The Beatles' First

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  1. Although "Why" and "Cry for a Shadow" were released in France in January 1962 on Sheridan's EP intitled Mister Twist  [ fr ].

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The Beatles' First!
Beatlesfirstpolydorlp.jpg
1967 British cover
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1964
RecordedJune 1961 and May 1962, Hamburg, Germany
Genre Rock and roll
LanguageEnglish, German ("My Bonnie")
Label Polydor
Producer Bert Kaempfert
The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan chronology
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests
(1964)
The Beatles' First
(1964)
Ain't She Sweet
(1964)