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Title: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: TomMo on June 30, 2012, 03:46:16 PM
Please tell me I'm not the first to post this:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dawn-modern-rock-rehearsal/id380840221 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dawn-modern-rock-rehearsal/id380840221)
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: Badgirl66 on June 30, 2012, 05:04:53 PM
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Beatles-At-Home-1960/dp/B006XMQXUU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1341075846&sr=1-1&keywords=at+home+1960+silver+beatles (http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Beatles-At-Home-1960/dp/B006XMQXUU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1341075846&sr=1-1&keywords=at+home+1960+silver+beatles)

Is not a Demo CD  is a rehearsal
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: TomMo on July 01, 2012, 01:05:13 PM

Is not a Demo CD  is a rehearsal

True. I misspoke. But is this a "new" release? Or have I been in a coma?
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: Bobber on July 02, 2012, 08:15:31 AM
True. I misspoke. But is this a "new" release? Or have I been in a coma?

Yeah, you've been in a coma. lol. These tapes have been around for a long time on various bootlegs.
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: tkitna on July 02, 2012, 08:42:09 AM
I remember picking up a Silver Beatles cassette tape from the bargain bin about 20 years ago. I dont remember what was on it, but I remember thinking it sucked.
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: Bobber on July 02, 2012, 09:02:20 AM
I remember picking up a Silver Beatles cassette tape from the bargain bin about 20 years ago. I dont remember what was on it, but I remember thinking it sucked.

Of course it did. The value is in its historical relevance. It's not something to really listen to or play on a dance night with family and friends.
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: TomMo on July 02, 2012, 03:36:19 PM
I remember picking up a Silver Beatles cassette tape from the bargain bin about 20 years ago. I dont remember what was on it, but I remember thinking it sucked.

I also bought a Silver Beatles album, but I don't recall some of these tracks. It's the first time I've heard "Thinking of Linking".
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: tkitna on July 03, 2012, 02:01:19 AM
Of course it did. The value is in its historical relevance. It's not something to really listen to or play on a dance night with family and friends.

I know, but I guess I was expecting a little bit more back then.
Title: Re: The Quarrymen - demo CD
Post by: peterbell1 on July 03, 2012, 12:01:37 PM
I also bought a Silver Beatles album, but I don't recall some of these tracks. It's the first time I've heard "Thinking of Linking".

Yeah, the Quarrymen songs have been available on bootleg for years.
It has been many years since I listened to them, however, and I doubt it will be any time soon I bother listening to them again. Interesting to hear once but not much reason to hear them again.

Sound quality isn't always everything though - for years one of my favourite Beatles albums was Live at the Star Club Hamburg. I would play it over and over again when I was learning the guitar, as the songs on it were easier to play along with than later Beatles records. There's some great performances on the Star Club album and that comes across, despite the poor sound quality.