Belgian Beatles LP’s – POLYDOR Label
We hear 6 tracks by Tony Sheridan & The Beatles and 2 tracks by the Beatles alone. 8 essential early songs recorded in Germany! 7 tracks were recorded in june 1961 and 1 track recorded in may 1962 (with additional lyrics in 1964).
Polydor added four extra tracks by Tony Sheridan (no Beatles involved): Ya Ya, Let’s Dance, Ruby Baby and What’d I Say.
See section and button below for information about these 8 Beatles/Sheridan recordings.
Vinyl matrix number: 2371 051 S1 ℗ 1961 B8 -v & 2371 051 S2 ℗ 1961 B8 – v
On the rear the price is printed: “169 Fr(ancs)” , which refers to Belgium.
Matrix: 2371 051 S1 ℗ 1961 B8 -v en 2371 051 S2 ℗ 1961 B8 – v
Very rare pressing! On the rear we also see an ad for the album “Will Tura” (1976).
Vinyl matrix number: Matrix: 2371 051 S1 10 1℗ 1961 B8 -v en 2371 051 S2 9 2℗ 1961 B8 – v
On side 2 (track 1): ‘My Bonny’ (misspelled).
Vinyl matrix numbers: CKD ℗ 1976 2485088 A en CKD ℗ 1976 2485088 B.
On side 1(track 1) : My Bonnie .
Vinyl matrix nummers: CKCD ℗ 1976 2485096 A en CKD ℗ 1976 2485096 B
On side 4 : Ain’t She Sweet John Lennon on vocals! Ain’t She Sweet is the first Beatles recording as a group, without Tony Sheridan!
On this double album there are 23 tracks!. Only 8 by The Beatles and 15 by Tony Sheridan.
The young Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best) recorded 8 songs in Germany in 1961 and 1962.
On thursday 22 june and friday 23 june 1961, they recorded 7 songs. The recording took place in the Frederich Ebert Halle, Alter Postweg 30 in Harburg, a small town near Hamburg, under supervision of German producer Bert Kampfert, A&R manager for Polydor Germany.
Five songs as backing group of Tony Sheridan: My Bonnie, The Saints, Why , Nobody’s Child and Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby. Also two songs on their own: Ain’t She Sweet (John on vocals !) and Cry For A Shadow (instrumental by Lennon – Harrison). My Bonnie & The Saints were released as a single in october 1961 in Germany. Cry For A Shadow and Why appear on the French EP Mr. Twist in januari 1962.
On thursday 24 may 1962, John , Paul , George and Pete recorded one more song: Sweet Georgia Brown. This recording took place in studio Rahlstedt (aka Wandsbek ), Rahlau 128 in Hamburg. Sweet Georgia Brown (original version) was released in october 1962 in Germany (EP Ya Ya Polydor EPH 21-485) and in Greece (single Ya Ya -Part 1/ Sweet Georgia Brown Polydor NHH 66849).
Triggered by the immense popularity of The Beatles (now with Ringo Starr) Polydor Germany begins to release these (forgotten) recordings all over the world. With the release of the LP ‘The Beatles First!” (april 1964) Ain’t She Sweet, Nobody’s Child and Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby see the daylight. They even add 4 non-Beatles songs : Ya Ya, Let’s Dance, Ruby Baby & What’d I Say . The version of Sweet Georgia Brown is not the same from 1962. On 3 january 1964, Tony Sheridan recorded new lyrics in studio Rahlstedt/Wandsbek in Hamburg. This new version has the lyrics “in Liverpool she even dares to criticise the Beatles’ hair, with their whole fan-club standing there, oh Sweet Georgia Brown “.
As Ringo Starr doesn’t play on these recordings, Polydor never used a picture of the Beatles on their album sleeves.
During the 70’ties Polydor released 4 “Bowler hat” re-issues of the LP The Beatles First ! from 1964 for the Belgian market. For sale for 169 Belgian francs.
De jonge Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison en drummer Pete Best) namen 8 nummers op in Duitsland in 1961 en 1962.
Donderdag 22 juni en vrijdag 23 juni 1961: Opname van 7 nummers op. De opnames vonden plaats in de Frederich Ebert Halle, Alter Postweg 30 in Harburg, vlakbij Hamburg, Dit gebeurde onder supervisie van de Duitse producer Bert Kampfert, A&R manager voor Polydor Duitsland.
Vijf nummers als begeleidingsgroep van Tony Sheridan: My Bonnie, The Saints, Why, Nobody’s Child and Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby. Twee extra nummers zonder Sheridan: Ain’t She Sweet (John on vocals !) en Cry for a Shadow (instrumental by Lennon – Harrison). My Bonnie & The Saints verschijnen al op single in oktober 1961 in Duitsland. Cry for a shadow en Why komen in januari 1962 uit in Frankrijk!
Op donderdag 24 mei 1962 nemen John , Paul, George en Pete nog één nummer op: Sweet Georgia Brown. Deze opname vond plaats in studio Rahlstedt (aka Wandsbek), Rahlau 128 in Hamburg. Sweet Georgia Brown (originele versie) werd in oktober 1962 uitgebracht in Duitsland (EP Ya Ya Polydor EPH 21-485) en Griekenland (single Ya Ya -Part 1/ Sweet Georgia Brown Polydor NHH 66849).
Door het immense succes van The Beatles (nu met Ringo Starr) begon Polydor Duitsland vanaf april 1964 deze (vergeten) opnames uit te brengen over heel de wereld. Voor de LP ‘The Beatles First!”(1964) halen ze Ain’t She Sweet , Nobody’s Child en Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby uit de kast. Ze voegen zelfs nog 4 nummers toe – gezongen door Tony Sheridan – die niets met The Beatles te maken hebben: Ya Ya, Let’s Dance, Ruby Baby & What’d I Say . Opvallend: de versie van Sweet Georgia Brown is niet dezelfde als die van 1962. Op 3 januari 1964, nam Tony Sheridan een nieuwe tekst op in studio Rahlstedt / Wandsbek te Hamburg. Die versie bevat nu de tekst “in Liverpool she even dares to criticise the Beatles’ hair, with their whole fan-club standing there, oh Sweet Georgia Brown “. Doordat Ringo Starr niet meespeelt zal Polydor nooit een foto van de groep op de platenhoes plaatsen. In de jaren ’70 zijn de “bolhoed” uitgiftes erg populair en dit zijn heruitgaven van de LP “The Beatles First!” uit 1964. Te koop voor 169 Belgische Fr.
