Track Listing

1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. I'm Going To Sit Down And Cry
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. The Hippy Hippy Shake
5. Sweet Little Sixteen
6. Lend Me Your Comb
7. Your Feets Too Big
8. Where Have You Been All My Life
9. Twist And Shout
10. Mr. Moonlight
11. A Tatse Of Honey
12. Besame Mucho
13. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
14. Kansas City
15. Nothin' Shakin'
16. To Know Her Is To Love Here
17. Little Queenie
18. Falling In Love Again
19. Sheila
20. Be-Bop-A-Lula
21. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So
22. Ask Me Why
23. Red Sails In The Sunset
24. Matchbox
25. I'm Talking About You
26. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
27. Long Tall Sally
28. I Remember You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58196 in Music
• Released on: 1999-08-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Live, Import, Original recording reissued

Album Description
Roccartoon release featuring 28 early live recordings, including 'I Saw Her Standing There', 'Roll Over Beethoven', 'The Hippy Hippy Shake', 'A Taste Of Honey' and 'Ask Me Why'. Also contains a 10 inch x 14 inch full color, fold-out poster. Running time on the disc is 65:32. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

History Preserved
How does one review a title like this? What if I were to tell you I had an audio tape of Lincoln's Gettysburgh address? Or one of Beethoven himself playing the piano? How appropriate is it to even debate sound quality (presuming it is, in the least, AM radio quality)? This is a slice of Beatles history preserved; the four young lads in their leather suits, rockin' through their 1962 set in a smoky Hamburg bar. You know the bar, the Star Club. You know it because you read it in all those Beatles biographies, where there was always some comment about these being the best of times to see the Beatles perform. And you always thought, Damn! If only! If only I could have been there! Well, some guy rolled a tape one night, and here it is, incredibly having withstood the destructive sands of time. Sure, this is not a recording for everyone. But for Beatles fans, this is a time machine to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I can still remember the first time I heard it, getting tingles up my spine as they broke into "I saw her standing there". Close your eyes, take a sip and get carried away... This is the first time I've seen this on CD. I recommend you snap this baby up while the getting is good. And why only 4 stars? Well, what if a high-quality stereo tape of the Beatles in the Cavern turns up one day? I'll reserve the extra star for that!

THE BEATLES-SAVAGE, YOUNG, RAW AND ROCKIN'!
"Last Night In Hamburg" makes a great addition to any Beatles' fan's collection. This CD captures The Fab Four in action at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. Here, The Beatles perform mostly covers of songs such as "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Mr. Moonlight", "Your Feets Too Big", and "Long Tall Sally". Although the sound quality is slightly rough, the music and content found here more than compensates. If you want an idea as to how the Beatles started, this CD is a must. Thank goodness someone was there that night to record this great performance. This CD is not only for diehard fans, but also for those who have just discovered the Beatles. LONG LIVE BEATLEMANIA!

A Real Treasure
Before they became famous, the Beatles were building up to their enormous success in America by playing various clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg. Among the clubs they were playing was the Star Club in Hamburg. On December 31, 1962, their last scheduled date there, Adrian Barber used homemade equipment to record the Beatles. The tapes he made are beautifully preserved here. The interaction between the band and the audience is much different here than in other live shows they did later on. This seems like a much more relaxed atmosphere. And since there were no screaming girls yet, the music could be heard. Twenty-eight songs ae presented here in great quality. This album is a real treasure to any Beatles fan, so enjoy.