[Music] The Beatles failed Decca audition from January 1962

Icy Gull

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Yes, I’m bored. So many things to do outside but the rain is relentless. So browsing YouTube I found this which may be of interest to those who like the Beatles (and yes I know a few of you thought they were shit, so don’t bother boring yourselves by clicking the link )

23 minutes of the world’s biggest band before they exploded onto the scene.

Is the last song, Crying Waiting Hoping sung by George ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMlZxHk938

 

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Nitram

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Must admit they were not my cup of tea when growing up, but I was definitely missing a lot. Been enjoying catching up on their back catalogue in the last few years. The recent remaster of Sgt Pepper by George Martin's son Giles is a master piece. Thanks for posting. Just ordered copies of Rubber Soul and Revolver in mono and looking forward to these.

 

Icy Gull

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Nitram said:

Must admit they were not my cup of tea when growing up, but I was definitely missing a lot. Been enjoying catching up on their back catalogue in the last few years. The recent remaster of Sgt Pepper by George Martin's son Giles is a master piece. Thanks for posting. Just ordered copies of Rubber Soul and Revolver in mono and looking forward to these.

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Save the White Album until last, fantastic stuff

Although Ob-la-di and Honey Pie are two very weak tracks

 

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Worried Man Blues

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Great stuff, loved them from the start, always got their singles at Christmas etc. So much terrific music

 

Thunder Bolt

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Pete Best was still the drummer. Ringo joined them in Aug 62, and Love Me Do was then released in Nov 62, getting to 17 in the charts.

Anorak alert, it was released on the red Parlophone label, which changed to black after that. I have it.

 

Icy Gull

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Thunder Bolt said:

Pete Best was still the drummer. Ringo joined them in Aug 62, and Love Me Do was then released in Nov 62, getting to 17 in the charts.

Anorak alert, it was released on the red Parlophone label, which changed to black after that. I have it.

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All true but Andrew White was the drummer on Love Me Do, he replaced Ringo on the recording for some reason.

Wasn’t it Lennon who allegedly said that Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world, in fact he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, not sure that is a fact though.

 

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studio150

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Icy Gull said:

23 minutes of the world’s biggest band before they exploded onto the scene.

Is the last song, Crying Waiting Hoping sung by George ?

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Yes sung by George

 

Thunder Bolt

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Icy Gull said:

All true but Andrew White was the drummer on Love Me Do, he replaced Ringo on the recording for some reason.

Wasn’t it Lennon who allegedly said that Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world, in fact he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, not sure that is a fact though.

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One of them supposedly said it. I thought it was Paul as he played the drums occasionally.

 

studio150

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Icy Gull said:

All true but Andrew White was the drummer on Love Me Do, he replaced Ringo on the recording for some reason.

Wasn’t it Lennon who allegedly said that Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world, in fact he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, not sure that is a fact though.

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I was always under the impression that the Red Label release was Ringo on drums and the Black Label was Andy White

 

Icy Gull

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studio150 said:

I was always under the impression that the Red Label release was Ringo on drums and the Black Label was Andy White

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I bow to your, clearly, superior knowledge on this. It was only when it was mentioned by [MENTION=14365]Thunder Bolt[/MENTION] that I found out it was released on different coloured labels!

 

The Large One

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Icy Gull said:

Wasn’t it Lennon who allegedly said that Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world, in fact he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, not sure that is a fact though.

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It's a long held myth - well, since the 1980s anyway.

But it was actually Jasper Carrott. Really.

 

Psychobilly freakout

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Icy Gull said:

yes I know a few of you thought they were shit, so don’t bother boring yourselves by clicking the link )

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There’s no thought about it, and it’s now too late I clicked on the link....

George absolutely murdered that last cover of a great Buddy Holly song, in all seriousness the bass line in the first song was actually fairly good.

 

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Psychobilly freakout said:

There’s no thought about it, and it’s now too late I clicked on the link....

George absolutely murdered that last cover of a great Buddy Holly song, in all seriousness the bass line in the first song was actually fairly good.

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Much as I find McCartney to be an annoying git, who mostly writes very twee songs on his own, he is a very very good bass player and he used to have a very good voice and range too.

 

Jam The Man

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Icy Gull said:

All true but Andrew White was the drummer on Love Me Do, he replaced Ringo on the recording for some reason.

Wasn’t it Lennon who allegedly said that Ringo wasn’t the best drummer in the world, in fact he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, not sure that is a fact though.

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It was said (by Lennon), but was very much in jest.
McCartney was also a superb drummer though. In fact he could play ‘most anything

 

Jam The Man

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And yes GH sang Crying Waiting etc

 

The Large One

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Jam The Man said:

It was said (by Lennon), but was very much in jest.
McCartney was also a superb drummer though. In fact he could play ‘most anything

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No, he didn't.

See post #11.

 

Jam The Man

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The Large One said:

No, he didn't.

See post #11.

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Fair do’s. I’ve just done my research and stand corrected.
Rather annoyed with myself as my Beatles knowledge is normally spot on.

 

clapham_gull

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Jam The Man said:

It was said (by Lennon), but was very much in jest.
McCartney was also a superb drummer though. In fact he could play ‘most anything

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It wasn't. It was Jasper Carrot.

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Jam The Man

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clapham_gull said:

It wasn't. It was Jasper Carrot.

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Must be an echo in here! ��