New book, "The
Beatles-From Cavern to Star-Club," gives new information
about Sheridan, Decca, Quarrymen sessions:
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(9/19/97)
A press release we received: "The Beatles-From Cavern
to Star-Club" is a meticulously researched chronology and
discography of The Beatles' recordings from 1957 up until 1962.
Hans Olof Gottfridsson has mapped out from
unreleased tapes, documents and interviews with key persons this
legendary period of The Beatles' early career. For the first time
ever all significant dates and recordings are covered, from the
moment when John and Paul met at the Woolton Garden Fete in 1957
to the last Star-Club recordings in Hamburg during December 1962.
The book contains a complete review of all
German, English, French, Swedish and American releases of songs
which were recorded during this period and released up until
1970. All singles, EP's and LP's are depicted. Every release has
been priced according to rarity and collector's item status. The
author has succeeded in tracing-previously believed to be lost
forever-the original protocols from the Polydor recordings, which
show beyond any doubt that The Beatles did record "Swanee
River". The book features the first complete facsimile
reproduction of Polydor recording sheets, contracts and much
more. Once and for all it is now made clear which of the Tony
Sheridan releases The Beatles actually took part in and played
on.
A vinyl EP is
enclosed. The record contains four tracks with The Beatles and
Tony Sheridan. The original 1962 version of "Sweet Georgia
Brown" is released here for the first time ever in stereo!
Comprises more than 400 illustrations, including lots of photos
of rare records and acetates. This is the most comprehensive book
available on the subject and it reveals new information about
early Beatles history. An essential sourcebook both for seasoned
collectors and for those just starting out.
Written contributions from Tony Sheridan,
John Duff Lowe (The Quarry Men) and Bill Harry (founder of
legendary music paper Mersey Beat.)
Interviews with, amongst others, the original
Quarry Men members Rod Davis, Len Garry, Colin Hanton and John
Duff Lowe, plus Johnny "Guitar" Byrne (Rory Storm and
The Hurricanes) and Roy Young (who played piano on some of the
recordings The Beatles and Tony Sheridan made together in
Hamburg), as well as Karl Hinz and Gunther Sorensen, two former
sound engineers at Polydor in Hamburg who recorded The Beatles.
Forward by Professor Toru Mitsui, Kanazawa University, Japan.
"The Beatles-From Cavern To
Star-Club"-480 pages. Hardbound. Published by Premium
Publishing, Box 100 79, S-100 55, Stockholm Sweden. Tel:
+46-8-662 11 85 Fax: +46-8-662 84 30 http://www.premiumpublishing.com/.
Weight: 1.8 kilo. ISBN 91-971894-7-2. http://www.musicbyemail.com.
Email address: emusic@gate.net.
(The book is also available from Beatlefest.) In England, the
book is available from Turnaround and may be contacted on (UK)
0181 829 3000. Cost is £35.00 for the book plus £5.50 postage
and packing, and they accept credit card orders over the phone.
Samples of pages are available at http://www.premiumpublishing.com/.