The Beatles - The Beatles' First (with Tony Sheridan) (1967)

The Beatles - The Beatles' First (with Tony Sheridan) (1967)

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Original LP

All vocals by Tony Sheridan unless otherwise indicated. All songs recorded with the Beatles unless noted The Beat Brothers and marked by an asterisk.

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) (The Beat Brothers) – 2:32

"My Bonnie" (traditional) – 2:06

"If You Love Me, Baby (Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby)" (Hall/Singleton) – 2:52

* "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (The Beat Brothers) – 2:37

Side two

"Sweet Georgia Brown" (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:03

"The Saints" (traditional) – 3:19

* "Ruby Baby" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) (The Beat Brothers) – 2:48

"Why" (Compton/Sheridan) – 2:55

"Nobody's Child" (Cy Coben, Mel Foree) – 3:52

* "Ya Ya" (Dorsey/Robinson) (The Beat Brothers) – 2:48

The Early Tapes of The Beatles

Ain't She Sweet – 2:12

Cry for a Shadow – 2:23

When the Saints Go Marching In – 3:18

Why – 2:58

If You Love Me, Baby – 2:53

* What'd I Say – 2:39

Sweet Georgia Brown – 2:05

* Let's Dance – 2:33

* Ruby Baby – 2:52

My Bonnie – 2:42

Nobody's Child – 3:55

* Ready Teddy (John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell) – 2:01 (added track by The Beat Brothers)

* Ya Ya – 5:08 (complete recording)

* Kansas City (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:38 (added track by The Beat Brothers)

Deluxe Edition

Disc one – Stereo

"Ain't She Sweet"

"Cry for a Shadow"

* "Let's Dance"

"My Bonnie"

"Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby"

* "What'd I Say"

"Sweet Georgia Brown"

"The Saints"

* "Ruby Baby"

"Why"

"Nobody's Child"

* "Ya Ya"

"My Bonnie" (English intro)

"My Bonnie" (German intro)

Disc two – Mono

"Ain't She Sweet"

"Cry for a Shadow"

*"Let's Dance"

"My Bonnie"

"Take Some Insurance On Me, Baby"

* "What'd I Say"

"Sweet Georgia Brown"

"The Saints"

* "Ruby Baby"

"Why"

"Nobody's Child"

* "Ya Ya"

"My Bonnie" (English intro)

"My Bonnie" (German intro)

* "Let's Twist Again" (added track by The Beat Brothers)

* "Top Ten Twist" (added track by The Beat Brothers)

The Beatles' First! (subtitled Recorded in Hamburg 1961 - Featuring Tony Sheridan and Guests) is a German compilation album of songs recorded in Hamburg in 1961 and 1962 by Tony Sheridan with the Beatles as his backing group. It was originally released in 1964 in Germany, then issued in 1967 in England, 1969 in Canada and finally in the United States in 1970.