Is Pete Best's "Best of the Beatles" album available on CD?

I've been really working hard to build a complete Beatles CD collection for over a year now. I'm wanting something that may not exist although I find it hard to believe that hardcore Beatles fans wouldn't want a copy. Since I'm collecting so many versions of a lot of the same albums, I'm wanting to branch out to the solo works of all of The Beatles. This leads me to Pete Best. I've always wanted to have his work on CD. Has there ever been a release of "Best of The Beatles" on CD? Maybe a great needle drop similar to Dr. Ebbetts? What other Pete Best recordings are available on CD?

 

Wow! No comments!

 

Discogs only mentions the LP release.




And his Wikipedia page Discography:

Singles

• "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" b/w "Why Did I Fall in Love with You" (Decca F 11929, Released: 1964)[141]
• "Don't Play With Me (Little Girl)" b/w "If You Can't Get Her" (Happening 405, Released: 1965)[141]
• "If You Can't Get Her" b/w "The Way I Feel About You" (Happening HA1117, Released: 1965)[141]
• "Kansas City" b/w "Boys" (Cameo 391, Released: 1965)[141]
• "(I'll Try) Anyway" b/w "I Wanna Be There" (Original Beatles Drummer 800, Released: 1965)[141]
• "I Can't Do Without You Now" b/w "Keys to My Heart" (Mr. Maestro Records 711, Released: 1965)[141]

Another "Peter Best" single, "Carousel Of Love"/"Want You" (Capitol 2092) is not by Best, but an Australian performer with the same name.

Albums

• Best of the Beatles (Savage BM 71, Released: 1965)
  • Includes: "I Need Your Lovin"; "Just Wait and See"; "Casting My Spell"; "Keys to My Heart"; "Why Did You Leave Me Baby?"; "Like My Sister Kate"; "I Can't Do Without You Now"; "I'm Blue"; "Some Other Guy"; "She's Alright"; "Nobody But You"; "Last Night"
• The Beatle That Time Forgot [Original Version] (Phoenix PB-22, Released: 1981)
  • Includes: "I'm Checking Out Now Baby"; "I'll Try Any Way"; "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)"; "How'd You Get to Know Her Name"; "She's Not the Only Girl in Town"; "If You Can't Get Her"; "More Than I Need My Self"; "I'll Have Everything Too"; "The Way I feel About You"; "Don't Play With Me (Little Girl)"; "Rock and Roll Music"; "All Aboard"
• Rebirth (Phoenix PB-44, Released: 1981)
  • Includes: "I Can't Do Without You Now"; "Off the Hook"; "She's Alright"; "I Need Your Lovin'"; "Why Did You Leave Me Baby"; "High School Shimmy"; "I Wanna Be There"; "Everybody"; "Pete's Theme"; "Keys to My Heart"
• The Beatle That Time Forgot [Reissue] (Phoenix PHX 340, Released: 1982)
  • Includes: "I'll Try Anyway"; "I Don't Know Why I Do (I Just Do)"; "She's Not the Only Girl in Town"; "More Than I Need My Self"; "I'll Have Everything Too"; "I'm Checking Out Now Baby"; "How'd You Get to Know Her Name"; "If You Can't Get Her"; "Rock and Roll Music"
• Back to the Beat – (1995)
• The Pete Best Combo: Beyond the Beatles 1964–1966 (1 February 1996)
• Live at the Adelphi Liverpool 1988 – (23 September 1996)
• Best (18 August 1998)
• Casbah Coffee Club 40th Anniversary Limited Edition (1999)
• The Savage Young Beatles (10 May 2004)
• Haymans Green – Released 16 September 2008 (US), August 2008 (UK) (The Pete Best Band)

 

Thanks qwerty. I was hoping that excellent needle drops might be out there. This forum has so many knowledgeable Beatles fans that I figured someone may know of some. I've heard some great bootlegs by following the advice of other forum members.

 

Afaik The 1996 Pete Best Combo CD on Cherry Red compiles the 1965 Best Of album alongside all their singles. Not sure what sources they use as I don’t own it. But essentially that release offers Best Of... on CD and more, the only thing it misses being that deliciously misleading album title and Hamburg era cover.

 

Thanks ajsmith!

 

I just looked this up:

The Pete Best Combo - Beyond The Beatles 1964-66

According to Discogs, the U.S. version (on Griffin Music) has bonus tracks not on the Cherry Red UK version, including tracks from Best Of The Beatles.

His discography is more extensive than I thought it was.

By the way...is it true that on the Pete Best Combo songs, he plays drums, but someone else sings?

 

The CD you linked to on Discogs is the on you want (on Griffin) has it has all the tracks on the Cherry Red CD, but with four additional tracks.

Pete doesn’t sing lead vocals on his albums.

The one single that is not on CD is Kansas City / Boys (Peter Best* - Boys ) although Kansas City i believe is on a Cameo Parkway comp either on CD or MP3. I know I found it on Amazon digital music.

 

Here’s a thread about Pete Best on CD. Of course you have the usual Pete vs. Ringo or Pete is a great drummer vs. Pete is a lousy drummer arguments, but there is some real information buried between the arguments.
The Pete Best Combo on CD

 

Thanks Marktheshark! Good to know. I'll keep that in mind.

 

Thank you MerseyBeatle! I will check that link out.

 

or maybe this one?

 

Gotta work on the shadow

 

That's cold. I have wondered what would have happened if the record execs had wanted to can one of the other three. Would the others have went for it?

 

I'll bet they would...they were ruthless with one thought and one thought only to be rich and famous...

 

that's it! you are out of the Ringo fan club! LOL. just kidding...
I'm sure there are boots out there on the net.

 

Does if feature the Atom Beat?

 

Laugh of the week - thanks, man