Sweet Georgia Brown (revised lyrics)

~ Recording by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers

Annotation

Backing track by The Beatles (with Roy Young) recorded on 24 May 1962, Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg
Lead vocal by Tony Sheridan recorded on 3 January 1964, Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg.

The following releases use a fold down remaster of this mix for mono:
France: Polydor 21 965 (EP) 1964, Polydor 45 900 Les Beatles 1964.
Germany: Polydor 52 906 single 1964, Polydor 46 432 Beatles First 1964.
UK: Polydor 52 906 single 1964.

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-20 01:00 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Sweet Georgia Brown2:05The Beatles with Tony SheridanThe Early Tapes of The BeatlesThe Beatles / The Beatles with Tony Sheridan / Tony Sheridan and The Beat BrothersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1984-12-10
Polydor (British label, see annotation)823 701-2
1.7Sweet Georgia Brown2:07The Beatles with Tony SheridanThe Early Tapes of The Beatles (club edition)The Beatles / The Beatles with Tony Sheridan / Tony Sheridan and The Beat BrothersAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)P2-23701
1.8Sweet Georgia Brown (new lyrics)2:08Tony Sheridan and The BeatlesFirst Recordings: 50th Anniversary EditionThe Beatles with Tony SheridanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-08-11
Time–Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets26674-D, B0016108-02
2.6Sweet Georgia Brown (New Lyrics)2:08Tony Sheridan and The BeatlesFirst Recordings: 50th Anniversary EditionThe Beatles with Tony SheridanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-08-11
Time–Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets26674-D, B0016108-02

Relationships

additional sound engineer:Gerhard Henjes (sound engineer and producer) (on 1964-01-03)
assistant sound engineer:Jürgen Kramer (producer) (on 1962-05-24)
sound engineer:Hans Falkenberg (sound engineer) (on 1962-05-24)
additional producer:Paul Murphy (Polydor producer) (on 1964-01-03)
producer:Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter) (on 1962-05-24)
drums (drum set):Pete Best (original drummer in The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric bass guitar:Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
electric guitar:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
guitar [lead guitar]:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
piano:Roy Young (on 1962-05-24)
background vocals:George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-05-24)
lead vocals:Tony Sheridan (on 1964-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1962)
recorded at:Studio Rahlstedt in Hamburg (on 1962-05-24, on 1964-01-03)
has remixes:Sweet Georgia Brown (revised lyrics, Atco mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) with Tony Sheridan (in 1964)
recording of:Sweet Georgia Brown (from 1962-05-24 until 1964-01-03: cover)

Related works

Sweet Georgia Brown

lyricist:Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:Ben Bernie (in 1925)
Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:Francis Day (publisher)
Remick Music Corp.
Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
referred to in medleys:Fats on the Air: Sweet Georgia Brown / Viper’s Drag / Where Were You on the Night of June the Third? / The Clothes Line Ballet / Don’t Let It Bother You / The B Flat Blues / The Web Song / Honeysuckle Rose (order: 1)
Ja‐Da Medley (order: 19)
is the basis for:Sweet Senegalese Brown