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New Hamburg recordings surface?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:08 pm
by brammy
IS THIS TRUE??? WOW!!!
I think its interesting that they say it is "one of many recorded at the Star Club"... one of many of the Beatles?
Also, the article is wrong about Ringo's first time performing as a Beatle. The first gig Ringo did after joining the band was on Aug 18th 1962 at the Horticulture Society Dance, Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. The next day they played at the Cavern.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/art ... gs_surface

Fifteen unreleased Beatles recordings surface
Writer: Nikki King
News, Published online on 14 Jan 2008

Before Beatlemania hit the U.S., before their debut album Please, Please Me even saw daylight, John, Paul, George and Ringo took the stage at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. The show itself was small, with only 20-30 people in attendance. After 33 years, Fuego Entertainment has purchased these exclusive recordings for distribution from producer Jeffrey Collins, who discovered the lost tracks in his personal collection.

“I'm extremely excited about this acquisition and the future release of this historical Beatles album,” said Hugo Cancio, president and CEO of Fuego Entertainment. “They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed music groups in the history of popular music.”

Circa 1962, the recordings were made right before the band signed with EMI. Of the 15 songs, only seven were later released. The show was one of many recorded at the Star Club as a means of marketing the venue as well as the bands themselves. Not to be confused with the previous Star Club bootlegs, this show preceded that performance. It was also the very first time Ringo Starr took the stage as one of the Fab Four.

The tracks include live versions of “A Taste of Honey” and “Hippy Hippy Shake,” the latter of which includes Tony Sheridan. The tapes also include covers of Maurice Williams’ “Do You Believe” and Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues.” Kingsize Taylor’s band, The Dominoes, also makes an appearance, backing tracks such as “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Money” and “Twist and Shout.”

The album will be released as an Echo-Fuego joint venture, and a date should be announced soon. Without a doubt, the release of these recordings will be highly anticipated as they are a snapshot of the earliest days of the Beatles’ legacy. A preview will be posted in the near future at Fuego Plus online.
http://fuegoentertainment.net/fuegoplus/index.php

Re: New Hamburg recordings surface?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:39 pm
by firstbassman

Re: New Hamburg recordings surface?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:57 pm
by brammy
SH*TTTTTT! Well, it sounds like they will be released eventually (I hope). I wonder if there are OTHER recordings and/or films (like the famous "Baumgarden Film") that have yet to surface.

But aint it amazing how incorrect information is repeated? With the internet It's so easy to fact check and find out that (according to Barry Miles' The Beatles a Diary) Ringo had played 71 gigs as a Beatle prior to their Nov 1-14 1962 trip to Hamburg.

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A company in a court fight with the Beatles has agreed not to release recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr's first performance with the group until the case is resolved....... Apple Corps claims the songs were taped without the band's consent and that Fuego and sister companies Echo-Fuego Music Group LLC and Echo-Vista Inc. have no right to distribute them.

Re: New Hamburg recordings surface?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:57 pm
by shamustwin
The people demand these tapes released!
Maybe the'll resolve it in time for the Christmas/Holiday season. :roll:

Re: New Hamburg recordings surface?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:02 pm
by brammy
YUP!

And wouldn't it be great if other Hamburg recordings popped up... earlier ones with Pete Best and his Atomic Beat