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Thursday, May 24, 1962

Session with Tony Sheridan

For Tony Sheridan

Last updated on January 8, 2016


Location

  • Recording studio: Studio Rahlstedt, Wandsbek, Hamburg

Timeline

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Ya Ya" EP

From Beatles Bible:

The Beatles had recorded a number of songs with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg on 22-24 June 1961. Nearly a year later they taped two more songs with the singer.

The session came about due to a contract The Beatles had signed with Bert Kaempfert, who had produced the 1961 recordings. When Brian Epstein began managing the group and started looking for a record deal, he discovered that they were still technically under contract with Kaempfert.

Epstein and Kaempfert agreed that The Beatles would be released from their obligation if they recorded one more session with Sheridan when they next returned to Hamburg. It took place on this day at the city’s Studio Rahlstedt, situated at Gebäude M1, Rahlau 128, Hamburg-Tonndorf.

The songs were Swanee River and Sweet Georgia Brown, the latter arranged by Paul McCartney. Performing with The Beatles was pianist Roy Young, who had been informally accompanying with the group at the Star-Club.

Tony Sheridan, however, didn’t make it to the session. He overdubbed his vocals onto Sweet Georgia Brown on 7 June 1962, and it was released on a German EP, Ya Ya, later that year. […]


Session activities

  1. Sweet Georgia Brown

    Written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Ya Ya

  2. Swanee River

    Written by Stephen Foster

    Recording

    Unreleased track


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George • 7 months ago

I think the 1962-version of Swanee River (both mono and stereo) was released on the Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days CD's in November 2001. Sweet Georgia Brown (mono/ stereo) appears on the same CD's.


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