The Complete STAR CLUB Tapes 1962

★A passionate live recording of The Beatles, the world's greatest pub band, shortly after their debut! ★December 21, 25, 28, and 31, 1962. All four days, including seven tracks, are available for the first time! ★A year-end feast at a small club! Includes five additional tracks from other bands! ★[2nd Edition] Released by Eternal Grooves on a 2-CD standard edition.

"Our live performances were at their best in Hamburg," said John Lennon. The rugged beat, John and Paul's seemingly competitive choruses, George's challenging Gretsch guitar, and newcomer Ringo's powerful drum rolls. Just pure passion! ...This is "everything rock 'n' roll"!

The Beatles' final pub show, shortly after their debut, in December 1962! Four days at the "Star Club" during their tour of Hamburg, Germany! A bustling club at the end of the year, the floor overflowing with drunks, squeals of delight echoing through the air. Following the success of "Love Me Do," The Beatles even provided backup for the host. New songs included "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Ask Me Why." And they passionately performed a number of classic rock & roll covers.

Recent research has shown that this recording was recorded onto four reels by the club manager over four days (December 21st, 25th, 28th, and 31st). Numerous titles have been released in the past, both major and minor, and there have even been official releases of around 30 tracks billed as "complete versions." However, due to rights issues, the tracklist differs between the UK, US, and Japan, and excessive editing has swapped out not only the MC positions but also the order of the songs, resulting in releases that are similar but not identical to the original recordings on tape. "Hully Gully" was even credited to The Beatles, despite being performed by The Rebel Rousers. The release itself was invalidated, and Apple sued, resulting in the Star Club recordings being sealed and left in a warehouse. While the sound quality of the home tape recorder is certainly not great, it nonetheless captures The Beatles as the world's greatest pub band.

This time, the recordings have been thoroughly compiled from trusted masters. They have been remastered to preserve as much of the original recording quality and sound as possible, while also providing easy listening. This release features a total of 37 tracks, significantly surpassing the previously released 30 Beatles tracks. To further capture the atmosphere of a live performance in a crowded club on New Year's Eve and into the New Year, bonus tracks from the opening act, The Dominoes, and the infamous Rebel Rousers have also been included.

The Beatles had already made their debut and were on the path to stardom. However, manager Brian Epstein ordered the Beatles to fulfill a contract they had signed to perform at the Star Club before they became famous. And so it happened in 1962...The Beatles' final tour of Hamburg. And so this miraculous tape was preserved.

Japanese liner notes include information on the situation, anecdotes, track list, and more. Released on the standard edition from Eternal Grooves.

★Detailed Japanese liner notes and booklet. ★Product licensed by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Music (JASRAC) ★Cover uses licensed photo from Getty Images Japan

■Track List 【DISC-1】 December 21st (estimated): Reel #1 1. Be-Bop-A-Lula (with Fred Fascher on vocals) 2. I Saw Her Standing There 3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (with Horst Fascher on vocals) 4. Red Hot (John on organ) 5. Sheila 6. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 7. Shimmy Like Kate 8. Reminiscing 9. Red Sails in the Sunset 10. Sweet Little Sixteen 11. Roll Over Beethoven 12. A Taste of Honey December 25th (estimated): Reel #3 13. Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) 14. I Saw Her Standing There 15　To Know Her Is To Love Her 16　Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 17　Till There Was You 18　Where Have You Been All My Life? 19　Lend Me Your Comb 20　Your Feet's Too Big 21　I'm Talking About You 22　A Taste Of Honey 23　Matchbox 24　Little Queenie [DISC-2] December 28th(estimated):Reel#3 1　Twist and Shout 2 Mr. Moonlight 3　Besame Mucho 4　Falling In Love Again 5　I'm Talking About You 6　Long Tall Sally 7　I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 8　I Remember You 9　Roll Over Beethoven December 31st(estimated):Reel#4 10　Introduction 11　Road Runner (soundcheck) 12 Hippy Hippy Shake 13 A Taste Of Honey (with Tony Sheridan on backing vocals) 14　Ask Me Why 15　outro *Bonus track* CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS reel#3 16 Hully Gully KINGSIZE TAYLOR AND THE DOMINOES Reel#4 17　Money (That's What I Want) 18　Dizzy Miss Lizzy 19　Twist And Shout CAROL ELVYN AND THE STAR CLUB COMBO Reel#? 20　Big River