Fenderman wrote:It was rumoured that every xmas eve the execs at Decca would listen to the Beatles audition tape and drown their sorrows, wondering why they had passed them. To be honest, the tape isn't the best thing they ever did. Perhaps it was nerves.
I have a copy of the Decca tape (minus the Beatles self-compositions) on CD.
The performance isn't the issue. It was the choice of material.
1. Money
2. Till There Was You
3. To Know Her Is To Love Her
4. Take Good Care Of My Baby
5. September In The Rain
6. Sure To Fall
7. Searchin'
8. Memphis (Tennessee)
9. Sheik Of Araby
10. Besame Mucho
11. Three Cool Cats
12. Crying, Waiting, Hoping
The inclusion of
Three Cool Cats and
Sheik Of Araby must have sounded like a joke to the Decca people.