THE HAMBURG REPERTOIRE | Songs Performed By The Beatles Onstage in Hamburg 2CD coming soon…
- 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.
The Hamburg repertoire was necessarily vast and varied and the "Beatles' Sound" evolved from it. The demands imposed on the group encouraged an eclecticism that - it may be argued - would reach full expression with 'Rubber Soul' and 'Revolver'. This panorama of influences involved naked first generation rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues, soul, rockabilly, country & western, show tunes, film themes and the era's perfect pop craftsmanship - which Lennon and McCartney would look to emulate - Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Goffin and King.
Many of the songs performed by The Beatles onstage in Hamburg would be recorded for the early albums, appear in radio sessions, or surface later on their respective solo projects.
Hamburg was a hard school. It was where it all began.
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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
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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 |
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