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November 21, 2008 4:18:49 PM CST



Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

Posted Mar 22, 08 10:00 CDT in Technology Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The Beatles are fighting to stop the release of recordings made at a German club just before they became the world's most famous band, the Miami Herald reports. The 1962 gig is historic for music buffs because it's the first time Ringo Starr played live with the band. A Miami company and a British promoter hope to sell the "lost" recordings, including eight songs never released as a single or an album, but the group's lawyers are digging in.

"Whatever it is they claim to have, it's a bootleg tape and there was no permission from the Beatles to record it," said one. And the tape's poor quality "tarnishes the extraordinarily valuable image" of the band. The British promoter says he got the recordings fair and square, though he declined to provide details. The tape includes McCartney and Lennon singing "Ask Me Why."

Source Miami Herald

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The Hamburg recordings were made in 1962, just after Ringo joined the band and just before their success propelled them into stratospheric fame.   (Getty Images)
Lawyers for the Fab Four sued Friday to prevent the distribution of unreleased recordings purportedly made during drummer Ringo Starr's first performance with the group in 1962. (AP Photo, file)   (AP Photo)
The Beatles' record company say the disputed recordings, recorded on a hand-held tape recorder, are of poor quality and their release would tarnish the band's image.   (Shutter Stock)
The recording from Hamburg is said to be the first gig the Beatles played after Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as drummer.   (Getty Images)
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The Beatles' Red Sails In The Sunset - live in 1962.   (JollyBarHanau (YouTube))

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