Original Records Later Recorded by THE BEATLES !

[Vince Evert]

Buddy Holly - Mailman bring me no more blues (1957)​

The Beatles - Mailman Bring Me No More Blues (1969 Studio Jam, first released in 1995 )

 

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Roy Orbison - Dream baby (1962)



The Beatles - Dream baby (BBC radio - 1962)

 

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Everly Brothers - So How Come No One Loves Me (1960)



The Beatles - So How Come No One Loves Me (1963 - BBC Radio)

 

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Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll be the Day (1957)




The Quarrymen (Pre- Beatles) - That'll be the Day (1958 ; recorded at Percy Phillips' home studio, Kensington, Liverpool.)

 

[britbox]

They sang far more covers than I was aware of.

 

[Vince Evert]

They sang far more covers than I was aware of.

Yes, especially when you add the BBC radio recordings, and off the cuff recordings.

 

[Vince Evert]

Carl Perkins - Gone, Gone, Gone (1956)



The Beatles ( 7 January 1969 - Raw rehearsals )

 

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The Shirelles - Baby It's You (1962) (Remastered)



The Beatles - Baby it's You (1963) (Mono mix)




Here's the stereo mix, which has the vocals panned to the side:

 

[Vince Evert]

The Beatles also recorded "Baby It’s You" for the radio programme Pop Go The Beatles on June 1, 1963.
It was officially released on the Live At The BBC album in 1994, and then as a single on March 20, 1995.

 

[Vince Evert]

Here's another Shirelles record...

The Shirelles - Boys (1960)




The Beatles - Boys (1963)

 

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Arthur Alexander - Soldier of Love (1960)

The Beatles. Soldier Of Love (Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963)​

 

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Arthur Alexander - Anna (Go to Him) (1962)



The Beatles - Anna (Go to Him) (1963)




special bonus - 2025 remix

 

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Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956)



The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven (1963)

 

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Chuck Berry - Carol (1958)




The Beatles - Carol (1963)

 

[Vince Evert]

And interestingly , "I Call Your Name" - written by Lennon & McCartney was first recorded by Billy Kramer and the Dakotas on june 27, 1963. The song would be released as a B-side to "Bad To Me" (also written by Lennon and McCartney).



The Beatles recorded "
I Call Your Name" on March 1, 1964, at EMI Studios (Abbey Road) in London. It was recorded during a three-hour session, alongside "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" and "Long Tall Sally". The song was released on the Long Tall Sally EP in the UK on June 19, 1964.





Capitol records in the states would include "I Call Your Name" on "The Second Album" released in April 1964.
The american label would alter some of the tracks and sequence on the Beatles albums up until 1966.

The U.S. Mix was ordinary, however (shoulda' stayed with the mono mix). Here's what it sounded like if you bought a copy in '64 -

 

[Vince Evert]

Smokey Robinson - You Really Got a Hold on Me (1963)


The Beatles - You Really Got a Hold on Me (1963 ; 2024 Pseudo remix)


Bonus

The Beatles - You Really Got a Hold on Me (1969 rehearsals)

 

[Vince Evert]

Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - I'll Be on My Way

Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas first version of the song "I'll Be On My Way". Released on 26th April 1963, credited to McCartney-Lennon.
In the UK it was the B-side of "Do You Want To Know A Secret?"; in the USA it was the B-side of "From A Window" and the writing credit was changed to Lennon-McCartney.

The Beatles - I'll Be On My Way (Live at the BBC "Side By Side" / 24th June, 1963)​

 

[Vince Evert]

Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (1959)




The Beatles - Money (That's What I Want) (Mono, 1964 Brazilian pressing)

 

[Vince Evert]

technically counts as second , while the Beatles recorded it first, it wouldn't see the light of day until 1995 "Beatles Anthology Volume 1"


The Fourmost - Hello Little Girl (1963)




The Beatles - Hello Little Girl ( Decca audition 1962 ; remained unreleased until 1995)

Songfacts®:​

• This song was written by John Lennon in 1957 and was performed at an audition at Decca Records on January 1, 1962. It is the first original Lennon song. >>
• Lennon based this on songs that his mother used to sing to him.
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• The song was originally intended to be Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers follow-up to their hit "How Do You Do It." However Gerry Marsden and his crew instead went for "I Like It," so their fellow Liverpudlian combo The Fourmost grabbed it for their debut single. Released on 30 August 1963, it reached #9 on the UK singles chart.