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1. Hallelujah I Love Her So (Charles)
Hamburg
1960
HR07
Hamburg 1960.
These four songs were recorded at a Hamburg rehearsal in 1960. Known then as the Quarry Men, the group consisted of Paul, John, George, Pete, and Stu. After some group member changes and name changes, this scruffy quartet would become The Beatles.

2. Wildcat (Schroeder/Gold)
Hamburg
1960
HR17

3. Movin' And Groovin' (Eddy/Hazelwood)
Hamburg
1960
HR13
Hamburg 1960
These four songs were recorded at a Hamburg rehearsal in 1960. Known then as the Quarry Men, the group consisted of Paul, John, George, Pete, and Stu. After some group member changes and name changes, this scruffy quartet would become The Beatles.

4. Hello Little Girl (Lennon/McCartney)
Pre-Beatles
Hamburg
1960
HR29
Hamburg 1960
These four songs were recorded at a Hamburg rehearsal in 1960. Known then as the Quarry Men, the group consisted of Paul, John, George, Pete, and Stu. After some group member changes and name changes, this scruffy quartet would become The Beatles.

5. Ain't She Sweet (Ager/Yellen)
Polydor
22/23 Jun 1961
SS.TS.04
The Beatles first album was actually recorded in Hamburg, Germany, with Tony Sheridan. Stu had left to study art and Pete was still the drummer. Eight recordings were made, but only "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry For A Shadow" were true Beatles recordings. "Cry For A Shadow" is the only Lennon/Harrison composition in existence.

6. Cry For A Shadow (Lennon/Harrison)
Polydor
22/23 Jun 1961
The Beatles first album was actually recorded in Hamburg, Germany, with Tony Sheridan. Stu had left to study art and Pete was still the drummer. Eight recordings were made, but only "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry For A Shadow" were true Beatles recordings. "Cry For A Shadow" is the only Lennon/Harrison composition in existence.

7. What'd I Say (Charles)
Cavern Performance
1965
This is not The Beatles but Gene Vincent backed by The Dyaks in 1965.

Liner notes:
Cavern Club/Summer 1962
This rare recording was made at the Cavern Club in Liverpool during a Gene Vincent show. The story goes that Gene asked The Beatles to join him on stage for a few numbers. This is the only song known to have survived from that evening's program.

8. Love Of The Loved (Lennon/McCartney)
Decca
1 Jan 1962
SS.DEC.08.01
On New Year's Day 1962 The Beatles recorded 15 songs for Decca Records. "Love of The Loved" was later given to Cilla Black who recorded it in 1963

9. The Sheik Of Araby (Smith/Snyder/Wheeler)
Decca
1 Jan 1962
SS.DEC.14.01
London 1962
On New Year's Day 1962 The Beatles recorded 15 songs for Decca Records. "Love of the Loved" was later given to Cilla Black who recorded it in 1963. George sings lead on the other two songs which are semi-humorous renditions thanks to John's occasional interjections.

10. Three Cool Cats (Leiber/Stoller)
Decca
1 Jan 1962
SS.DEC.10.01
London 1962
On New Year's Day 1962 The Beatles recorded 15 songs for Decca Records. "Love of the Loved" was later given to Cilla Black who recorded it in 1963. George sings lead on the other two songs which are semi-humorous renditions thanks to John's occasional interjections.

11. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?) (Walker)
Radio
Teenager's Turn - Here We Go
7 Mar 1962
BBC.01.02
BBC "Teenager's Turn"
The first of may [sic] appearances of The Beatles on BBC Radio. These two tracks include Pete Best on drums. The "BEEB" appearances give the best indication of what the Beatles sounded like when playing live.
Broadcast on Mar 8th, 1962

12. Please Mister Postman (Holland/Bateman/Gorman/Dobbins/Garrett)
Radio
7 Mar 1962
BBC.01.03
BBC "Teenager's Turn"
The first of may [sic] appearances of The Beatles on BBC Radio. These two tracks include Pete Best on drums. The "BEEB" appearances give the best indication of what the Beatles sounded like when playing live.
Broadcast on Mar 8th, 1962

13. Besame Mucho (Velazquez/Skylar)
First EMI Session
6 Jun 1962
SS.ETC01
The Beatles first recording (a test session) at EMI and the only one at EMI with Pete Best drumming. "Ask Me Why", "Love Me Do", and "P.S. I Love You" were also recorded on this date.

14. First Radio Interview 27th Oct. 1962 (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey)
27 Oct 1962
The first of what would be thousands of interviews given by The Beatles was recorded for a Cheshire hospital radio station by members of a boy's club.

15. I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney)
Hamburg Performance
25 Dec 1962
C.621225.02
Star Club, Hamburg
Ted "Kingsize" Taylor taped The Beatles performing at Hamburgs infamous Star Club. On this night The Beatles played 30 songs to a very enthusiastic crowd.

16. Lend Me Your Comb (Twomey/Wise/Weisman)
Hamburg Performance
31 Dec 1962
C621231.05
Star Club, Hamburg/Dec. 31, 1962
Ted "Kingsize" Taylor taped The Beatles performing at Hamburgs infamous Star Club. On this night The Beatles played 30 songs to a very enthusiastic crowd.

17. Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney)
Acoustic Demo
Jan 1963
Home Tape
A rare acoustic version of "Love Me Do". This version is said to have come from Alf Bicknell's legendary "Garage Tapes".

18. There's A Place (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.13.01

19. A Taste Of Honey (Marlow/Scott)
Take 7
RM?
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.12.07.RM?

20. (Medley)

I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 6
Breakdown
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.01.06
This take breaks down after several vocal errors. Paul complains it's too fast.

I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 7
False Start
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.01.07
10:00 AM-1:00 PM session

I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 8
False Start
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.01.08
10:00 AM-1:00 PM session

I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 9
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.01.09
The count-in of this version was used for the released version.

21. Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 8
Track 2
11 Feb 1963
SS.PPM.11.08
Ten hours. Ten songs. One hit album. 585 minutes of history. Never again would one day see such a time.

22. (Medley)

The One After 909 (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 1
5 Mar 1963
SS.ETC03.01
This version of "One After 909" was never released on any official Beatles album

The One After 909 (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 2
5 Mar 1963
SS.ETC03.02
This version of "One After 909" was never released on any official Beatles album

23. Thank You Girl (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
5 Mar 1963
SS.PM1.03.01
"Thank You Girl" was originally released as the B-side of "From Me To You". These songs are unreleased studio outtakes.

24. The Hippy Hippy Shake (Romero)
Radio
BBC
16 Mar 1963
BBC.10.06
BBC "Saturday Club"
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" is from a rare live BBC broadcast

25. Youngblood (Leiber/Stoller/Pomus)
Radio
BBC
1 Jun 1963
BBC.19.03
BBC "Pop Go The Beatles"
"Youngblood" was originally released by The Coasters in 1957. This is the only available Beatles version.

26. Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)
Radio
Pop Go The Beatles #5
2 Jul 1963
BBC.26.04
BBC "Pop Go The Beatles"
"Soldiers of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" features a fantastic lead vocal by John.

27. From Me To You (Lennon/McCartney)
Concert
Liverpool
7 Dec 1963
C631207.12
Liverpool
The Beatles performance at Liverpool's Empire Theatre was filmed by the BBC and aired as a 30-minute special titled "It's The Beatles".

28. _The Beatles Christmas Record (1963)
Xmas
Flexi Disc
17 Oct 1963
Several unnumbered takes were made on Oct 17, 1963. The mixing occured the same day. Details unknown.

This was the first of seven fan club Christmas messages to be recorded by The Beatles. Press officer Tony Barrow wrote most of the script.

29. (Medley

BBC "Saturday Club"
These songs were part of a special Christmas edition of Saturday Club. "We four kings of Liverpool are..."

All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle (Benton)

Radio
BBC
17 Dec 1963
BBC "Saturday Club"
These songs were part of a special Christmas edition of Saturday Club. "We four kings of Liverpool are..."

Beatle Crimble Medley (The Beatles)

Radio
BBC
17 Dec 1963
BBC.42.06
BBC "Saturday Club"
These songs were part of a special Christmas edition of Saturday Club. "We four kings of Liverpool are..."