Contra Band Music

Fat Man, 1987 An EP of group and solo goodies; the first product of Starlight Records. Side 1: - I Saw Her Standing There - ...

On May 8th, 1969, BBC Radio's David Wigg went to Apple Corps to interview John and Yoko. 12 minutes of his interview was released on the...

Core, 1986 Yellow Dog's excellent sampler of Nagra tapes from the Apple Studio sessions, January 1969. The LP title is their mishearing ...

In October, 1969, Paul McCartney found himself in the unenviable position of having to prove to the world that he wasn't dead. Despite b...

Box Top, 1986 Upgrades of the 1963 Stockholm radio concert and 1965 Blackpool Night Out TV performance, both of which had appeared on earli...

As The Beatles pushed their way through the mob outside the Delmonico Hotel in the pre-dawn hours of August 28th, 1964, a zealous fan tore R...

NEMS, 1985 Superb compilation of Ed Sullivan Show performances, along with a Shindig and several interviews/press conferences. Side 1: - T...

Maurice Hindle writes: "In 1968, I was 23 and approaching the end of my first term at Keele University. On the afternoon of 2 December,...

Yellow Dog, 1985 A couple of new acetates (the title track and "You're Going To Lose That Girl"), the Around The Beatles stud...

By request, here is a BBC Radio special recorded August 6th, 1966, in which John and Paul discuss their songwriting process and we hear seve...

NEMS, 1985 An important Beatleg in that it offered the first taste of the "Ultra Rare/Unsurpassed" cache, in the form of several o...

Here is a rare interview (not mentioned in Way Beyond Compare ) from around the first week of January, 1964. Reporter Jacob Defis spoke with...

1985 Still the only source for the June 27th, 1965 Rome concert audience tape. Side 1: - Twist And Shout - She's A Woman - I'm A Los...

By request, here is The Beatles' final New York press conference , at the Warwick Hotel on August 22nd, 1966. This is a composite 22-min...

1985, Savage Records Largely unreleased Star-Club tapes, in untampered form. Side 1: - A Taste Of Honey - Till There Was You - Where Have Yo...

BEATLE CRUSADES, FANS WAIT IN THE RAIN Published in The Ottawa Journal, Wednesday, June 4, 1969 By David Yates Dressed in all-white suits, B...

Moon Child Records, 1982 A repackaging of Get Back and Watching Rainbows . Side 1: - I'm Ready/Save The Last Dance For Me - Don't L...

The Beatles Brian Matthew traveled on the first few stops of The Beatles' 1965 North American tour, recording interviews for the BBC Rad...

NEMS, 1985 The first Beatleg I ever purchased, and still one of the best, mostly drawing on rare material from the radio series Sgt....

British TV maven David Frost had The Beatles on his various radio and TV shows numerous times, most famously as a group performing "Hey...

King Records, 1984 The second in Yellow Dog's mid-80s trilogy of Get Back session boots, and probably the best, especially the multitra...

Ah, Ed Rudy. If he was the Fifth Beatle, I am the Fifth Rutle. The nadir of his cash-in albums was also the last. After two decent interview...

BRF Records, 1984 Highlights from an audience recording of the recent The Beatles In Abbey Road multimedia show. Side 1: - I Saw Her Standi...

By request, a few unbootlegged chat fragments from various BBC Radio shows. "Side By Side" (recorded 4/1/63) - intro to "A T...

Shalom, 1983 Now that's more like it! Yellow Dog's version of a bootleg which introduced the world to the so-called "Boardroom ...

August 21st, 1966 saw The Beatles play concerts in two cities: Cincinnati by day (to make up for the previous night's rainout), and St. ...

King Records, 1983 Actually a Yellow Dog release, with the debut of some lengthy and not too inspiring sessions from Apple Studios, January ...

By request, a TV interview with John McGregor, recorded October 31st, 1964 at the Ipswich Gaumont during the Autumn UK tour: Ipswich

Alternative Record Company, 1983 A crappy Brazilian copy of No. 3 Abbey Road NW8 , chopped up and missing some material. Side 1: - You Never...

The Hit Heard Round The World

NEMS, 1982 A decent collection of "psychedelic era" Beatles outtakes (mostly 1967-1968), and the first appearance of the title tra...

The Beatles' final tour hit Boston on August 18th, 1966 for an evening concert at Suffolk Downs race track. Here are some news reports a...

BAG Records, 1982 One of the earliest NEMS Beatlegs, compiling the best of John Lennon's rarities and studio alternates. Side 1: - As Ti...

A couple of Xmas-themed goodies, recorded December 20th, 1963 during rehearsals for The Beatles Christmas Show : Day By Day (aired 24 Decem...

ORO Records, 1982 Another sampler of songs from the 1982 radio special The Beatles At The Beeb . Side 1: - Please Mr. Postman - I'll Be ...

On May 19th, 1966, The Beatles spent all afternoon at EMI Studio 1 videotaping promotional clips for both sides of their new single, "P...

Circle Records, 1982 Half Get Back material (copied from the LP Her Majesty ) and half BBC Radio material, including some rare early perfor...

As requested, here is Paul's appearance on the Here's To Veterans disc, both in its super-rare original form and the more common la...

Dream Lab, 1982 A nice sampling of numbers from 1982's The Beatles At The Beeb radio special. Side 1: - Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your ...

On June 25th, 1967, The Beatles represented Great Britain and recorded their new single, "All You Need Is Love", live in front of ...