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Beatlemania's incredible impact on the world is displayed in all its fun-filled glory on this long-awaited compilation of rare Beatles novelty and tribute 45s devoted to the Fab Four at the peak of their fame.
The first legitimate CD of its kind, it brings to life the merchandising madness of those years. Even before the Beatles conquered America, a growing inventory of Beatles guitars, drums, lockets, belts, badges, jigsaw puzzles, bedspreads, trays and confectionary was flooding the market. A company later set up in New York to let rights to American merchandisers had a turnover millions of dollars based solely on its power of veto.
The one area of exploitation over which the Beatles exercised no control was the novelty or tribute record and here the American record industry had a field day. Over 200 of these Beatles-inspired concoctions appeared in 1964 alone, including a sizeable proportion pertaining to their haircuts, and just as many by females expressing undying devotion to one or all of the Beatles.
Tracklist
1 John, Paul, George & Ringo - The Bulldogs
2 I'll Let You Hold My Hand - The Bootles
3 Like Ringo - Dick Lord
4 We Love The Beatles (Beatlemania) - Vernons Girls
5 Beatle Crazy - Bill Clifton
6 A Beatle I Want To Be - Sonny Curtis
7 The Beatles Are In Town - The Fondettes
8 My Beatle Haircut - The Twiliters
9 A Letter To The Beatles - The Four Preps
10 You Can't Do That - (Harry) Nilsson
11 Please Please Me - Link Wray & Raymen
12 Only Seventeen - The Beattle-Ettes
13 John, You Went Too Far This Time - Rainbo
14 I Dreamed I Was A Beatle - Murray Kellum
15 The Beatle Bounce - Bobby Comstock & The Counts
16 What's Wrong With Ringo? - The Bon-Bons
17 Saint Paul - Terry Knight
18 Beatles, Please Come Back - Gigi Parker & The Lonelies
19 Stamp Out The Beatles - The Hi-Riders
20 Beatlemania - Donnie Rae & The Defiants
21 We Love You Beatles - The Carefrees
22 Beatle Fever - Bret & Terry
23 I Want To Be A Beatle - Bobby Wilding
24 The Ballad Of Paul - The Mystery Tour