Historic Sessions

This 1981 UK set marks the first time all 30 songs from the Star Club tapes were gathered into one package. Also, this set was the first UK appearance of 4 tracks not previously issued in Britain. Some errors involved in this set: -Stuart Sutcliffe listed on the front cover, is not on these recordings (he had died months before). -Recording date is stated as April 1962 when it is actually December 62. -A1 "Introduction" is only listed on inner gatefold. -A7 "Lend Me Your Comb" is credited as Written-By "Fred Wise/B. Weisman" on label but really Written-By Kay Twomey, Fred Wise & Ben Weisman. -B4 "Besame Mucho" is misspelled on label as "Beseme Mucho". -B5 "Can't Help It/Blue Angel" is really "Reminiscing". -B6 "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey" is only credited as Written-By "Leiber/Stoller" on label but really Written-By Leiber & Stoller/Richard Penniman. C2 "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (Like The Leaves On A Tree)" is credited Written-By "Dallas/Frazier/A. Owen" on label but really is credited as Written-By Eddie Fontaine, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert & John Gluck, Jr.. C5 "Falling In Love Again" is credited Written-By "Hollander/Connally" on label but really Written-By Friedrich Hollaender & Sammy Lerner is a theme for the film "Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)" performed by Marlene Dietrich. Also Published By credits misspelled as "Campbell Connally". -D5 "Talkin' 'bout You" (Ray Charles song) is really the Chuck Berry song "I'm Talking About You". -D6 "Shimmy Shake" is incorrectly credit and confused with the song "Shimmy Shake" Written-By "South & Billy Land". Correct song is a version from The Olympics "Shimmy Like Kate" written by Armand J. Piron. -D8 "I Remember You" misspelled credit to Johnny Mercer as "Metter". -C7 "Be-Bop-A-Lula" lead vocals by Fred Fascher (Star-Club waiter and brother of Horst Fascher), erroneously credited to "Horst Fascher on Liner Notes. -C8 "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" lead vocals by Horst Fascher (Star-Club Manager). Issued as a white gatefold sleeve, with textured/raised lettering "BEATLES" on the front and has similar liner notes as the 1977 Lingasong release. Some copies sold outside of the UK may have 3 hype stickers: with ARIOLA 802 237-420 a round, red "2 RECORD SET" and union jack "British Import" on the front shrink-wrap. On the back may be round, red "ATTENTION COLLECTORS|UNRELEASED TRACKS".