1963 Beatle Covers In this thread I’m going to try to track all of the covers of Beatle songs recorded in 1963. 1964 was the year when other artist started recording whole albums of Beatle Covers. But in 1963 it was just singles & eps. I believe all of the Beatle Covers from 1963 would probably fit onto a 3 or 4 CD box set. Their were only 31 Lennon/McCartney songs & 1 Harrison/Lennon & 1 Harrison song to choose from! Spoiler 1961 Cry For A Shadow 1962 Ask My Why Hello Little Girl Like Dreamers Do Love Me Do Love Of The Loved Please Please Me P.S. I Love You 1963 All I've Got To Do All My Loving Bad To Me Don't Bother Me Do You Want To Know A Secret From Me To You Hold Me Tight I'll Be On My Way I Call Your Name I'll Get You I’ll Keep You Satisfied I’m In Love I Saw Her Standing There It Won't Be Long I Wanna Be Your Man I Want To Hold Your Hand Little Child Misery Not A Second Time P.S. I Love You She Loves You Thank You Girl There's A Place This Boy Tip Of My Tongue <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> This thread in for discussion of 1963 recorded Beatle Covers. I'll post a new one every couple of days or so! This first post is the only “Beatle Cover of 1962” as far as I can tell. If any one knows of more please leave a comment. Thanks! Love Me Do by The Sparrows It was released in 1962. I can’t find an exact recording date or release date. If anyone knows the exact recording date or release date please leave a comment! Cannon Hits Of Today (1962) Cannon EP 005 A1: Tony Steven – If A Man Answers A2: Alan Moor and His Dixie Seven – I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ A3: Darryl Ford – Devil Woman B1: The Sparrows – Love Me Do B2: Ken Lomas on Clarinet with the Cannon Strings – Lonely B3: Frank Baccon – Reminiscing The other songs on this EP would be interesting to hear. I don’t have it on CD. I don’t know if it’s on CD. If it is let us know in this thread! I kinda like it. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> My first thread I hope this is an interesting Topic! Post other covers from other years if you like, as songs come up. But no real need to post the originals, but if you want to go ahead.
This version of "Love Me Do" is so bad it verges on parody, intentionally or not. I expect most of these to be awful, but hopefully I'll be surprised at least a few times.
The Typhoons recorded “Please Please Me” on February 7, 1963. It was released later that month as the B-side of Mike Redway’s “That’s What Love Will Do”. Embassy Single WB 549 (Feb 1963) A: Mike Redway – That’s What Love Will Do B: The Typhoons – Please, Please Me (1963-02-07) Please, Please Me by The Typhoons can be found on the Excellent CD: The Embassy Beatles Covers – The Typhoons (2010) WBCD 2010 I like this one too!
Keep in mind that Billy J. Kramer's version of "I Call Your Name" isn't technically a cover, as the Beatles hadn't recorded it themselves yet.
Very interesting that a cover of Love Me Do was done so early, well before the Beatles were well known outside of Liverpool. I'm guessing either the Sparrows were from Liverpool area and heard the single or else Dick James and his publishers got right to work in pushing the Beatles work to other potential artists to cover.
Kenny Lynch recorded “Misery” February 2, 1963 and it was released on March 22, 1963. HMV Single POP 1136 (1963-03-22) A: Kenny Lynch – Misery (1963-02-15) B: Kenny Lynch – Shut The Door Misery by Kenny Lynch is on the CD: Nothing But The Real Thing: The Best Of 1960 – 1969 (2004) RPM 286 Another good one! I couldn't find the Non-Beatles B Side on YouTube.
I'm going to go ahead and put the next couple up, starting with: Duffy Power with The Graham Bond Quartet – I Saw Her Standing There (1963-02-20) This song was recorded February 20, 1963 but not released until 2002 on the CD Leapers And Sleepers. I don’t have that CD (yet!).
Duffy Power rerecorded I Saw Her Standing There on March 20, 1963 this second version was released as a single with Farewell Baby on the B-side. Parlophone Single R 5024 (1963-05-03) A: Duffy Power with The Graham Bond Quartet – I Saw Her Standing There (1963-03-20) B: Duffy Power with The Graham Bond Quartet – Farewell Baby This is also on the CD Leapers And Sleepers. I have it on the Various Artists CD: Rhythm & Blues (With A Little Soul) At Abbey Road 1963-1967
Nice work - these are fascinating and I look forward to hearing some more! I like Kenny’s Misery with strings and Graham Bond doing I Saw Her is a real trip. Sounds ahead of it’s time.
Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas – Do You Want To Know A Secret? (1963-03-21) Number 2 on the UK Charts! Parlophone Single R 5023 (1963-04-26) A: Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas – Do You Want To Know A Secret? (1963-03-21) B: Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas – I’ll Be On My Way (1963-03-21)
This time the B-Side is also a Lennon/McCartney song! Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas – I’ll Be On My Way (1963-03-21) I have them on these Billy J. Kramer CDs (and probably a few various artist CDs as well): The Best Of The EMI Years (1991) At Abbey Road 1963-1966 (1998) Little Children / I’ll Keep You Satisfied (2000)
That's the way it was in wacky '63 before Lennon decided Lennon/ McCartney sounded better. Which it does.
There were some beatles singles credited to McCartney / Lennon through all the repressings ever on UK parlophone.
Anyway, Kenny Lynch always was given the 'first beatles cover' plaudits, so we'll done for catching the Swallows version. As I'm sure you know, that was a cheapie covers ep sold in woolworths or some place similar. I do have a "Cannon" ep in my collection somewhere, fairly sure its not that one. And a red label Embassy one, but I forget oh no I remember it was "I wanna hold your hand"
Another Embassy B-Side: The Typhoons – From Me To You (1963-04-17) Embassy Single WB 562 (Apr 1963) A: Ray Pilgrim – Brown Eyed Handsome Man B: The Typhoons – From Me To You It can be found on the Excellent CD: The Embassy Beatles Covers – The Typhoons (2010) WBCD 2010
