Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers 'My bonnie' German 10-24-673
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The first recording ever released was the single "My Bonnie", which was recorded in Hamburg during the group's time at the Top Ten club. The recording came about when the Beatles were recruited by singer Sheridan, who also had a residency at the Top Ten club, to act as his backing group on a series of recordings. The recordings were made for the GermanPolydor Records label,[107] and were produced by the famed bandleader Bert Kaempfert,[108] who had an instrumental hit called "Wonderland by Night" ("Wunderland bei Nacht") which reached number one in the U.S. in 1961, the same year he produced "My Bonnie". On 22 June 1961, Sheridan and the Beatles drove to Hamburg-Harburg (about 30 minutes from Hamburg) to record in the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (auditorium/hall) and were paid 330 Deutschmarks (about $75) for the recording, although there was a second recording session on 23 June and a third session in May 1962. Kaempfert signed the group to a one-year Polydor contract[109] at the first session on 22 June 1961.[90][110]
On 31 October 1961, Polydor released "My Bonnie" (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur) which appeared on the West German charts under the name "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers"—a generic name used for whoever happened to be in Sheridan's backup group,[111] although McCartney explained: "They didn't like our name and said, 'Change to the Beat Brothers, this is more understandable for the German audience.' We went along with it... it was a record."[69] The song was later released in the UK, on 5 January 1962.[112][113]A few copies were also pressed under the American Decca Records label.[114]
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers Polydor 10-24-673 ...Rare 10th press reissue of original issue on German Polydor scroll label ...A nice artifact with original cover style and label...Cover in overall VG condition disc in M- condition...Worldwide postage available please ask for price... Good Luckprice rating
