Songs We Remember

Songs We Remember is an album by a re-incarnated version of The Quarrymen, which was the band that eventually evolved into The Beatles.

Background and content[]

The album was recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios in April 2004 and was released on August 29, 2004 at the Liverpool Beatles Convention. The album is filled with covers of songs that were a regular part of The Quarrymen's early repertoire (hence the album's title). The album also includes a re-recorded version of "In Spite of All the Danger", a song that The Quarrymen (including Lennon, McCartney and Harrison) recorded on an acetate disc in 1958 (released on The Beatles' Anthology 1 album in 1995), as well as covers of songs that were also covered or written by The Beatles.

Track listing[]

1. "Maggie May" (2:24) (Traditional)
   • Covered by the Beatles on their 1970 album Let It Be.
2. "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" (2:27) (Kesler/Taylor)
3. "Twenty Flight Rock" (1:57) (Eddie Cochran)
   • John Lennon was impressed with Paul McCartney when he showed him how to play this song in 1957.
4. "Down by the Riverside" (2:35) (Traditional)
5. "Come Go with Me" (2:49) (Clarence Quick)
   • John Lennon was singing this song when Paul McCartney first saw him on stage in 1957.
6. "Mean Woman Blues" (2:09)
7. "Puttin' On the Style" (2:17) (Lonnie Donegan)
   • A very crude recording exists of The Quarrymen performing this song live in 1957 with John Lennon on lead vocals and guitar.
8. "That'll Be the Day" (1:50) (Buddy Holly)
   • This song was recorded on a 78 RPM acetate disc in studio by The Quarrymen in 1958 with John Lennon providing lead vocals and guitar.
9. "Baby, Let's Play House" (2:23) (Arthur Gunter)
   • A very crude recording exists of The Quarrymen performing this song live in 1957 with John Lennon on lead vocals and guitar.
10. "Memphis, Tennessee" (2:22) (Chuck Berry)
    • The Beatles played this song live on BBC radio as well as on their Decca audition tape. The BBC performance was released on disc in 1994.
11. "In Spite of All the Danger" (2:10) (Paul McCartney / George Harrison)
    • This song, a McCartney / Harrison original, was recorded on a 78 RPM acetate disc in studio by The Quarrymen in 1958 with John Lennon providing lead vocals and guitar. It was the B-side to the aforementioned recording of "That'll Be The Day".
12. "All Shook Up" (2:04) (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley)
    • Covered by McCartney on the Run Devil Run album.
13. "Rock Island Line" (2:51)
14. "Blue Suede Shoes" (1:54) (Carl Perkins)
    • The Beatles recorded an impromptu version of this song during their Get Back Sessions in January 1969. An edited version of that performance was released on The Beatles Anthology 3 album in 1995.
15. "In My Life" (3:00) (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
    • Cover of a Lennon / McCartney original, recorded by The Beatles in 1965, long after the dissolution of The Quarrymen.

Personnel[]

• Len Garry - vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths - guitar
• Rod Davis - vocals, guitar
• Colin Hanton - drums
• Sakito Shirabe - bass
• Mike Neary - piano

External links[]

• Songs We Remember at Discogs (list of releases)
• Quarrymen cd 2004