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In the Beginning (Circa 1960)

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In the Beginning (Circa 1960)

Compilation album by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan

Released

4 May 1970

Recorded

Hamburg March–September 1961

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

36:35

Label

Polydor
24-4504

Producer

Bert Kaempfert

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan chronology

Ain't She Sweet
(1964)

In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
(1970)

In the Beginning (Circa 1960) is the first consolidated American packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers (also known as The Beatles) called My Bonnie. It was recorded at Hamburg in 1961. This album was originally released as The Beatles' First in Germany in 1964 and in the United Kingdom in 1967. Previous American releases of this material in LP form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records. Polydor Records established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles' history. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. All subsequent releases of Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers material are simply repackages of the same tracks. This album is available in a slightly altered CD by Polydor without the inaccurate (Circa 1960) subtitle and with both parts of "Ya Ya". Only part one of that track was released on this LP. In the Beginning (Circa 1960) is also the only Beatles album available for download on the iTunes Store.

Track listing

All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated.

Side one

"Ain't She Sweet" (Ager/Yellen) (vocal: John Lennon) – 2:10
"Cry for a Shadow" (George Harrison/John Lennon) (instrumental) – 2:22
"Let's Dance" (Lee) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:32
"My Bonnie" (traditional) – 2:06
"Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby" (Hall/Singleton) – 2:52
"What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:37

Side two

"Sweet Georgia Brown" (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:03
"When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional) – 3:19
"Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:48
"Why" (Compton/Sheridan) – 2:55
"Nobody's Child" (traditional) – 3:52
"Ya Ya" (Dorsey/Robinson) (by Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers) – 2:48

This box: • • edit Compilations of The Beatles
Compilations and other releases
The Bert Kaempfert recordings (Polydor/Bear Family)
My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany, 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany, 1964 / UK, 1967) • In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001)
Studio 1962–1970 (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
Hits compilations: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • 1 (2000) Themed compilations: Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982) Non-album tracks compilations: Hey Jude (U.S., 1970 / UK, 1979) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (U.S., 1980) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) Alternate versions of albums: Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • Let It Be… Naked (2003) Other compilations: The Beatles' Christmas Album (U.S.) / From Then to You (UK) (1970) • Love (2006) Unreleased: Sessions (due date 1985)
Live albums (Parlophone/Capitol/Lingasong)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) • Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) • Live at the BBC (1994)
Anthology series (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
Anthology 1 (1995) • Anthology 2 (1996) • Anthology 3 (1996)
Box sets (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / U.S., 1979) • The Beatles Box Set (1988) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)