Contra Band Music

Drexel, 1988 US equivalent of Meet The Beeb! , compiling the earliest and rarest BBC radio broadcasts, from different (sometimes superior an...

As part of the promotion for the new Plastic Ono Band single, "Instant Karma!", John and Yoko were interviewed by David Bellan for...

Rubber Soul, 1988 A compilation of mostly-common tracks, although the spoken material on side 2 is unusual. And no, "The Walk" isn...

Apart from Shea Stadium, the August 18th Atlanta concert was probably the highlight of The Beatles' 1965 tour, thanks to the state-of-th...

Core, 1988 Yellow Dog's follow-up LP to The Real Case Has Just Begun , this time featuring only Twickenham recordings. Side 1: - Another...

On October 9th, 1963, BBC Television broadcast The Mersey Sound , a documentary on the exploding pop music scene in Liverpool. Naturally, Th...

Instant Analysis, 1987 Another live Starlight compilation copied from other bootlegs, including concerts in Paris (1964), the Royal ...

Despite all the controversy surrounding John's offhand remarks about Christianity, the concerts in Memphis, Tennessee went largely as pl...

Instant Analysis, 1987 Starlight Records, using the old CBM moniker Instant Analysis, issued this LP of the June 1965 Palais des Sports conc...

John, Paul, George, and Jimmy Nicol flew from Sydney to Adelaide on June 12th, 1964. After checking in at the South Australian Hotel, they m...

Pre Beatle Records, 1988 Spelling error in the title aside (Sutcliffe), this was an exciting LP at the time of release. It's the US equi...

Here is a very silly interview with four (likely stoned) Beatles, Help! producer Walter Shenson and reporter Sandy Lesberg. It was recorded...

Wind Records, 1987 As the title suggests, this LP offers the soundtrack to several TV performances: Ready Steady Go! on side A, and Around ...

Legendary British comic actor Frankie Howerd crossed paths with The Beatles numerous times, from early meetings in 1963 (see above) to Hower...

no label, 1985-86 A mish-mosh of mono mixes, BBC and Get Back tracks, and outfakes, with oodles of misinformation on the back cover track li...

The Beatles' fifth appearance on Top Of The Pops was also their last with new musical content. Episode #32, aired the week of July 3rd,...

"TMOQ", 1987 Not a true Trademark of Quality LP, the highlight of this compilation was the acetate of "A Day In The Life...

The Beatles' fourth appearance on Top Of The Pops came in episode #15, broadcast the week of March 6th, 1965, while the boys were in th...

NEMS, 1987 Side 1: - That's All Right Mama - I'll Be On My Way - Twist And Shout - Roll Over Beethoven - I Wanna Be Your Man - Can...

The Beatles' second appearance on Top Of The Pops was in Episode #04, which aired the week of December 19th, 1964. The material was tak...

TMOQ, 1987 Reissue (in a fetching cover) of Shea... At Last! , an old bootleg featuring most of the soundtrack to The Beatles At Shea Stadiu...

On July 14th, 1964, The Beatles recorded six songs and chat with host Brian Matthew for the debut episode of BBC Radio's Top Gear . Some...

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...