{"product_id":"the-hamburg-repertoire","title":"The Hamburg Repertoire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original classic recordings of songs performed by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/strong\u003e onstage in Hamburg. 2 CD set, 67 tracks with a 36-page booklet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It was Hamburg that did it. That’s where we really developed. To get the Germans going and keep it up for twelve hours at a time we really had to hammer. We would never have developed as much if we’d stayed at home. We had to try anything that came into our heads in Hamburg. There was nobody to copy from. We played what we liked best and the Germans liked it as long as it was loud.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy far the best pop group of all time, and in the vanguard of the sixties sexual revolution, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/strong\u003e served an extraordinary apprenticeship in the blue-collar bars and rock 'n' roll clubs of Hamburg's St. Pauli district. There, before an audience of local gangsters and prostitutes, drunken sailors, and rockers spoiling for a fight, over 800 hours onstage, they honed their presentational skills and evolved their image; at once fostering the humor and pioneering musical spirit that would be cornerstones of their future success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hamburg repertoire was necessarily vast and varied and the \"\u003cem\u003eBeatles' Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\" evolved from it. The demands imposed on the group encouraged an eclecticism that - it may be argued - would reach full expression with 'Rubber Soul' and 'Revolver'. This panorama of influences involved naked first-generation rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues, soul, rockabilly, country and western, show tunes, film themes, and the era's perfect pop craftsmanship - which Lennon and McCartney would look to emulate - Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Goffin and King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the songs performed by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/strong\u003e onstage in Hamburg would be recorded for the early albums, appear in radio sessions, or surface later on their respective solo projects. Hamburg was a hard school. It was where it all began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLITTLE RICHARD Long Tall Sally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRAY CHARLES Hallelujah I Love Her So\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEDDIE COCHRAN Hallelujah I Love Her So\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLENNY WELCH A Taste of Honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHUCK BERRY Roll Over Beethoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBUDDY HOLLY and THE CRICKETS Words of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePEGGY LEE Till There Was You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHET ATKINS Till There Was You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCARL PERKINS Your True Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDUANE EDDY Three-30-Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLITTLE RICHARD Tutti Frutti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLITTLE RICHARD Lucille\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLITTLE RICHARD Good Golly Miss Molly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eARTHUR ALEXANDER A Shot of Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE COASTERS Three Cool Cats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEDDIE COCHRAN Summertime Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEDDIE COCHRAN Three Steps to Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDUANE EDDY Ramrod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBOBBY VEE Take Good Care of My Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"El records","offers":[{"title":"CDx2","offer_id":51068675096907,"sku":"2231113","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-11-01_at_20.01.04_0b929f45_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1736485372","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-hamburg-repertoire","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}