Rubber Soul...The Beatles.

1965 the Beatles are still riding high when this was released !!

      

      9. Girl

The Decca Audition...The Beatles.

The two posts below record the early efforts of the big band singers of the 40's & 50's so we move to 1962 1st of January to be precise to some early "Beatles".....and you can hear how much they improved in the years after Jan 1962....There is quite a lot of info about that recording date !!!

I recon that Columbia, HMV, Pye, Philips, and Oriole would have been kicking themselves about the missed opportunity !!

The English rock band the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962. They were rejected by the label, who instead opted to sign a contract with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. The audition was recorded, and five of the songs—"Searchin'", "Three Cool Cats", "The Sheik of Araby", "Like Dreamers Do" and "Hello Little Girl"—were officially released on the Beatles rarities compilation Anthology 1 in 1995.

Manager Brian Epstein met with record companies in London to secure a record contract for the Beatles and was rejected by many, including Columbia, HMV, Pye, Philips, and Oriole. After Epstein had meetings with both EMI and Decca at the start of December 1961, Decca A&R executive Mike Smith travelled to Liverpool to see the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, and was impressed enough to ask Epstein to bring the band down to London for a test in Decca's recording studios, scheduled for 1 January 1962.

Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best arrived at the audition, formally known as a "commercial test" to be headed by Mike Smith with Decca staff, on 1 January 1962 at 10 a.m.  At the audition, the Beatles performed songs hand-picked by Epstein.

At the time, the standard procedure for a test of this type was to record between two and five songs and then quickly usher the artists out of the studio. However, the Beatles ended up recording fifteen songs, and the recording session was extended after a lunch break into the afternoon. This could suggest that, if offered a deal, their first single and perhaps others would have been taken from the resulting tape.

About a month later, Decca rejected the Beatles. The executives felt that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business". Some music historians have suggested, however, that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let 

down.

Sale of audition tape

The original safety master tape the group recorded at Decca's London studios was sold by auctioneers the Fame Bureau in December 2012 to a Japanese collector for £35,000. A spokesman for the auctioneers said at the time: "The tape went to a Capitol Records executive after the Beatles signed with EMI. He sold it to the current owner who was one of the top buyers for Hard Rock Cafe but it was for his own personal collection." The authenticity of the tape sold remains debatable among experts, however, as the tape of the audition contains 15 songs and the tape auctioned has only 10. Additionally, the auction recording is on Ampex tape, which was not in use in 1962. It has not been firmly ascertained if the original master tape recorded by Decca on 1 January 1962 is in the possession of the Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd.

                                     (All Info Edited From Wikipedia)

      11. September In The Rain

The Beatles...Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

There's no need to make any comment about this L/P it talks for itself.....one of the most iconic record sleeves going !! recorded as Side 1 and Side 2...once again very little gaps between tracks !

1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
2. A Little Help From My Friends
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Getting Better
5. Fixing A Hole
6. She's Leaving Home
7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

1. Within You Without You
2. When I'm Sixty Four
3. Lovely Rita
4. Good Morning Good Morning
5. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Reprise)
6. A Day In The Life

The Beatles.

A great Double Disc compilation of the "Fab Four" or maybe "The Mop Tops"..But definatly "The Beatles"...every one a Classic Hit !!

Side One
1. Yesterday
2. I'll Follow The Sun
3. I Need You
4. Girl
5. In My Life
6. World Of Love
7. Here There And Everywhere

Side Two
1. Something
2. And I Love Her
3. If I Fell
4. I'll Be Back
5. Tell Me What You See
6. Yes It Is

Side Three
1. Michelle
2. Its Only Love
3. Your Going To Lose That Girl
4. Every Little Thing
5. For No One
6. She's Leaving Home

Side Four
1. The Long And Winding Road
2. This Boy
3. Norweian Wood
4. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
5. I Will
6. P.S. I Love You

          9. And I Love Her

          19. She's Leaving Home

The Beatles.

Not had the "Mop Heads" for a while !!...this photo on the L/P seems to tell why they got that "Nickname" !!....These tracks are pure Vintage "Lennon & McCartney" songs plus a few more !!....Missed out track "Everybody Wants To Be My Baby"....but it's now at the bottom !!

1. No Reply 
2. I'm A Loser
3. Baby's In Black
4. Rock And Roll Music
5. I'll Follow The Sun
6. Mr Moonlight
7. Kansas City

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Words Of Love
3. Honey Don't
4. Every Little Thing 
5. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
6. What Your Doing
7. Everybody's Trying To be My Baby

          1. Eight Days a week

The Beatles.

Music from "The Fab Fours" film.....before their "Psychedelic" period...

Love The Track "And I Love Her "!!

1. A Hard Days Night
2. I Should Have Known Better
3. If I Fell
4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
5. And I Love Her
6. Tell Me Why
7. Can't Buy Me Love

1. Any Time At All
2. I'll Cry Instead
3. Things We Said Today
4. When I Get Home
5. You Can't Do That
6. I'll Be Back

     5. And I Love Her.

The Beatles.

Slightly scratchy but ok !!....14 top tracks from the "Mop Tops"...no explanation needed !!

1. Help
2. The Night Before
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Gonna Lose That Girl 
7. Ticket To Ride

1. Act Naturally
2. It's Only Love 
3. You Like Me To Much
4. Tell Me What You See
5. I've Just Seen A Face
6. Yesterday
7. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

            6. Yesterday