Like Dreamers Do" (Lennon--McCartney) "Money (That's What I Want)" (Gordy/Bradford) "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) "The Sheik of Araby" (Smith/Wheeler/Snyder) "To Know Her Is to Love Her" (Phil Spector) "Take Good Care of My Baby" (King/Goffin) (not released) "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) (not released) "Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" (Cantrell/Claunch/Perkins) (not released) "Hello Little Girl" (Lennon--McCartney) "Three Cool Cats" (Leiber/Stoller) "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Buddy Holly) (not released) "Love of the Loved" (Lennon--McCartney) (not released) "September in the Rain" (Warren/Dubin) (not released) "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) "Searchin'" (Leiber/Stoller)
Wie es aber zu der fatalen Decca-Fehlentscheidung kam, seht ihr hier:
"Decca-Audition" ist der Name für das mittlerweile berüchtigte Beatles-Vorspiel bei Decca Records in den Studios in West Hampstead (Nord-London, England), bevor sie internationalen Ruhm erreichten. Deccas Entscheidung, die Gruppe abzulehnen, gilt als einer der größten Fehler in der Musikgeschichte.
Manager Brian Epstein machte zahlreiche Ausflüge von Liverpool zu diversen Plattenfirmen in London, in der Hoffnung, einen Plattenvertrag zu sichern. Er wurde von vielen (darunter Columbia, Pye, Philips und Oriole) abgelehnt - bei DECCA bekam er aber immerhin einen Termin. Die Beatles wurden schließlich an Sylvester 1961 von Neil Aspinall nach London zum Decca-Vorspiel gefahren. Aber Aspinall verfuhr sich, und die Reise dauerte zehn Stunden. Sie kamen um 10 Uhr nachts an und John Lennon sagte, dass sie "rechtzeitig ankamen, um zu sehen, wie die Betrunkenen in den Trafalgar Square Brunnen sprangen."
Am 1. Januar 1962 wurden Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison und Pete Best dem Decca-Produzenten Tony Meehan (Ex-Drummer der Shadows) vorgestellt. Sie mussten in knapp einer Stunde insgesamt fünfzehn Songs aufnehmen. Das ganze Material wurde von Epstein ausgewählt, der sich für mehrere Coversongs entschieden hatte, die die Band im Laufe der Jahre in verschiedenen Clubs gespielt hatte, dazu drei Lennon - McCartney Originalkompositionen. Die Beatles haben später erfahren, dass Epstein bereits vorab Meehan bezahlt hatte, um die Studioaufnahmen zu ermöglichen. Decca-Manager Mike Smith stimmte zu, die Band aufzunehmen und er sagte, dass er keine prinzipiellen Probleme sehe und dass er die Gruppe in einigen Wochen über seine Entscheidungen informieren würde.
Schließlich lehnte Decca Records die Beatles aber ab mit der Begründung, dass "Gitarrengruppen" auf dem absteigenden Ast seien und "die Beatles keine Zukunft in Show-Business" hätten.
Originaltext (siehe auch https://youtu.be/0ennq4qR1Eg):
The Decca audition is the name given to the now-famous Beatles audition for Decca Records at their Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, England, before they reached international stardom. Decca's decision to reject the group is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music history.
Manager Brian Epstein made numerous trips to London to visit record companies with the hope of securing a record contract, but was rejected by many, including Columbia, Pye, Philips, and Oriole.[2] The Beatles were driven down to London by Neil Aspinall on New Year's Eve in 1961, for a Decca audition, but Aspinall lost his way, and the trip took ten hours.[2][3] They arrived at 10 o'clock at night, and John Lennon said that they arrived "just in time to see the drunks jumping in the Trafalgar Square fountain."[4] On 1 January 1962, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best were auditioned by Decca producer Tony Meehan (ex-drummer of the Shadows) performing a total of fifteen songs in just under one hour. All the material was selected by Epstein, who decided on a selection of covers that the band had performed in various clubs over the years, interspersed with three Lennon--McCartney originals. The Beatles later found out that Epstein had paid Meehan to produce the studio recordings.[2]
The order of the songs at the session was: "Like Dreamers Do" (Lennon--McCartney) "Money (That's What I Want)" (Gordy/Bradford) "Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) "The Sheik of Araby" (Smith/Wheeler/Snyder) "To Know Her Is to Love Her" (Phil Spector) "Take Good Care of My Baby" (King/Goffin) (not released) "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) (not released) "Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" (Cantrell/Claunch/Perkins) (not released) "Hello Little Girl" (Lennon--McCartney) "Three Cool Cats" (Leiber/Stoller) "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Buddy Holly) (not released) "Love of the Loved" (Lennon--McCartney) (not released) "September in the Rain" (Warren/Dubin) (not released) "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) "Searchin'" (Leiber/Stoller)
Mike Smith agreed to let them record, telling them he could not see any problems and that he would let the group know of his decisions in a few weeks.
Eventually, Decca Records rejected The Beatles, saying that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in show business,"[5] although it has since been suggested that their work that day did not yet reflect their true potential, and the "guitar" comment may have been intended as a polite let down
