The Beatles ??/??/1962
Set I
Like Dreamers Do (Lennon/McCartney)
Money (That's What I Want) (Gordy/Bradford)
Till There Was You (Meredith Wilson)
The Sheik Of Araby (Smith/Wheeler/Snyder)
To Know Her Is To Love Her (Phil Spector)
Take Good Care Of My Baby (King/Goffin)
Memphis, Tennessee (Chuck Berry)
Sure To Fall (In Love With You) (Cantrell/Claunch/Perkins)
Hello Little Girl (Lennon/McCartney)
Three Cool Cats (Leiber/Stoller)
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Buddy Holly)
Love Of The Loved (Lennon/McCartney)
September In The Rain (Warren/Dubin)
Bésame Mucho (Consuelo Velázquez)
Searchin' (Leiber/Stoller)
Money (That's What I Want) (Gordy/Bradford)
Till There Was You (Meredith Wilson)
The Sheik Of Araby (Smith/Wheeler/Snyder)
To Know Her Is To Love Her (Phil Spector)
Take Good Care Of My Baby (King/Goffin)
Memphis, Tennessee (Chuck Berry)
Sure To Fall (In Love With You) (Cantrell/Claunch/Perkins)
Hello Little Girl (Lennon/McCartney)
Three Cool Cats (Leiber/Stoller)
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Buddy Holly)
Love Of The Loved (Lennon/McCartney)
September In The Rain (Warren/Dubin)
Bésame Mucho (Consuelo Velázquez)
Searchin' (Leiber/Stoller)
Set II
Set III
Comment
"Silver Beatles" CD (12 trax)
Collectors With This Show
| User (active/rating) | Media / # | Show | Sound | Details | DB Source | User Source |
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| David LeMond | FLAC / | A+ | View | studio | ||
| Rick Martin | Flac / 1 | A | View | The Beatles-'New Year's Day - The Decca Audition' Dr Ebbetts CDC 010162 | ||
| Notes: | The Beatles-'New Year's Day - The Decca Audition' Dr Ebbetts CDC 010162 | |||||
| Rick Martin | Flac / 1 | A | View | The Beatles - "Decca Auditions" | ||
| Notes: | The Beatles - "Decca Auditions" | |||||
| Rick Martin | Flac / 1 | A | View | The Beatles - "New Year's Day - The Decca Audition"(Unreleased Mono LP - Apple) Dr Ebbetts 2001... | ||
| Notes: | The Beatles - "New Year's Day - The Decca Audition"(Unreleased Mono LP - Apple) Dr Ebbetts 2001 remaster | |||||
| Ron A | CD-R / 1 | A | View | |||
| Notes: | On same disc as 2-9-1964 | |||||
| tsf | FLAC / 0 | View | ||||
| Gary | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | Dr.Ebbets | |||||
| Dwayne | cdr / 1 | View | bootleg cd "New Years Day (Dr. Ebbetts, Decca Auditions)' | |||
| Larry | / 0 | View | ||||
| Notes: | Official tracks removed | |||||
| NonPartisan2 | CD / 1 | A | A | View | SB | |
| Notes: | 20 tracks sent to me as "The Original Decca Tapes." | |||||
| Michael Mersand | / 0 | View | ||||
| taraimo | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Jack Cade | / 0 | View | ||||
| stephen | FLAC / 1 | SBD | View | |||
| Jason | CDR / 1 | A+ | A+ | View | Dr. Ebbets 2008 Remaster | |
| beat2010 | CDR / 1 | B | A | View | STU | |
| Joe | / 0 | View | ||||
| Jesse Ross | CDR / 1 | A | A | View | SBD | |
| Notes: | The famous and complete Decca Audition tape. | |||||
| Todd | CD / 1 | A+ | View | Studio | ||
| Notes: | The Beatles Complete Decca Audition Demo 01.02.62 01 Like Dreamers Do [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:Paul] 2'36'' 02 Money [Lead vocal:John] 2'25'' 03 'Till There Was You [Lead vocal:Paul] 3'01'' 04 The Sheik Of Araby [Lead vocal:George] 1'42'' 05 To Know Her Is To Love Her [Lead vocal:John] 2'37'' 06 Take Good Care Of My Baby [Lead vocal:George] 2'28'' 07 Memphis,Tennessee [Lead vocal:John] 2'23'' 08 Sure To Fall [Lead vocal:John & Paul] 2'04'' 09 Hello Little Girl [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:John & Paul] 1'40'' 10 Three Cool Cats [Lead vocal:George] 2'25'' 11 Crying,Waiting,Hoping [Lead vocal:George] 2'04'' 12 Love Of The Loved [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:Paul] 1'53'' 13 September In The Rain [Lead vocal:Paul] 1'55'' 14 Besame Mucho Lead vocal:Paul] 2'42'' 15 Searchin' [Lead vocal:Paul] 3'07'' ---------------------------------------- Filler: 16. Saw Her Standing There 17. One After 909 18. One After 909 19. ?? 20. ?? 21. Some Other Guy | |||||
| ken steinberg | / 1 | A | A | View | ||
| Notes: | Hamburg, GR | |||||
| John | / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | book 23 | |||||
| Jason | CDR / 1 | A | A | View | Studio Recording | |
| Notes: | Set List Incorrect | |||||
| givemebackthebeat | CDR / 1 | A | A | View | SBD | |
| LFC | cd-r / 1 | View | ||||
| Jeff | CDR / 1 | A | View | Studio | ||
| Notes: | Bonus on: Vigotone Records VT - 123 | |||||
| Jeff | CDR / 1 | A | View | original Dr. Ebbett CDR > WAV > SHN > WAV > CD-R > WAV > FLAC | ||
| Notes: | The Beatles - New Year's Day! (The Decca Audition) (Apple Fake) (Dr. Ebbetts) | |||||
| Mark Jochim (Thailand) | FLAC / 1 | View | SBD > Master Reels > ?? > FLAC | |||
| Notes: | BAND: The Beatles TITLE: THE Early Years, Decca Tapes VENUES: Tracks 1-15 January 1, 1962 Decca Studios London Tracks 16-20 Rehearsal Early 1962 at the Cavern, Mathew Street Liverpool Track 21 declicked acetate (bonus track) Live at the Cavern? Tracks 22 - 24 First appearance on Ed Sullivan Feb 1964 01. Like Dreamers Do 02. Money 03. Till There Was You 04. The Sheik of Araby 05. To Know Her Is To Love Her 06. Take Good Care of my Baby 07. Memphis, Tennessee 08. Sure To Fall (In Love With You) 09. Hello Little Girl 10. Three Cool Cats 11. Crying, Waiting, Hoping 12. Love of The Loved 13. September In The Rain 14. Besame Mucho 15. Searchin' 16. I Saw Her Standing There 17. The One After 909 18. The One After 909 19. Catswalk 20. Catswalk 21. Some Other Guy 22. All My Loving 23. Till There Was You 24. She Loves You The famous Decca sessions recorded on New Years Day in 1962. The Beatles attempting to secure a record deal but were told "no thanks" and "guitar bands were going out of style". Also included is The Beatles first appearance on Ed Sullivan in Feb of 1964; an appearance that inspired many to pick up an instrument and learn how to play rock and roll. 497cd85cf5626f1ad3b841d6a9ac9e2b *Track01.flac cc51d7b0261bc7a39e22db0454e857fc *Track02.flac 64c821fcc4b853a7bd47071df11f72ab *Track03.flac 937fcd1d28d9505fcdb2f80ed927f4c4 *Track04.flac c1a463c6864360e8056ea2afc5f2b216 *Track05.flac 890eec46479515ee1dcccfc132613fa9 *Track06.flac fd8d60babb12492cfc7b7bd028d1043d *Track07.flac 643aaf08ce9760adeb6dd98d3b6de5b5 *Track08.flac 66d09feffb1e17297a934d6b9108e341 *Track09.flac 64d57bb899ba3bd4973084afc0cf7ebb *Track10.flac 00012edc136bc60a539814c1c760df5c *Track11.flac c6ebafce5d7b1d02c3ae279930b03719 *Track12.flac 1397b1bd150282c01b8c9c4f72653ff3 *Track13.flac c31e5c57a77f50dd73ac168f8874950e *Track14.flac b8d3706221aea1610b8cb0615378d540 *Track15.flac c3eaa94b69c812246117334c4c4474b0 *Track16.flac b6b524a283c32515bf9382335231c656 *Track17.flac d2b100eaf22f9e0588dd97b20ca92bac *Track18.flac 77e2f0c2d155018391e97e6ee5e27c62 *Track19.flac 5856369704efe9a061399bca311312c4 *Track20.flac f2bb5ca3047a11341f08959ca380438b *Track21.flac e0d9e878e417bb5c791fca29bf343f6a *Track22.flac 5a99dcb4d9e08b9b8a93e95588c7e868 *Track23.flac 66b08083a02db6bec0a173740009c54d *Track24.flac No errors occured. | |||||
| Doug | cdr / 1 | A+ | A+ | View | ||
| tonk_ged | CD-R / 1 | A | View | |||
| johnbutler | CD-R / 1 | A | A | View | SBD | |
| Notes: | The Beatles Complete Decca Audition Demo 01.02.62 01 Like Dreamers Do [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:Paul] 2'36'' 02 Money [Lead vocal:John] 2'25'' 03 'Till There Was You [Lead vocal:Paul] 3'01'' 04 The Sheik Of Araby [Lead vocal:George] 1'42'' 05 To Know Her Is To Love Her [Lead vocal:John] 2'37'' 06 Take Good Care Of My Baby [Lead vocal:George] 2'28'' 07 Memphis,Tennessee [Lead vocal:John] 2'23'' 08 Sure To Fall [Lead vocal:John & Paul] 2'04'' 09 Hello Little Girl [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:John & Paul] 1'40'' 10 Three Cool Cats [Lead vocal:George] 2'25'' 11 Crying,Waiting,Hoping [Lead vocal:George] 2'04'' 12 Love Of The Loved [Composed by Lennon/McCartney. Lead vocal:Paul] 1'53'' 13 September In The Rain [Lead vocal:Paul] 1'55'' 14 Besame Mucho Lead vocal:Paul] 2'42'' 15 Searchin' [Lead vocal:Paul] 3'07'' | |||||
| Pete | CDr / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | The Tape That Decca Turned Down | |||||
| Troy C. Miller | / 0 | View | ||||
| Jeffrey G | cdr / 1 | A | View | |||
| Notes: | Complete Decca Demo Tape | |||||
| David13 | CD / 1 | A | B+ | View | ||
| rhys lett | cd / 1 | A | B | View | ||
| op | cd / 1 | A+ | B+ | View | cd | |
| Notes: | 28 songs, a nice set | |||||
| Cameron | / 0 | VG | View | |||
| woodenalligator | CDR / 1 | A++ | A+ | View | SB | |
| Mac | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| Rian | cdr / 1 | A+ | A | View | SBD | |
| Notes: | Great demo, with bonus tracks | |||||
| zowie | cd / 1 | a | View | std | ||
| Henry | CDR / 1 | A | A+ | View | ||
| Notes: | The copy I own is the 2007 Dr. Ebbetts RElease in Mono mastered from mint from 45 acetates. | |||||
| Brian J Connelly | CD / 1 | A | View | SBD | ||
| Michael | CD / 1 | A | A | View | "Silver Beatles" Japanese release | |
| Notes: | SBD | |||||
| Robbie Kellman | flac / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | DVD Random British | |||||
| Bob | CDr / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | New Years Day (Dr. Ebbetts, Decca Auditions) | |||||
| Tangled&Twisted | CDR / 1 | A+ | A+ | View | ||
| Notes: | incredible sound quality for 40+ year old recording!!! | |||||
| Barry Smith | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | ||||||
| Brian Simmons | cdr / 1 | A+ | A+ | View | ||
| Rick Maxwell | FLAC / 1 | A | A | View | Soundboard | |
| texwiller | CD / 1 | A | View | |||
| StratoStadt | CD - Audio / 1 | A | View | Studio | ||
| Notes: | New Years Day (Dr. Ebbetts, Decca Auditions) | |||||
| StratoStadt | CD-Audio / 1 | A | View | Studio | ||
| kim brandner | CDR / 1 | AAA | AAA | View | SOUNDBOARD | |
| Notes: | THIS IS DR . EBBETTS REMASTER-SOUND IS LIKE YOU WERE THERE. THIS AND BEATLES SESSIONS ARE 2 OF THE BEST SOUNDING BEATLES DISCS I HAVE EVER HEARD. | |||||
| Jake | / 0 | View | ||||
| PrideofCucamonga | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| Dave Konrad | SHN / 1 | View | liberated boot "The Original Decca Tapes & Cavern Club Rehearsal" | |||
| Keithus | CD / 1 | A | View | |||
| David | cdr / 1 | View | ||||
| Leslie | CDR / 1 | AAA | View | SDBD | ||
| Jeremy Mason | CD / 1 | A | A- | View | ||
| Notes: | "The Beatles Rockin' at the Star Club"; Studio release by Sony; 16 various tracks from Germany in 1962 (TAO) | |||||
| cosmiczoso | / 0 | View | ||||
| Notes: | SBD | |||||
| Prescott Rossi | CD-R 36min / 1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | View | ||
| Notes: | CD-R(2) *On same disc as 10/24/63* | |||||
| steve w. | SHN / 1 | View | Studio SBD | |||
| Caleb Hughes | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | Live In Hamburg '62 | |||||
| Caleb Hughes | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | Last Night In Hamburg | |||||
| Joel | CDR / 1 | A | View | STU | ||
| Notes: | Part of 3/5/63 | |||||
| RM's Giant Live Music Archive | FLAC / 0 | View | Pitch, level and phase corrected version (AA014) | |||
| Notes: | Info file says, "Barring another issue from even closer to the master, this is about as good as it gets for the Decca Tapes." | |||||
| Shawnee | FLAC / 1 | A | A | View | Studio | |
| Bluesthinker | / 1 | A | View | |||
| Notes: | another version reported as but with 20 cuts | |||||
| purps69 | FLAC / 1 | A | 10 | View | SB>Dr Ebbets CD> FLAC | |
| Notes: | The Dr Ebbetts 2007 version - The 5 that appeared officially are not on my version | |||||
| aphextwin | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| Sleepy | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | Decca Auditions Only | |||||
| dan hewitt | / 1 | 9 | View | "Decca Auditions" commercial boot | ||
| Andy Wicksted | Cdr / 1 | B+ | B+ | View | Studio | |
| Notes: | Original Decca Tapes & Tavern Club Rehearsals | |||||
| Jason McKenzie | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| HazyDavy84 | CDR / 1 | A | View | |||
| Notes: | New Year's Day! (The Decca Audition) | |||||
| Jay | Cd-R / 1 | A | A | View | ||
| Dan Anderson | CD-R / 1 | A | A | View | STUDIO | |
| Notes: | Remastered | |||||
| kevin boland | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | official releases removed | |||||
| quimbo | FLAC / 0 | View | ||||
| staywastingtime | FLAC / 1 | A- | View | Dr. Ebbett CD-R -> WAV (EAC) -> SHN (?) -> WAV (mkWACT) -> CD-R (Nero) -> WAV... | ||
| Notes: | 1FLAC 1Audio | |||||
| CDJones | FLAC/CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | The Decca Tapes - Speed Corrected | |||||
| CDJones | FLAC/CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | I Hope We Passed The Audition | |||||
| SpiralLightofVenus | FLAC / 0 | SBD | View | |||
| Notes: | SBD TB14 | |||||
| Maria Reine | CD-R / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | "The Beatles - New Year's Day! (The Decca Audition)" (Apple Fake)[Dr. Ebbetts CDC 010162]. FLAC[sg1000a] | |||||
| Janaja | CD / 1 | A- | A- | View | ||
| LossLess Legs | CDR / 1 | View | Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems 2007 remaster->CD->Flac | |||
| Notes: | 3/4/2008 - mayormarionbarry | |||||
| BluesFan | CD / 1 | A- | View | |||
| Notes: | Silver Beatles Original Decca Tapes & Cavern Club Rehearsals 1962 boot on Yellow Dog label YD 011. 20 tracks total; last 5 Cavern Club. | |||||
| Matthew Kupchinsky | CDR / 1 | View | Soundboard > ? > CDR | |||
| raincooker | / 1 | A+ | View | STUDIO | ||
| Sandy Cook | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | The DECCA audition | |||||
| tom k | cdr / 1 | A | View | |||
| Tom Bashara/Eric Linstrom | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| dlnlee | CDR / 1 | View | AUD | |||
| Notes: | "Red Hot" | |||||
| fleaibe | FLAC / 1 | A+ | View | JAN 1-1962 DECCA AUDITION | ||
| Notes: | JAN 1-1962 DECCA AUDITION Just six months after their first true recording sessions in Germany lending essentially uncredited support to singer Tony Sheridan, The Beatles seemed perilously close to signing a recording contract under their own name back home in England. Even before officially becoming the band’s manager, Brian Epstein was apparently already delivering on his promise to get them a record deal when he arranged an audition with Decca Records in London for New Year’s Day, 1962. John, Paul, George and Pete left Liverpool by van the night before with Neil Aspinall driving. Owing to extreme winter weather, which caused Neil to get lost a little more than a third of the way around Wolverhampton, the roughly 340 km trip from Liverpool took ten hours. The next day, Epstein, The Beatles and Aspinall arrived at Decca studios for their 11 am appointment with Decca A&R assistant Mike Smith, who had seen the band perform on 13 December 1961 at the Cavern. The Beatles’ road-worn amplifiers did not impress Smith, and he insisted they use the studio’s equipment for the audition instead, compounding the group’s sense of unease after a grueling trip. An hour later they had filled two reels of tape with a total of fifteen songs, and Smith rushed the group out to make way for Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, his next audition of the day. Under these less-than-ideal conditions, The Beatles for the first time stood on their own in a recording studio. Though from our current vantage point there is a certain charm to hearing them falter through their first audition, there is very little obvious evidence of the band’s later brilliance to be found in these fifteen performances. Decca head of A&R singles Dick Rowe, long pilloried for rejecting The Beatles, can be forgiven for not hearing the architects of a revolution in the acetates Mike Smith cut for him. While Epstein specifically chose these songs from the band’s stage repertoire in an attempt to highlight their diversity, the selection was not representative of how The Beatles saw themselves 1 Like Dreamers Do 2:36 2 Money (That’s What I Want) 2:24 (Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy, Jr.) 3 Till There Was You 3:00 (Meredith Willson) 4 Sheik of Araby 1:43 (Harry Smith, Francis Wheeler & Ted Snyder) 5 To Know Her Is To Love Her 2:36 (Phil Spector) 6 Take Good Care of My Baby 2:28 (Jerry Goffin and Carole King) 7 Memphis, Tennessee 2:22 (Chuck Berry) 8 Sure To Fall 2:04 (Carl Lee Perkins, Quinton Claunch & William Cantrell) 9 Hello Little Girl 1:40 10 Three Cool Cats 2:25 (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) 11 Crying, Waiting, Hoping 2:03 (Buddy Holly) 12 Love of the Loved 1:52 13 September in the Rain 1:56 (Al Dubin and Harry Warren) 14 Besame Mucho 2:40 (Sunny Skylar and Consuelo Velazques) 15 Searchin’ 3:08 (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) | |||||
| Rob@LTBV | CD / 1 | View | ||||
| Hans Lund | / 0 | View | ||||
| Jon | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Lindsay | flac / 1 | A | A | View | ||
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