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The Beatles are one of the most bootlegged bands in music history.
Beatles bootleg records began showing up in the late 1960s, usually containing
material that was illegally recorded, stolen or leaked from the band's record
label EMI. In the 1980s, Beatles bootleg CDs and videos began to take their
place. One of the first Beatles bootlegs to be sold illegally was Kum Back,
which was created from an early acetate put together by engineer Glyn Johns on
March 10, 1969. The acetate included rough mixes and versions of songs that
would eventually be released on Let It Be. A copy of the acetate had leaked out
and by September, radio stations around the country were playing music from the
as yet unreleased album. In the fall, the Kum Back bootleg began to show up in
record stores. Before long, bootlegs of a second mix made by Johns on May 28
also began to hit the black market. To this day, Let It Be Sessions (aka the Get
Back Sessions) material is still the primary source for Beatles bootlegs.
Hundreds of hours of recordings exist featuring the band rehearsing new
material, as well as classic rock'n'roll covers |
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Rehearsals: A tape of music recorded by the band in 1960. The
recording featured early versions of many songs that would later
be recorded by the band in the studio. A couple of songs from
this recording were included on the first disc of The Beatles
Anthology. These include In Spite Of All The Danger, That'll Be
The Day, Well Darling, Johnny Johnny, That's The End, I Don't
Need No Cigarette Boy, Turn The Bitches Off, Matchbox, One After
909, Cayenne, Hello Little Girl, That's When Your Heartaches
Begin, Wildcat, I'll Always Be In Love With You, Some Days,
Hallelujah I Love Her So, You'll Be Mine, The World Is Waiting
For The Sunrise, I'll Follow The Sun, You Must Write Everyday,
Movin' And Groovin, Ramrod and An Important Number.
The
Star Club tape: In December 1962 The Beatles did a two week
stint at the Star Club in Hamburg. At that time Adrian Barber
made a tape for Ted "Kingsize" Taylor which re-surfaced in the
seventies and became the source for several semi-legal
compilations. The tape is rough, but captures a racuous session.
Some of the songs, such as "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Ask
Me Why", would later appear on Beatles records. There are many
of the typical covers, but also some not available elsewhere,
such as Arthur Alexander's "Where Have You Been?", Tommy Roe's
"Sheila", Frank Ifield's "I'll Remember You", Marlene Dietrich's
"Falling In Love Again" and Fats Waller's "Your Feet's Too Big".
The Star Club tapes are historically intriguing for capturing
The Beatles performing many of their newer songs with a rawness
similar to their pre-fame, Hamburg days. Musically and as
characters they allow themselves to be altogether less cuddly
than their mop-top personae would soon dictate. |
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