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The Beatles met Tony Sheridan during their first Hamburg trip in 1960,
though they did not perform together. In 1961, they alternated
performances with Sheridan's band and occasionally backed him.
Following one of these performances, a friend of bandleader
Bert Kaempfert, who also worked as an agent for Polydor,
recommended them for a recording session. The sessions took place on 22nd–23rd June 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, a school hall in Hamburg, and on 24th June 1961 at Studio Rahlstedt. The Beatles' fee was 300 marks. On 24th May 1962, The Beatles took part in their final recording session for Polydor, again at Studio Rahlstedt, during which versions of “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Swanee River” were recorded. The master tape of their recording of “Swanee River” was later lost. |
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Beatles' First! (mono) |
The Beatles' First (stereo) |
The Beatles Tapes from the
David Wigg Interviews |
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46432) Not released in the U.K. Imported from Germany |
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