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The original classic recordings of songs performed by The Beatles onstage in Hamburg.
2 CD set, 67 tracks with a 36-page booklet
"It was Hamburg that did it. That’s where we really developed. To get the Germans going and keep it up for twelve hours at a time we really had to hammer. We would never have developed as much if we’d stayed at home. We had to try anything that came into our heads in Hamburg. There was nobody to copy from. We played what we liked best and the Germans liked it as long as it was loud." John Lennon.
By far the best pop group of all time, and in the vanguard of the sixties sexual revolution, The Beatles served an extraordinary apprenticeship in the blue collar bars and rock 'n' roll clubs of Hamburg's St Pauli district. There, before an audience of local gangsters and prostitutes, drunken sailors and rockers spoiling for a fight, over 800 hours onstage, they honed their presentational skills and evolved their image; at once fostering the humour and pioneering musical spirit that would be cornerstones of their future success.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 ELVIS PRESLEY Heartbreak Hotel
2 LITTLE RICHARD Long Tall Sally
3 THE ISLEY BROTHERS Twist and Shout
4 THE MARVELETTES Please Mister Postman
5 LENNY WELCH A Taste of Honey
6 CHUCK BERRY Roll Over Beethoven
7 BUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Words of Love
8 RAY CHARLES Hallelujah I Love Her So
9 PEGGY LEE Till There Was You
10 CHET ATKINS Till There Was You
11 THE EVERLY BROTHERS Cathy's Clown
12 CARL PERKINS Your True Love
13 DUANE EDDY, HIS 'TWANGY' GUITAR AND THE REBELS Three-30-Blues
14 EDDIE COCHRAN C'mon Everybody
15 GENE VINCENT AND HIS BLUE CAPS Over the Rainbow
16 THE SHIRELLES Will You Love Me Tomorrow
17 CHUCK BERRY You Can't Catch Me
18 CHAN ROMERO Hippy Hippy Shake
19 LITTLE RICHARD Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey
20 BARRETT STRONG Money (That's What I Want)
21 THE MIRACLES You've Really Got A Hold On Me
22 THE COASTERS Besame Mucho (Part One)
23 JERRY LEE LEWIS Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
24 EDDIE FONTAINE "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)
25 JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES Shakin' All Over
26 ELVIS PRESLEY Mean Woman Blues
27 CARL PERKINS Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
28 RAY CHARLES AND HIS ORCHESTRA Hit The Road Jack
29 CHUCK BERRY Rock and Roll Music
30 LARRY WILLIAMS Dizzy Miss Lizzy
31 DR. FEELGOOD AND THE INTERNS Mister Moonlight
32 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS Everyday
33 BENNY GOODMAN QUARTET Moonglow
DISC TWO
1 CARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes
2 ELVIS PRESLEY Baby Let's Play House
3 ARTHUR ALEXANDER A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
4 ROY ORBISON Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
5 BEN E. KING Stand By Me
6 JOHNNY CASH All Over Again
7 DUANE EDDY, HIS 'TWANGY' GUITAR AND THE REBELS Ramrod
8 BOBBY VEE Take Good Care of My Baby
9 BUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
10 THE EVERLY BROTHERS Love of My Life
11 SAM COOKE Bring It On Home To Me
12 BO DIDDLEY Road Runner
13 GENE VINCENT AND HIS BLUE CAPS Be-Bop-A- Lula
14 GENE VINCENT AND HIS BLUE CAPS Ain't She Sweet
15 CARL PERKINS Matchbox
16 EDDIE COCHRAN Twenty Flight Rock
17 JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRIO Lonesome Tears In My Eyes
18 CHUCK BERRY I'm Talking About You
19 CHUCK BERRY Sweet Little Sixteen
20 THE SHIRELLES Boys
21 RICHIE BARRETT Some Other Guy
22 THE JODIMARS Clarabella
23 THE OLYMPICS (Baby) Hully Gully
24 ANN-MARGRET I Just Don't Understand
25 RAY CHARLES My Bonnie
26 FRANK IFIELD I Remember You
27 DEL SHANNON Runaway
28 GENE VINCENT AND HIS BLUE CAPS Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine
29 MARLENE DIETRICH Falling In Love Again
30 BUDDY HOLLY Crying, Waiting, Hoping
31 CARL PERKINS Lend Me Your Comb
32 RAY CHARLES What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
33 ELVIS PRESLEY Love Me Tender
34 CHET ATKINS Theme from The Third Man