Who owns the beatles decca tapes steve hoffman music forums. In what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music industry history, decca rejected the band, selecting instead brian poole and the tremeloes. Deccas decision to reject the group is considered to be one of the biggest mistakes in music history. The beatles the decca audition 1962 lossless music. The decca audition is the name given to the nowfamous audition by the beatles for decca records at. Beatles beatles the lost decca sessions and other gems. The first time a recording from decca audition surfaced was in 1973, when the album l.
The beatles audition for decca records the beatles bible. New tape source for decca audition heres a promo film that heralds the emergence of a hitherto uncirculated tape containing the beatles audition for decca records, january 1st, 1962. Heres what really happened behind the doors of deccas broadhurst gardens studio in northwest londonas well as in altogether more covert circumstances on the other side of the atlantic more. The beatles recorded 15 songs for their decca records audition, five of which appear on anthology 1 so theyre not on this release searchin, three cool cats, the sheik of araby, like dreamers do and hello little girl. Jan 28, 2010 the decca audition is the name given to the nowfamous beatles audition for decca records at their decca studios in west hampstead, north london, england, before they reached international stardom. The beatles knew it was one of the most important dates of their lives. Above you can see the sleeves of all seven of them, making 14 tracks from the sessions. Aug 12, 2016 a new zealand release from 1983 on the budget music world records, it features twelve songs from the famous decca audition tapes.
I would like to someday see an official release of this group of songs and it would be cool to see it issued on vinyl by decca if the beatles would consent to letting decca do it. The beatles the decca audition tapes releases discogs. The beatles the decca audition tapes yellow, vinyl. Dec 03, 2010 new tape source for decca audition heres a promo film that heralds the emergence of a hitherto uncirculated tape containing the beatles audition for decca records, january 1st, 1962. The beatles historical decca audition tape 2009, cd. Jan 06, 2016 when the beatles auditioned for decca records on new years day 1962, they were told guitar groups are on the way out. The decca audition is the name given to the nowfamous audition by the beatles for decca records at their decca studios in west hampstead, london, england, before they reached international stardom. Without george martin, the beatles just wouldnt have been the same.
The real decca audition has totally different songs, and the sound quality is poor. All tracks recorded 01011962 at decca records in london. Basically the same as the beatles the decca audition tapes but has a yellow label instead of black. When the beatles auditioned for decca records on new years day 1962, they were told guitar groups are on the way out. Oct 26, 2015 who owns the rights to the decca audition tapes. Jan 15, 2020 the music, the inspirations, the motivations, the performances, the reservations, the fallout as well as the cloakanddagger story behind how the session tape was bootlegged. Neil aspinall drove the beatles down to london on new years eve, in 1961, for a decca audition but lost his way, and the trip took ten hours. Apr 19, 2012 smith directed the beatles to use decca amplifiers. A closer look at rock musics most famous rejection of the beatles music. The beatles decca records audition january 1, 1962 01 like dreamers do john lennonpaul mccartney 02 money thats what i. Brian epstein arranged an audition at decca records. The beatles performance that night hadnt been strong enough to secure them a record deal, but the label was willing.
A huge database of beatles and other artists bootlegs incl. This disc was released as a limited numbered edition cd of. Dec 26, 2014 the beatles audition for decca records is the most controversial recording session in the history of popular music. The complete, 15song tape of the session including a dozen covers and three lennonmccartney originals has been much bootlegged since the 1970s, and has periodically appeared on piecemeal semilegal releases always missing the lennonmccartney tunes. A new zealand release from 1983 on the budget music world records, it features twelve songs from the famous decca audition tapes. After hearing this tape decca records decided not to sign the beatles. The beatles, love of the loved decca audition, 1962. Despite the title the decca audition tapes, these are actually all bbc recordings from 1963. Sound is excellent, probably the best yet for these historic tracks. The beatles audition tape that was infamously rejected by a record company boss because he thought guitar groups were on the way out is now to be auctioned with a presale estimate of. I believe there are some official releases of the preringo, beatles decca audition but either way.
This included an extended but poor quality version of love of the loved. The beatles audition tape for decca records to hit auction block afp relaxnews 07. The beatles the beatles the decca audition audio cd. May 29, 2015 deep beatles look at the decca audition concludes with another early john lennonpaul mccartney original, love of the loved. The decca sessions are different, hearing these songs you can undestand what epstein had in mind, it is more pop oriented than kaempferts straight up recordings, and even though material from greats artist are there, even a really sweet phil spector tune which is great, the beatles as a group at this perticular occasion do not sound all that.
The beatles decca records audition january 1, 1962 01 like dreamers do john lennonpaul mccartney 02 money thats what i want gordybradford unreleased version. Apple podcasts android spotify rss the new years day 1962 showcase at decca records in london did not pan out as the beatles and brian epstein had hoped. While this unsuccessful audition entered the annals of music history, epsteins copy of the decca audition tape is now hitting the auction block at sothebys london. Culture music news the man who rejected the beatles. Beatles a more palatable decca audition tracklist for. Exactly 50 years ago, decca s dick rowe turned down the fab four, so heading an unenviable club of talentspotters who passed up their. Exactly 50 years ago, deccas dick rowe turned down the fab four, so heading an unenviable. The beatles audition tape that was rejected has been. Jan 04, 2019 the beatles 19621966 red scarce 2000 official uk promotional only black ink. Download the beatles the decca audition 2009 bootleg.
The beatles audition tape for decca records to hit auction. Crossfaded at the start with unrelated spoken word, and in that portion a tape loop of the instrumental introduction has been edited in. On january 1st 1962, the beatles recorded 15 tracks at the decca studios for their first english record company audition. Whenever time allows, ill be uploading new records.
For time reference, this yellow label pressing shown here was obtained new jan 1979. The beatles decca records audition january 1, 196201 like dreamers do john lennonpaul mccartney02 money thats what i want. The beatles 19621966 red scarce 2000 official uk promotional only black ink. The emergence of yet another bootleg cd from the famous decca audition prompted me to write a little bit about these recordings. The silver beatles the complete decca audition mp3 flac.
Sadly, the fab two have not yet seen fit to put out a full release of the decca tapes the anthology only offered selected highlights so we have to resort to bootlegs to get hold of the full audition tape. Primarily a mccartney composition, love of the loved features a slight latin rhythm and a vocal performance that demonstrates the singer had worked on refining his range and phrasing. The beatles the beatles the decca audition audio cd mlps mini long play sleeve japanese minilp replica audio cd obi music. The complete, 15song tape of the session including a dozen covers and three lennonmccartney originals has been much bootlegged since the 1970s, and has periodically appeared on piecemeal semilegal releases always. Here are three reasons that george martin was uniquely suited to be their producer. Their january 1, 1962, audition for decca recordsyielding 15 songs, known for decades among collectors simply as the decca tapeswas the first audio. Deep beatles look at the decca audition concludes with another early john lennonpaul mccartney original, love of the loved. The tape will be offered for sale at the fame bureau auction in londons mayfair on 27 november.
The beatles decca audition, january 1 1962 youtube. Manager brian epstein made numerous trips to london to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract but was rejected by many, including columbia, pye, philips, and oriole. But the decision to turn down the beatles has long been regarded in rock history as one of the most boneheaded executive decisions ever made. He found this dusty old tape in the back of a closet and was about to throw it out. The tape will be offered for sale at the fame bureau auction in londons mayfair on. Nov 25, 2012 on new years eve 1961 the beatles went to london and the following day they were auditioned by decca producer tony meehan. The beatles the beatles the decca audition audio cd mlps. On new years eve 1961 the beatles went to london and the following day they were auditioned by decca producer tony meehan. The beatles decca audition 2019 stereo remaster youtube. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the beatles decca audition article. Decca studios, west hampstead, 1 january 1962 the beatles famous audition for decca records took place in london on new years day in.
On january 1, 1962, nearly a full year before the release of their debut single, the beatles unsuccessfully auditioned for decca records. John lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and pete best performed 15 songs, including several lennonmccartney originals. The beatles performed fifteen songs that were recorded at their audition for decca records on 1 january 1962 three lennonmccartney compositions and twelve cover versions. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. I have created this blog in order to share my collection with others. The decca tapes first time in stereo by lord reith bitrate. Beatles beatles the lost decca sessions and other gems 1. The beatles, john, paul, george and peter sing fifteen songs live in the studio. Some of the songs recorded for the audition had been available as bootleg recordings but some songs were officially released on the beatles rarities. Decca the audition is an excerpt from richie unterbergers book the unreleased beatles. On 1 january 1962, before they reached international stardom, the beatles auditioned for decca records at decca studios in west hampstead, north london. The beatles historical decca audition tape 2009, cd discogs. Ordering this lp was a bit of a gamble as its clearly an unofficial release. Nov 22, 2012 for any beatles fan, the decca audition is very important.
As the liner notes on the rear cover say, the decca audition refers to the nowfamous audition by the beatles for decca records before they reached international stardom. The beatles audition for decca records page 2 the beatles. The beatles decca audition something about the beatles. In 1976 a series of unofficial singles came out on wonderful coloured vinyl with some very nice picture sleeves. The beatles audition tape for decca records to hit. Sep 15, 2019 the decca tapes first time in stereo by lord reith bitrate.
Some of the songs recorded for the audition had been available as bootleg recordings but some songs were officially released on. This rates on par with elvis at sun records in 19541955, and the rolling stones march1963 ibc studio demos. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The legendary decca audition tapes in superb quality. Oct 09, 2016 decca studios, west hampstead, 1 january 1962. Theres an updated and revised ebook edition with around 15% more additional material available through online outlets including amazon and itunes. May 29, 2015 the decca audition is the name given to the nowfamous audition by the beatles for decca records at their decca studios in west hampstead, london, england, before they reached international stardom. He regarded their own as substandard for recording purposes. The decca tapes the definitive edition by the beatles unofficial album this image is a cover of an audio recording, and the for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artists which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. For any beatles fan, the decca audition is very important. The decca audition is the name given to the nowfamous beatles audition for decca records at their decca studios in. According to george harrison, they even put on heavy, thickerthanusual liverpool accents to try and. Decca s decision to reject the group is considered to be one of the biggest mistakes in music history.
An aspiring musical group, the beatles, crowded into a small car, wended their way through snowstorms from liverpool to london. Download the beatles the decca audition 1962 2009 or any other file from music category. The beatles performance that night hadnt been strong enough to secure them a record deal, but the label was willing to offer them a session in their. They were rejected by the label, who instead selected brian poole and the tremeloes.
But as a pleasant beatles album for listening pleasure, it needs all the help it can get. He recognized very early on that the beatles were a true group, not one l. The recording, which will lead the auction houses the beatles online sale, is expected to sell for between. The music, the inspirations, the motivations, the performances, the reservations, the fallout as well as the cloakanddagger story behind how the session. Money the sheikh of araby memphis, tennessee three cool cats sure to fall september in the rain take good care of my baby till there was you. But the decision to turn down the beatles has long been regarded in rock history as one of the most boneheaded. Jan 06, 2017 the new years day 1962 showcase at decca records in london did not pan out as the beatles and brian epstein had hoped. What would happen to music if the beatles passed the decca. Its due out as a download before christmas, we are promised. The new release is an eqd, pitch corrected and repaired version of the masterdisc bootleg from 1994. The beatles the decca audition 1962 2009, japan, tocp. Beatles decca audition tape to be auctioned beatles archive. Who owns the beatles decca tapes steve hoffman music. Monday, january 1, 1962 was bonechilling cold across england.
At the time, this was thought to be a demo version of the song made for cilla black, who had released the song as her debut single in september 1963. The infamous decca audition tape is presented here in full, and in glorious sound quality. The decca tapes the definitive edition unofficial album. The beatles audition for decca records is the most controversial recording session in the history of popular music. The english rock band the beatles auditioned for decca records at decca studios in west hampstead, north london on 1 january 1962.
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