June 22nd-23rd 1961

First Beatles recording sessions with Tony Sheridan

For Tony Sheridan

Last updated on September 1, 2015

Location

Recording studio: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle • Ludwigshafen • Germany

Timeline

Previous session Oct 15, 1960 • Recording "Summertime"

Concert Jun 21, 1961 • Germany • Hamburg

Concert Jun 22, 1961 • Germany • Hamburg

Session June 22nd-23rd 1961 • First Beatles recording sessions with Tony Sheridan

Concert Jun 23, 1961 • Germany • Hamburg

Concert Jun 24, 1961 • Germany • Hamburg

Next session June 24th, 1961 • Recording (Studio Rahlstedt)

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

Anthology 1
By The Beatles
My Bonnie
By Tony Sheridan
Anthology 1 (2016 remaster)
By The Beatles

Session activities

My Bonnie
Written by Traditional
Recording
AlbumOfficially released on My Bonnie
The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)
Written by Traditional
Recording
AlbumOfficially released on My Bonnie
Why
Written by Tony Sheridan
Recording
Cry for a Shadow
Written by John Lennon, George Harrison
Recording
AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 1

Staff

Production staff

Karl Hinze : engineer

Going further

Talk more talk, chat more chat

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