Contra Band Music

The Beatles held two press conferences in the state of Texas. The first took place at Dallas Memorial Auditorium on September 18th, 1964, n...

"Parlophone", 1988 Well-designed package of demos and outtakes from 1967, complete with lyrics on the back cover! Side 1: - Sgt. P...

The Beatles' first visit to Philadelphia took place on September 2nd, 1964. Prior to their concert at Convention Hall, they were intervi...

Gnat, 1983 The TMOQ original, with plenty of new material from the "Boardroom tape" and other sources. Side 1: - Come And Get It -...

Volume 1 is SOLD OUT Volume 2 is down to 8 copies! Volume 3 still available but going fast... Volume 4 should be out early in 2011. Make has...

If you've enjoyed this blog and want to read more about vinyl bootlegs, I have just the books for you! Beatlegmania is an illustrated d...

Wizardo, 1975 Disc one condenses CBM's Cinelogue V: Magical Mystery Tour from 2 discs down to one (omitting "I Am The Walrus"...

On June 30th, 1966, The Beatles performed their first concert in Japan. On the way down from their suite to a press conference at the Tokyo ...

Berkeley, 1976 The dirt-common Hollywood Bowl concert, copied from TMOQ's version. Side 1: - Twist And Shout - You Can't Do That - A...

The Beatles' first press conference on US soil was by far the most covered and one of the more energetic, spontaneous, and chaotic of th...

Parlophone, 1980 First bootleg appearance of two lengthy mixes of "What's The New Mary Jane" from a November 1969 acetate - th...

Audience response to John and George's 1967 appearance on The Frost Programme was so well-received that Frost invited them back on Octo...

Why Not, 1989 A 12" picture disc EP (the other side does have a picture of The Beatles, trust me) whose contents are copied from an ear...

After the twin triumphs of Sgt. Pepper and "All You Need Is Love", The Beatles were bound to hit a fallow patch, especially after...

Santa Claus, 1984 A very obscure picture disc chock full of rare (at the time) BBC Radio performances. Side 1: - Besame Mucho - Some Other G...

March, 1964 was one of the busiest months in The Beatles' career. They began on March 1st with an EMI recording session, spent the next ...

CBM, 1974 The nearly-complete soundtrack to the film Yellow Submarine . This is from a US TV broadcast, so "Hey Bulldog" is absent...

On August 29th, 1965, The Beatles visited the Los Angeles headquarters of their US label. At the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, radio, ...

Swingin' Pig, 1989 Issued simultaneously with the CD version, this LP contains a major upgrade of the Stockholm radio concert from Octo...

Ringo's first major film role was Youngman Grand in the movie adaptation of Terry Southern's novel The Magic Christian . He and co-s...

Berkeley, 1975 Not the Decca Audition, but BBC Radio performances in the familiar form of Yellow Matter Custard . Side 1: - I Got A Woman - ...

August 14th, 1966 saw The Beatles' last tour visit Cleveland for a concert at Cleveland Stadium. Prior to the show, they were interviewe...

no label, 1986 A bizarre amalgam of solo rarities, promo discs, TV and radio commercials, and "for others" sessions. Side 1: - No ...

On April 27th, 1964, The Beatles rehearsed their TV special Around The Beatles in front of an audience at Wembley TV Studios. 4,000 miles a...

CBM, 1972 Pirated from the Apple Fan Club LP, or equally likely copied from TMOQ's Complete Christmas Collection: 1963-1969 . Side 1: - ...

This blog began almost a year ago with bits of Beatle studio chatter compiled from the Beatles On Record TV special and the CD remaster min...

Bornoby Records, 1981 An interesting mixture of BBC Radio tracks, TV performances, mono mixes, outtakes, and other miscellanea, although not...

John and Yoko's first joint TV appearance was on LWT's Frost On Saturday , taped August 24th, 1968 in front of a somewhat bemused au...

CBM, 1974 The first Beatleg LP appearances of the title track (branded with "exclusive" voice-overs from a KRIZ-AM broadcast) and ...

On October 31st, 1963, The Beatles were preparing to fly back to London from Stockholm, having completed a highly successful tour of Sweden....

Pumpkin Eater Wreckords, 1977 Audifon's copy of Yellow Matter Custard , using the original TMOQ stampers. Side 1: - I Got A Woman - Glad...

While his bandmates recorded "I Me Mine" and overdubs on "Let It Be" and "For You Blue" in London, John Lennon...

CBM, 1973 Contra Band's copy of the TMOQ disc Outakes 1 , a collection of Pop Go The Beatles and Saturday Club performances. Volume ...

George became the third married Beatle on January 21st, 1966 when he wed Patricia Boyd at Epsom register office in Surrey. The newlyweds fac...

BEEB Transcription, 1988 Another double album full of amazing full-fidelity studio outtakes, released alongside Volume 3 & 4 . Side 1: -...

In February, 1965, filming for Help! began on location in the Bahamas. The Beatles and co-star Eleanor Bron flew from London to Nassau on t...

BEEB Transcription, 1988 One of the best and most important Beatlegs ever, released by Yellow Dog simultaneously with Volume 5 & 6. Unif...

On February 6th, 1968, Ringo stepped into the spotlight without his bandmates by making a solo appearance on British TV. Along with Spike Mi...

Napoleon, 1973 A bizarre early Beatleg, one of the first in a deluxe cover. Half is a mangled version of the Hollywood Bowl concert (with ...

Another request, and another Montreal Bed-In telephone interview. This time, John and Yoko (and Timothy Leary) spoke with New York disc jock...