2x CD

The Beatles’ First!

Compilation by The Beatles feat. Tony Sheridan & Guests

Released April 1964

pop rock rock and roll

Tracklist

CD 1: Stereo
1
Ain’t She Sweet
The Beatles
2:10
3.6 ★
2
Cry for a Shadow
The Beatles
2:23
3.2 ★
3
Let’s Dance
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:33
4
My Bonnie
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:06
3.0 ★
5
If You Love Me, Baby (Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:51
3.0 ★
6
What’d I Say
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:39
7
Sweet Georgia Brown
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:29
4.5 ★
8
The Saints
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
3:19
4.0 ★
9
Ruby Baby
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:52
10
Why (Can’t You Love Me Again)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:58
3.0 ★
11
Nobody’s Child
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
3:53
3.0 ★
12
Ya Ya
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
5:09
5.0 ★
13
My Bonnie (German intro)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:41
3.0 ★
14
My Bonnie (English intro)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:41
3.0 ★
CD 2: Mono
1
Ain’t She Sweet
The Beatles
2:10
3.6 ★
2
Cry for a Shadow
The Beatles
2:23
3.2 ★
3
Let’s Dance
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:33
4
My Bonnie
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:06
3.0 ★
5
If You Love Me, Baby (Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:51
3.0 ★
6
What’d I Say
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:39
7
Sweet Georgia Brown
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:29
4.5 ★
8
The Saints
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
3:19
4.0 ★
9
Ruby Baby
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:52
10
Why (Can’t You Love Me Again)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:58
3.0 ★
11
Nobody’s Child
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
3:53
3.0 ★
12
Ya Ya
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
5:09
13
My Bonnie (German intro)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:43
3.0 ★
14
My Bonnie (English intro)
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan
2:41
3.0 ★
15
Let’s Twist Again
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:40
16
Top Ten Twist
Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
2:52

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Release credits

Bert Kaempfert
producer [1.1-14, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14]
George Harrison
background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13-14, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13-14], electric guitar [1.2, 1.7, 2.2, 2.7], guitar [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.5, 2.7-8, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13-14, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.8, 1.10, 1.13-14]
Gerhard Henjes
additional [1.7, 2.7]
Günther Sörensen
assistant [1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14]
Hans Falkenberg
sound [1.7, 2.7]
John Lennon
background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13-14, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13-14], electric guitar [2.2, 2.7, 1.2, 1.7], guitar [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.7-8, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13-14, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.8, 1.10, 1.13-14], lead vocals [1.1, 2.1]
Jürgen Kramer
assistant [1.7, 2.7]
Karl Hinze
engineer [2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14, 1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14]
Paul McCartney
background vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13-14, 2.4, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13-14], bass guitar [2.1, 1.1], electric bass guitar [1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14], other vocals [2.2, 1.2]
Paul Murphy
additional [2.7, 1.7]
Pete Best
drums (drum set) [1.1-2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 2.1-2, 2.4-5, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14]
Peter Klemt
sound [3, 6, 9, 12]
Peter Wharton
bass [6]
Rikki Barnes
saxophone [6]
Roy Young
piano [2.7, 1.6-7]
Tony Sheridan
arranger [1.14, 2.14], guitar [1.4-5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.10-11, 1.13, 1.13-14, 2.4-5, 2.8, 2.10, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.13-14], lead vocals [2.3-16, 1.3-14]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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The Beatles’ First!
12" Vinyl (mono)
April 1964
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The Beatles’ First!
12" Vinyl (stereo)
April 1964
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The Beatles’ First
12" Vinyl
4 August 1967
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The Beatles in Hamburg
12" Vinyl
February 1968
T
The Beatles in Hamburg
12" Vinyl
1968
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The Beatles’ First! (deluxe edition)
2x CD
9 December 2004