The Beatles with Tony Sheridan "Why" Rare 1964 45RPM 7" Single MGM K 13227 (EX)

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This is a rare 1964 MGM Release of The Beatles with Tony Sheridan. It was recorded in 1961 in Germany and released in Europe in 1964 by Polydor after The Beatles became famous. It was released in America by MGM.

Tony Sheridan (Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity born May 21, 1940 died February 16, 2013) was an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was best known as an early collaborator of The Beatles, one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group, and the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording which charted as a single.

Why" is one of the early songs performed by The Beatles when they were backing Tony Sheridan. In the UK, it is the B-side of the instrumental rock tune "Cry for a Shadow". Although it was originally intended to be the A-side, the record label Polydor chose not to release it (at that time). When the Beatles were gaining popularity by 1964, the record label decided to release it with "Cry for a Shadow" as the A-side and "Why" as its B-side. In the US and Canada, it was released as originally intended, by the North American record label MGM with "Why" as the A-side and "Cry for a Shadow" as the B-side, due to its being an instrumental.

"Cry for a Shadow" is an instrumental rock piece recorded by the Beatles on 22 June 1961. They recorded the song at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle within the gymnasium, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany while they were performing as Tony Sheridan's backup band for a few tracks, under the name the Beat Brothers. It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon. It is the only Beatles track to be credited to Lennon and Harrison alone. "Cry for a Shadow's” original title was "Beatle Bop"."Cry for a Shadow" and “Why” were the only officially released Beatles singles to feature Pete Best on drums.

This is the MGM Release from 1964 of “Why” backed with “Cry For A Shadow” (MGM K-13227), one of only two MGM Beatles Releases on 45 RPM. The label lists the A-side matrix as “64 XY 349” but the runout groove caries the number “63 XY 349”. On the B-side both are “64 XY 307”. This record is in Excellent (EX) condition with no scratches other than a few light needle marks in the vinyl and slight buffing around the outside of the B-side label as may be seen in the photographs. The jacket is a Company Branded paper sleeve. Please see the photos for condition.