Beatles CDs

Compiled and with booklet notes by David Bedford, author of Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, this album highlights the songs that inspired The Beatles - the songs and artists that were the backdrop to their teenage years and that ultimately shaped the music of the most important group in the history of popular music.

All the tracks are by the original artists.

Tracks are as follows:
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berrry
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochrane
Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
Maggie May - Vipers Skiffle Group
Matchbox - Carl Perkins
Raunchy - Bill Justis
That'll Be The Day - The Crickets
Red River Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes
Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury
Wendy - Johnny Gentle
Double Twist - Howie Casey and The Seniors
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
Do You Love Me - Faron's Flamingos
My Bonnie - Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
Searchin' - The Coasters
Twist and Shout - Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes

For the first time, in their original order, this is the Beatles early stage act. Rough and ready, and with Ringo on drums for the first time - hear exactly how they sounded before they returned to the U.K. to become the world's greatest band.