TONY SHERIDAN (AND THE BEATLES)
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Tony Sheridan (born on 21 May 1940), is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 1958 he began appearing on the BBC's Oh Boy, playing electric guitar. Sheridan was soon viewed as a very promising guitarist and as such was employed backing a number of singers, reportedly including Gene Vincent and Conway Twitty while they were in England. Providentially his little band was offered a gig in Bruno Koschmieder's "Kaiserkeller" club in Hamburg, Germany. As fate would have it, his bandmates soon packed up and left Germany, but Sheridan remained behind. In a bizarre twist a young Liverpool rock group was then booked by Liverpool club-owner/manager Allan Williams to play in Koschmieder's second club "The Indra", and thus the young, raw Beatles came face to face with "professional" musician Tony Sheridan and his now makeshift band. This face to face contact rapidly grew into mutual great admiration, particularly on the part of young George Harrison, who, as lead guitarist for the Beatles, never missed a chance to corner fellow lead guitarist Sheridan and practise with him endlessly. The relationship was largely symbiotic, with the Beatles sometimes backing Sheridan, but with Sheridan often joining the Beatles during their own sets back them playing guitar. When German Polydor producer/A and R man Bert Kaempfert saw the pairing on stage, he suggested that Sheridan and the Beatles make some recordings together. Kaempfert viewed Sheridan as the one with "star" potential, and though they signed the Beatles to play on Sheridan's records their contract with them stipulated that the four Beatles (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Pete Best) only had to play on a minimum of two songs. Of the seven songs recorded during Sheridan's two day-long sessions for Polydor in June 1961, it should be pointed out that at times the band behind Sheridan would be down to only two Beatles, and that conversely only on their two solo songs do all four Beatles play (minus Sheridan), while Sheridan plays on all of his tracks. Polydor's beliefs in Sheridan's coming stardom were so strong that they buried the two solo Beatle tracks until much later. And additionally both John Lennon and Tony Sheridan swore that there were several other Beatle tracks that were recorded during the two-day session, but that either they were not preserved OR something else happened to them. In 1962, after a series of singles (the first of which, "My Bonnie"/"The Saints" made it to #5 in the Hit Parade), the record was released in America on Decca with a black label and also in a pink label for demo play. The record has the distinction of being one of the most expensive collectible 45 rpm. Ringo Starr also very briefly played in Sheridan's backing band during very early 1962, before returning to Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Starr was reportedly unhappy with Sheridan performing songs he had not rehearsed with his band. Ringo thus narrowly missed playing on Sheridan's album debut. Also in 1962, Polydor released the album My Bonnie across Germany. The word Beatles was judged to sound too similar to the German Pidels (pronounced peedles), the plural of a slang term for penis, hence the album was credited to Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers. At a point in the mid-Sixties Sheridan's whole musical style underwent an abrupt transformation, away from his rock and roll roots and towards a more blues and jazz oriented sound. Though these recordings were praised by some, many fans of his earlier work felt disappointed. By 1967, Sheridan had become disillusioned with his Beatle-brought fame. As he was more concerned by the Vietnam War, Sheridan agreed to perform for the Allied troops. While in Vietnam however, the band that he had assembled was fired upon and one of the members was killed. Reuters reported that Sheridan himself had died. For his work entertaining the Allies, Sheridan was made an honorary Captain of the United States army. In the early 1970s, Sheridan managed a West German radio programme of blues music, which was well-received. In 1978, the Star Club was reopened, and Sheridan performed there along with Elvis Presley's TCB Band. Today, Tony Sheridan lives with his wife Anna in Seestermόhe, a village north of Hamburg. In addition to music, he is interested in heraldry and designs coats of arms.
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My Bonnie
When The Saints
Belgium
Polydor NH 52 273
Value: 800
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Germany
Polydor 24 673
Value: 250
ROCK VERSION
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Germany
Polydor 52 273
Value: 20
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Germany
Polydor 24 673
Value: 100
TWIST VERSION
My Bonnie
Skinny Minny
Germany
Polydor 2042 245
Value: 10
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Germany
Polydor 2801 033
Value: 20
LIMITED EDITION
My Bonnie
Ya Ya
Italy
Polydor NH 54 780
Value: 75
My Bonnie
The Beatles: Yesterday
Italy
Le Canzoni Piu Belle CPB-73 9/74
Value: 60
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Japan
Polydor DP-1254
Value: 4000
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Japan
Polydor DP-1351
Value: 35
My Bonnie
When The Saints
Japan
Polydor DP-1351
Value: 25
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 150
BLUE/ORANGE SLEEVE
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 200
BLUE/PINK SLEEVE
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 300
BLUE/WHITE SLEEVE
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 100
YELLOW/RED SLEEVE
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 100
ORANGE/PINK SLEEVE
My Bonnie
Cry For A Shadow
Sweden
Polydor NH 10 973
Value: 120
ORANGE/BROWN SLEEVE
My Bonnie
When The Saints
USA
Decca 31382
Value: 600
PROMO
My Bonnie
When The Saints
USA
MGM K-13213
Value: 40
My Bonnie
When The Saints
USA
Decca 31382
Value: 6000
My Bonnie (German intro)
My Bonnie (English intro)
Germany
Polydor 883 014-7
Value: 30
LIMITED EDITION
My Bonnie (German intro) / Sweet Georgia brown
My Bonnie (English intro)
Sweden
Polydor 2230 114
Value: 25
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
Austria
Atlas 80 031 Hi-Fi
Value: 100
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
Brazil
Polydor 2222 026
Value: 80
REISSUE
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
Brazil
Polydor DCP-621.517
Value: 50
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
France
Polydor 21 914 M
Value: 200
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
France
Polydor 21 914 M
Value: 65
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
France
Polydor 21 914 M
Value: 700
MISTER TWIST
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
Germany
Polydor E 76 586
Value: 40
BOOKCLUB EDITION
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
Germany
Polydor 41 646
Value: 120
BOOKCLUB EDITION
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
South Africa
Polydor QB 162
Value: 200
My Bonnie / Cry For A Shadow
When The Saints / Why
UK
Polydor 21 610 Hi-Fi
Value: 50
My Bonnie / The Spotnicks
Los Claudios / Los Espanoles
Venezuela
Polydor 5519
Value: 650
HOLA QUE TAL
My Bonnie / When The Saints
Ain't She Sweet / Cry For A Shadow
Spain
Pergola 10049 B
Value: 120
My Bonnie / When The Saints
Why / Cry For A Shadow
Spain
Polydor EPH 21 914
Value: 1000
My Bonnie / When The Saints
Chubby Checker
Sweden
Jukebox JSEP 5531
Value: 40
BROWN SLEEVE
My Bonnie / When The Saints
Chubby Checker
Sweden
Jukebox JSEP 5531
Value: 200
GREEN SLEEVE
My Bonnie / Why
When The Saints / Cry For A Shadow
Argentina
Polydor EP 50-009
Value: 450
My Bonnie / Why
When The Saints / Cry For A Shadow
Argentina
Polydor 100-037
Value: 200
My Bonnie / Why
Ain't She Sweet / Cry For A Shadow
Japan
Polydor SLKP-1087
Value: 80
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