On the 50th anniversary of the recording, this recording along with the first verse of Puttin' On The Style were broadcasted on a BBC Radio 2 documentary called The Day John Met Paul. Bob's tape and the recorder were auctioned to Sotheby's in September 1994. Bob attempted to contact John to see if he was interested in the tape but never received a reply. This one, and part of Lonnie Donegan's Puttin' On The Style. In 1963 after the Beatles made it to national fame Bob discovered he still had two of the Quarrymen songs on tape.

The complete recording contained performances by the George Edwards Band and their support act, The Quarrymen. The source recording was taped by amateur recording enthusiast Bob Molyneux on his portable Grundig TK8 reel-to-reel machine. This was originally an Elvis Presley hit. Paul McCartney met John this day for the first time. John Lennon (vocals, guitar) with Pete Shotten (washboard), Eric Griffiths (guitar), Len Garry (tea-chest bass), Rodney Davis (banjo) and Colin Hanton (drums). Track Details ( Track Details page glossary) do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers post id: 7556891579. This is a rare and sought-after German machine - the TK8 was used by The Quarrymen. Please note: If entering dates above, use mm/dd/yyyy format. Manual Library / Grundig Grundig TK 141 Mono Tape Recorder (1969-70) add a review Specifications Track system: 4-track, single channel, monaural system Reel size: up to 6 inch reel Tape speeds: 3 34 ips Wow and flutter: 0.2 (3 34 ips) Frequency response: 40Hz to 12.5kHz (3 34 ips) Signal to Noise Ratio: 50dB Input: 1mV (mic) Output: 0. Vintage Grundig TK8 Reel to Reel Tape recorder from the 1950s. ( Match only the beginning of the search fields)

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