the

Centennial Hall in Adelaide and was recorded for

broadcast by the Sydney radio station 2SM on June

12th 1964. The group played two sets on two

consecutive nights at the venue, performing the

same ten songs each in each show. 300,000 people

lined the 10-mile route between Adelaide Airport and

the city centre in the hope of seeing them pass by.

Paul recalled: ‘It was like a heroes' welcome…We

came in from the airport – it was the same in

Liverpool for the première of a A Hard Day's Night,

with the whole city centre full of people – and the

crowds were lining the route and we were giving

them the thumbs up.’ The capacity of the Centennial

Hall was 3,000 but there were over 50,000

applications for seats. The support acts were

Sounds Incorporated, Johnny Devlin, Johnny

Chester and The Phantoms. Jimmy Nicol had been

lined up as the stand-in drummer because of

Ringo’s sudden attack of tonsilitis, He was a well-

respected session player and had accompanied

such artists as Joe Brown, Billy Fury and Georgie

Fame. Some years later, Nicol spoke about the

experience: ‘Standing in for Ringo was the worst

thing that ever happened to me.’ He said he was

given a gold watch and a cheque for £22,500, but

less than a year later, he was declared bankrupt with

debts of over £4,000. He reportedly inspired the Sgt.

Pepper’s song Getting Better. The boys kept asking

him how it was all going, to which he invariably

replied “It’s getting better.” The 2SM engineers get a

good sound balance after the end of I Saw Her

Standing There. From the moment they start to play

I Want To Hold Your Hand, the guitars and vocals

are crystal clear. Unfortunately for Jimmy Nicol fans,

there was no microphone on the drums. But this

does give us a marvellous opportunity to assess the

how the Beatles might have sounded as a three-

piece. Luckily, there must have been excellent stage

monitors allowing the band to hear themselves

above the screaming, because the harmonies are

spot on and George’s guitar playing is faultless

Tracks –

Side One

1. I Saw Her Standing There

2. I Want To Hold Your Hand

3. All My Loving

4. She Loves You

5. Till There Was You

6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Can't Buy Me Love

Side Two

1. This Boy

2. Twist And Shout

3. Long Tall Sally

4. Adelaide Press Conference

Year Released: 2019

Cat Number – RANDB48LP

CONDITION – MINT / UNPLAYED (SEALED)

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