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When I bought this double-CD in 1991, the set was not a bootleg. Since that time, these historic perfromances of the Beatles' December 31, 1962 stint at the Star-Club in Hamburg are no longer available on the open market. As is well known, these recordings are not of high quality, being originally made on a portable Grundig reel-to-reel recorder. Who would have known at that time that the Beatles were shortly to become a world-wide phenomenon? Though the quality of the sound leaves much to be desired and the Beatles often don't take themselves seriously (e.g., Lennon: "Here I am, on my nose, begging if you please...") and play the more than occasional wrong note, the energy is very high in these performances. This date marked the turning point in their career: their last performance in Hamburg, just before the whirlwind was to take off.
| DISC ONE | ||
| Track | Title |
Time |
| 1 | I Saw Her Standing There | 2:29 |
| 2 | Hippy Hippy Shake | 1:48 |
| 3 | Sweet Little Sixteen | 2:57 |
| 4 | Mr. Moonlight | 2:13 |
| 5 | Hully Gully | 1:42 |
| 6 | Ain't Nothin' Shakin' But The Leaves On The Trees | 1:2 |
| 7 | Little Queenie | 3:58 |
| 8 | Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby | 2:34 |
| 9 | I Remember You | 2:02 |
| 10 | Reminiscing | 1:49 |
| 11 | Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey | 2:20 |
DISC TWO |
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| Track | Title |
Time |
| 1 | Roll Over Beethoven | 2:17 |
| 2 | Ask Me Why | 2:35 |
| 3 | Lend Me Your Comb | 1:52 |
| 4 | Where Have You Been All My Life | 1:56 |
| 5 | A Taste Of Honey | 2:12 |
| 6 | I'm Talking About You | 1:57 |
| 7 | Twist And Shout | 2:12 |
| 8 | Red Sails In The Sunset | 2:02 |
| 9 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) | 2:48 |
| 10 | Matchbox | 2:39 |
| 11 | Long Tall Sally | 1:52 |
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