Thursday, June 13, 2024

Beatles, The [1964.02.11] The Beatle's First U.S. Concert (TAO 0264) [SBD]



The Beatles - The Beatle's First U.S. Concert
(2002 Capitol Records : TAO 0264)
Washington Coliseum, Washington, DC, USA
Tuesday February 11th, 1964

Soundboard Recordings
Transferred by Dr. Ebbetts
Encoded: FLAC & MP3@320 Kbps


Track List: (Artwork Included)
01. Introduction
02. Roll Over Beethoven
03. From Me To You
04. I Saw Her Standing There
05. This Boy
06. All My Loving
07. I Wanna Be Your Man
08. Please Please Me
09. Till There Was You
10. She Loves You
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Twist And Shout (Incomplete)
13. Long Tall Sally

DBM-040 captures the Beatles live at the Washington Coliseum on 2-11-64 for their first U.S. concert performance. The crowd hysteria comes into play immediately with the “Introduction” as the Beatles are tuning up. A tight bass is evident in “Roll Over Beethoven” that compensates for the weak sounding percussion. Some minor distortion is heard with the vocals on “From Me To You” but a solid rendition is rendered. The crowd noise is at a frantic level with “I Saw Her Standing There”. Intermittent high-pitched piercing crowd shrieks are heard in a measured performance of “This Boy”. The guitars and drums are more prominent in “I Wanna Be Your Man”. (...More)


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