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March 8, 1962
VENUE: The Playhouse Theatre, St. John's Road, Manchester
REC.: 07.03.1962, 8:00 - 8:45 p.m.
TX.: 08.03.1962, 5:00 - 5:29 p.m.
ANNOUNCER: Ray Peters
PRODUCER: Peter Pilbeam
1. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
(Berry)
2. DREAM BABY
(Walker)
3. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
(Holland-Bateman-Garrett- Dobbins-Gordy)
NOTES. Here We Go was a programme recorded before a live
audience, and the Beatles took part in five shows. This is an absolutely
essential session: their first radio broadcast, the first live show which
has been preserved, the only Beatles recording of "Dream Baby",
and the only live perfomances of "Memphis" and "Please Mr. Postman".
Also, it is one of the very few available shows with Pete Best on drums.
The tape which survived is unfortunately of inferior quality. The group's
successful February 12 audition for the show's producer, Peter Pilbeam,
consisted of two Lennon-McCartney songs, "Hello Little Girl" and
"Like Dreamers Do", along with "Till There Was You" and "Memphis"
. Of these, only the last song was played again for their first broadcast.
THE SONGS:
1. "Hello Little Girl" is a well-known Lennon- McCartney composition,
which was played during their Decca audition on January 1, 1962. It is
really a pity that it has not been transmitted, as we do not have other
performances of this song (other than a 1969 tape).
2. "Memphis, Tennessee" was first released by Chuck Berry in July 1959
and had plenty of cover versions. The Beatles performed it during the
Decca audience and five times at the BBC but never released it officially.
All these versions closely match Chuck Berry's original recording.
Lead vocalist: John
3. "Dream Baby". The original version had been released by Roy Orbison
only one month before and was doing very well in the American charts.
Paul takes the lead in this Beatles cover (which however cannot compete
with Orbison's original take!).
4. "Please Mr. Postman". It was first recorded by the American group
The Marvelettes in 1961. The version from this show is quite interesting
for two reasons: it precedes its official release by one year, and it is the
only live version (the other two BBC appearances were taped in the studio
in 1963 and 1964). The Beatles' arrangement is already almost identical
to the released one, however, it is more rock 'n' roll than the original record.
Lead vocalist: John.
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