The Early Tapes of The Beatles

Tracklist

1. 1Ain’t She SweetMilton Ager and Jack Yellen2:12
2. 2Cry for a ShadowGeorge Harrison and John Lennon2:23
3. 3When the Saints Go Marching In[traditional]3:18
4. 4WhyCrompton, Petrucciani, Sheridan2:58
5. 5If You Love Me, BabyWaldense Hall and Charles Singleton2:53
6. 6What’d I SayRay Charles2:39
7. 7Sweet Georgia BrownBernie, Pinkard, Casey2:05
8. 8Let’s DanceJim Lee2:33
9. 9Ruby BabyMike Stoller and Jerry Leiber2:52
10. 10My Bonnie[traditional]2:42
11. 11Nobody’s ChildCy Coben and Mel Foree3:55
12. 12Ready TeddyRobert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco2:01
13. 13Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)Dorsey, Levy, Lewis, Robinson5:08
14. 14Kansas CityStoller, Leiber, Stoller2:38

Produced by

Bert Kaempfert, Paul Murphy

Recorded at

Studio Rahlstedt, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal

Recorded

March–September 1961, Hamburg, Germany

Mixed at

Studio Rahlstedt

Engineered by

Karl Hinze

Photography

Astrid Kirchherr

Label

Polydor

Length

40:17

Line-up

• Pete Best · drums (drum set)
• George Harrison · electric guitar, guitar, background vocals
• John Lennon · electric guitar, lead vocals, guitar, background vocals
• Paul McCartney · electric bass guitar, other vocals, background vocals
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie · drums (drum set) · guest
• Tony Sheridan · guitar, lead vocals
• Rikki Barnes · saxophone · guest
• Peter Wharton · bass · guest
• Roy Young · piano · guest