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, recorded in late December 1962 at the

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during their final

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residency. The album was released in 1977 in two different versions, comprising a total of 30 songs by the Beatles. The performances were recorded on a home tape machine using a single microphone, resulting in a low fidelity recording. Ted "Kingsize" Taylor began to investigate possible marketing of the tapes in 1973. They were eventually bought by Paul Murphy and subjected to extensive audio processing to improve the sound, leading to the 1977 album. Although the poor sound quality limits its commercial appeal, the album provides historic insight into the group's club act in the period after

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joined but before the emergence of

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. The Beatles were unsuccessful in legally blocking the initial release of the album and the recordings were reissued in many forms until 1998, when the group was awarded full rights to the performances.

History

Background

The Beatles' five residencies in Hamburg during 1960 to 1962 allowed the

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band to develop their performance skills and widen their reputation. Drummer

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was added to the band in August 1960 to secure their first Hamburg booking, during which they played for 48 nights at the Indra Club and then 58 nights at the

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. The Beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1961 to play at the

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for three months. A new Hamburg music venue, the Star-Club, opened on 13 April 1962, with the Beatles booked for the first seven weeks. The Beatles returned to Hamburg in November and December 1962 for their fourth and fifth engagements there, which had been booked for the Star-Club many months in advance. Unlike their previous three trips to Hamburg, their drummer was

, having replaced Best in August. The Beatles were reluctant to return for their final two-week booking, which started 18 December, as they were gaining popularity in Britain and had just achieved their first charted single with "

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Recording

Portions of the Beatles' final Star-Club performances (along with other acts) were recorded by the club's

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, for Ted "Kingsize" Taylor.Williams (1975), p. 209. Barber used a

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home reel-to-reel recorder at a tape speed of 3¾ inches per second, with a single microphone placed in front of the stage. Taylor, leader of the Dominoes (who were also playing at the club), said that

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verbally agreed to the group being recorded in exchange for Taylor providing the beer during their performances. The tapes were originally described as having been recorded in the spring of 1962, an attempt to pre-date the Beatles' June 1962 contract signing with

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.Unterberger (2006), p. 38. However, song arrangements and dialogue from the tapes pointed to late December 1962,Unterberger (2006), p. 39. and a recording date of 31 December 1962 (the group's last day in Hamburg) was commonly cited. Later researchers have proposed that the tapes are from multiple days during the last week of December; Allan Williams (The Beatles' booking agent at the time) recalled that a total of about three hours was recorded over three or four sessions between Christmas and New Year's Day. The tapes captured the Beatles performing at least 33 different titles, plus some repeated songs.Unterberger (2006), p. 40. Of the 30 songs that were commercially released from the tapes, only two were

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compositions. The others were an assortment of

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s, 17 of which would be re-made by the Beatles and appear on their various studio albums or '' Live at the BBC''. The arrangements played at the Star-Club are similar to the versions recorded later, albeit less refined, although there are a few cases with distinct differences. For example, "Mr. Moonlight" has a much quicker tempo, a guitar-based instrumental break, and an intentionally altered lyric with Lennon proclaiming he is on his "nose" instead of his "knees"; "Roll Over Beethoven" was described as "never taken at a more breakneck pace". The recording equipment and method resulted in the tapes being unmistakably low

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. The vocals, even in the best cases, sound "somewhat muffled and distant". The vocals on a few songs are so indistinct that labelling and

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on early releases gave incorrect information about who was singing and the exact song being performed. Much of the Beatles' dialogue between songs is audible, which includes addressing the audience in both English and German, as well as repartee among themselves. The banter is irreverent and coarse at times, an aspect of their stage act that would soon cease under the influence of manager

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Marketing attempts

Taylor said he had offered to sell the tapes to Epstein in the mid-1960s, but that Epstein did not consider them to be of commercial value and offered only £20. Taylor said he kept the tapes at home, largely forgotten until 1973 when he decided to look into their marketability. Williams related a different history than Taylor, stating that after Taylor returned to

, he left the tapes with a

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for editing into a potential album. The project was never finished and the engineer later relocated, with the tapes being among many items left behind. In 1972, Williams, Taylor, and the engineer gained access to the abandoned office and recovered the tapes "from beneath a pile of rubble on the floor."Williams (1975), pp. 209–210. When the existence of the tapes was first publicly reported in July 1973, Williams was planning to ask

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for at least £100,000. Williams said he later met with

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and Starr to offer the tapes for £5,000, but they declined, citing financial difficulties at the time.Williams (1975), pp. 210–212. Williams and Taylor teamed up with Paul Murphy, head of Buk Records, to find an outlet for the tapes.

Release

Murphy eventually bought the tapes himself and formed a new company, Lingasong, specifically for the project. He sold the worldwide distribution rights to Double H Licensing, which spent more than $100,000 on elaborate audio processing and mixing of the songs under the direction of Larry Grossberg. The sequence of songs was rearranged, and some of the individual songs were edited to bypass flawed tape sections or make up for an incomplete recording. After an unsuccessful attempt by the Beatles to block it, the 26-song ''Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962'' was released by Lingasong. The album first appeared in West Germany in April 1977 in association with Bellaphon Records, and was released in the UK the following month.Weiner (1992), p. 61. For the album's June 1977 US release (in association with

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), four songs were removed and replaced with four different songs from the tapes.Weiner (1992), pp. 138, 159.

Reissues

Over the next two decades, the recordings were licensed to several record companies, resulting in numerous releases with varying track selections. In 1979,

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performed some additional audio filtering and equalisation of the songs on the Lingasong US version, and released it over two volumes as '' First Live Recordings''; the set included the song " Hully Gully" that was mistakenly credited to the Beatles,Weiner (1992), p. 139. but was actually performed by

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, another act on the Star-Club bill. In 1981, Audio Fidelity Enterprises released ''Historic Sessions'' in the UK, the first single package with all 30 Beatles tracks from the original Star-Club releases.Weiner (1992), p. 163. Several additional songs from the Star-Club tapes have appeared on Beatles bootleg records over the years. In 1985, a bootlegger known as "Richard", who had already found infamy by issuing several titles with controversial covers and content, issued his own bootleg version of the Star Club tapes without any of the editing found on the official releases, entitled ''The Beatles vs. the Third Reich''—directly parodying '' The Beatles vs. the Four Seasons'' in both name and cover. The release of the recordings on two CDs by industry giant

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in 1991 sparked renewed legal attention by the Beatles (as represented by

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, Harrison, Starr, and

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). Sony also produced a version specifically for their Columbia House music club, but Sony withdrew the titles in 1992 as a lawsuit was progressing. Lingasong's CD release of the original set prompted another lawsuit from the Beatles in 1996; the case was decided in 1998 in favour of the Beatles, who were granted ownership of the tapes and exclusive rights to their use. Harrison appeared in person to provide evidence in the case, and his testimony was cited as an important factor in the judge's decision. Harrison characterised the claim that Lennon gave Taylor permission for the recording as "a load of rubbish", and added: "One drunken person recording another bunch of drunks does not constitute business deals." In 2022, film director

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speculated that the technology used to enhance the audio of the Beatles' ''

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'' sessions for his documentary ''Get Back'' could also be used to increase the quality of the Star-Club tapes. In a 2023 interview, Jackson confirmed that he and his staff recently located and purchased the original tapes and plan on using

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to clean them up, though Apple currently has no plans for release.

Reception

The album had limited commercial success, reaching a peak position of No. 111 during a seven-week run on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. Assessments of the album often weigh the poor sound quality against the historic importance and insight provided into the Beatles' early stage act. ''

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'' reviewer John Swenson called the album "poorly recorded but fascinating" and commented that it showed the Beatles as "raw but extremely powerful."

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reviewer

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commented that the reissue's "results were very low-fidelity, and despite The Beatles' enormous success, it took Taylor fifteen years to find someone greedy and shameless enough to release them as a record". '' Q'' magazine described the recordings as having "certain historical interest" and remarked: "The show seems like a riot but the sound itself is terrible – like one hell of a great party going on next door." Harrison assessed that "the Star-Club recording was the crummiest recording ever made in our name!"Unterberger (2006), p. 41.

Track listing

Germany/UK version

(Bellaphon BLS5560/Lingasong LNL1) ;Side one #Introduction/"

I Saw Her Standing There "I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It is the opening track on the band's 1963 debut UK album ''Please Please Me'' and their debut US album '' Introducing... The B ...

" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 0:34/2:22 #"

Roll Over Beethoven "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 song written by Chuck Berry, originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the A-side and B-side, B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to be a ...

" (

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) – 2:15 #" Hippy Hippy Shake" (

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) – 1:42 #"

Sweet Little Sixteen "Sweet Little Sixteen" is a rock and roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry, who released it as a single in January 1958. His performance of it at that year's Newport Jazz Festival was included in the documentary film ''Jazz on a Sum ...

" (Berry) – 2:45 #" Lend Me Your Comb" (Kay Twomey, Fred Wise,

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) – 1:44 #"

Your Feet's Too Big "Your Feet's Too Big" is a song composed in 1936 by Fred Fisher with lyrics by Ada Benson. It has been recorded by many artists, notably the Ink Spots and by Fats Waller in 1939. The song became associated with Waller who ad-libbed his own lyrics ...

" (Ada Benson,

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) – 2:18 ;Side two #

Twist and Shout "Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by The Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Broth ...

" (

Phil Medley Philip Medley (April 9, 1916 – October 3, 1997) was an American songwriter, notable for his composition "Twist and Shout", which he wrote along with Bert Russell. The song was made famous by both The Isley Brothers and The Beatles. Medley also ...

Bert Russell Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include "Twist and Shout", "Piece ...

) – 2:03 #" Mr. Moonlight" ( Roy Lee Johnson) – 2:06 #"

A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was adapted into an award-winning film of the same title in 1961. Set in Salford in North West England, it tells the story of Jo, ...

" ( Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) – 1:45 #"

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" (

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) – 2:36 #"Reminiscing" (

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) – 1:41 #"

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/ Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" ( Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller,

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) – 2:09 ;Side three #

" Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" (

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, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert, John Gluck) – 1:15 #" To Know Her Is to Love Her" (

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) – 3:02 #"

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" (Berry) – 3:51 #"

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" (

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, Sammy Lerner) – 1:57 #"

Ask Me Why "Ask Me Why" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles originally released in the United Kingdom as the A-side and B-side, B-side of their single "Please Please Me (song), Please Please Me". It was also included on their 1963 deb ...

" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:26 #" Be-Bop-A-Lula" (

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, Bill Davis) – 2:29 #*Guest lead vocal by Fred Fascher, Star-Club waiter #" Hallelujah I Love Her So" (

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) – 2:10 #*Guest lead vocal by Horst Fascher, Star-Club manager ;Side four #

" Red Sails in the Sunset" (

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) – 2:00 #" Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (

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) – 2:25 #"

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" (Carl Perkins) – 2:35 #"

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" (Berry) – 1:48 #" Shimmy Like Kate" ( Armand Piron, Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith) – 2:17 #*Based on

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' arrangement of " I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate"; sometimes misidentified as "Shimmy Shimmy" or "Shimmy Shake" #"

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" (Enotris Johnson,

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, Penniman) – 1:45 #"

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) – 1:54

US version

(Lingasong/Atlantic LS-2-7001) The US version includes the above except "

", "

", "Reminiscing", and "

", and substitutes the following four songs: #Introduction/" I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) – 3:04 #

" Where Have You Been (All My Life)" (

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) – 1:55 #

Till There Was You "Till There Was You" is a show tune written by Meredith Willson, popularised by his 1957 stage production ''The Music Man'' and its 1962 movie musical adaptation, and further popularised by the Beatles cover. The song became the first To ...

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) – 1:59 #

" Sheila" (

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) – 1:56

Personnel

– rhythm guitar; harmony and backing vocals; harmonica on track 26; lead vocal on tracks 4, 5 (shared), 7, 8, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, US1, US7 *

– bass guitar; harmony and backing vocals; lead vocal on tracks 1, 3, 5 (shared), 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 26, US11 *

– lead guitar;

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and backing vocals; lead vocal on tracks 2, 11, 13, 21, US17 *

– drums and percussion

Notes

References

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External links

JPGR: The Beatles Complete U.K. Discography: Live at the Star Club

Website with Photos from the Hamburger Star-ClubThe Beatles @ The Star Club - The TRUTH Behind The Legendary Tape - a 22 minutes documentary by Andrew Milton, owner of parlogramauctions.com
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