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After Brian Epstein, former The Beatles manager, had meetings with both EMI and Decca at the start of December 1961, Decca A&R executive Mike Smith travelled to Liverpool to see The Beatles perform at The Cavern Club, and was impressed enough to ask Epstein to bring the band down to London for a test in Decca’s recording studios.
"The Decca Tapes" (also known as "The Decca Sessions", "The Decca Audition", "Silver Beatles" and under a lot of other different monikers) have been recorded on January 1, 1962 at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, North London, when The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records. At the time, the standard procedure for a test of this type was to record between two and five songs and then quickly usher the artists out of the studio. However, Brian Epstein chose the repertoire of songs which contained 12 cover songs and 3 originals. The Beatles ended up recording fifteen songs, and the recording session was extended into the afternoon, broken by a lunch break. This could suggest that, if offered a deal, their first single and perhaps others would have been taken from the resulting tape. However, Dick Rowe, former CEO of Decca Records, wasn’t impressed by the quality and the song choices. About a month later, Decca famously rejected the Beatles, signed Brian Poole & The Tremeloes from London instead. The executives felt that “guitar groups are on the way out” and “The Beatles have no future in show business”.
The 1979 release of "Decca Tapes" seems to have come from a tape gifted to a third party in the 1960s by Brian Epstein. The Beatles have owned the tape since the 1980s and took legal action confirming that they owned the copyright in 1989. These recordings and the releases that contain them are thus unofficial under current copyright law.
This album comprises all fifteen songs performed by the band at the audition. These fabled tracks are presented here so fans can judge for themselves. This is a must for all Beatles enthusiasts!
Remastered re-release on 180g Picture Disc.
Second Records, 1979/2022/2024 (SRPD0011PD). Made in Austria. Pressed in Poland.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Like Dreamers Do (The original The Beatles' song) 2:31
2. Money 2:20
3. Till There Was You 2:54
4. Sheik Of Araby 1:39
5. To Know Her Is To Love Her 2:32
6. Take Good Care Of My Baby 2:23
7. Memphis 2:17
8. Sure To Fall 2:01
Side B
1. Hello Little Girl (The original The Beatles' song) 1:37
2. Three Cool Cats 2:21
3. Crying, Waiting, Hoping 2:00
4. Love Of The Loved (The original The Beatles' song) 1:49
5. September In The Rain 1:52
6. Besame Mucho 2:36
7. Searchin' 3:00
Total playing time: 34:00 min.
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