The Hamburg Repertoire
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 humor 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 and 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.
DISC ONE
- LITTLE RICHARD Long Tall Sally
- RAY CHARLES Hallelujah I Love Her So
- EDDIE COCHRAN Hallelujah I Love Her So
- LENNY WELCH A Taste of Honey
- CHUCK BERRY Roll Over Beethoven
- BUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Words of Love
- PEGGY LEE Till There Was You
- CHET ATKINS Till There Was You
- CARL PERKINS Your True Love
- DUANE EDDY Three-30-Blues
DISC TWO
- CARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes
- LITTLE RICHARD Tutti Frutti
- LITTLE RICHARD Lucille
- LITTLE RICHARD Good Golly Miss Molly
- ARTHUR ALEXANDER A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
- THE COASTERS Three Cool Cats
- EDDIE COCHRAN Summertime Blues
- EDDIE COCHRAN Three Steps to Heaven
- DUANE EDDY Ramrod
- BOBBY VEE Take Good Care of My Baby
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$8.00The Hamburg Repertoire
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 humor 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 and 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.
DISC ONE
- LITTLE RICHARD Long Tall Sally
- RAY CHARLES Hallelujah I Love Her So
- EDDIE COCHRAN Hallelujah I Love Her So
- LENNY WELCH A Taste of Honey
- CHUCK BERRY Roll Over Beethoven
- BUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Words of Love
- PEGGY LEE Till There Was You
- CHET ATKINS Till There Was You
- CARL PERKINS Your True Love
- DUANE EDDY Three-30-Blues
DISC TWO
- CARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes
- LITTLE RICHARD Tutti Frutti
- LITTLE RICHARD Lucille
- LITTLE RICHARD Good Golly Miss Molly
- ARTHUR ALEXANDER A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
- THE COASTERS Three Cool Cats
- EDDIE COCHRAN Summertime Blues
- EDDIE COCHRAN Three Steps to Heaven
- DUANE EDDY Ramrod
- BOBBY VEE Take Good Care of My Baby
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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 humor 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 and 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.
DISC ONE
- LITTLE RICHARD Long Tall Sally
- RAY CHARLES Hallelujah I Love Her So
- EDDIE COCHRAN Hallelujah I Love Her So
- LENNY WELCH A Taste of Honey
- CHUCK BERRY Roll Over Beethoven
- BUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Words of Love
- PEGGY LEE Till There Was You
- CHET ATKINS Till There Was You
- CARL PERKINS Your True Love
- DUANE EDDY Three-30-Blues
DISC TWO
- CARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes
- LITTLE RICHARD Tutti Frutti
- LITTLE RICHARD Lucille
- LITTLE RICHARD Good Golly Miss Molly
- ARTHUR ALEXANDER A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
- THE COASTERS Three Cool Cats
- EDDIE COCHRAN Summertime Blues
- EDDIE COCHRAN Three Steps to Heaven
- DUANE EDDY Ramrod
- BOBBY VEE Take Good Care of My Baby
