An early clue to the new direction
In honor of all things Beatles today:
That’ll Be The Day
In Spite of All the Danger
Recorded by The Quarrymen (John, Paul, and George with John Lowe on the piano and Colin Hanton on the drums), Liverpool, 1958. "That’ll be the Day" was originally recorded by Buddy Holly; "In Spite of All the Danger" written by Paul and George. Sound quality sucks, but what do you expect from an ancient 78-rpm single?
You’ll Be Mine
Only of interest to insane completist, this is the first recorded Lennon/McCartney song extant, from the only recording session with Stu Sutcliffe on the bass. The sound quality is even worse than those first two, but it’s still interesting. If you're insane, at any rate.
From the soundtrack to A Hard Day’s Night:
A Hard Day’s Night
Tell Me Why
Any Time At All
I’ll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Over forty years later, these all still sound so fresh and vital. I wanted to post every track, but limited myself to a handful of what might be some of their less-familiar songs. All are Lennon/McCartney. If you’ve never seen it, please rectify the situation a.s.a.p.
Witness the adorable:
I Should Have Known Better (YouTube)
"The new thing is to care passionately and be right-wing!" My single favorite scene in the whole movie - George meets an opinion-maker (YouTube)
Everybody gives Ringo a hard time (YouTube)
That’ll Be The Day
In Spite of All the Danger
Recorded by The Quarrymen (John, Paul, and George with John Lowe on the piano and Colin Hanton on the drums), Liverpool, 1958. "That’ll be the Day" was originally recorded by Buddy Holly; "In Spite of All the Danger" written by Paul and George. Sound quality sucks, but what do you expect from an ancient 78-rpm single?
You’ll Be Mine
Only of interest to insane completist, this is the first recorded Lennon/McCartney song extant, from the only recording session with Stu Sutcliffe on the bass. The sound quality is even worse than those first two, but it’s still interesting. If you're insane, at any rate.
From the soundtrack to A Hard Day’s Night:
A Hard Day’s Night
Tell Me Why
Any Time At All
I’ll Cry Instead
Things We Said Today
Over forty years later, these all still sound so fresh and vital. I wanted to post every track, but limited myself to a handful of what might be some of their less-familiar songs. All are Lennon/McCartney. If you’ve never seen it, please rectify the situation a.s.a.p.
Witness the adorable:
I Should Have Known Better (YouTube)
"The new thing is to care passionately and be right-wing!" My single favorite scene in the whole movie - George meets an opinion-maker (YouTube)
Everybody gives Ringo a hard time (YouTube)