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Giggling Beatles tape auctioned | Giggling Beatles tape auctioned |
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A tape of a Beatles recording session in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney are heard cracking jokes and breaking into giggles, has sold for £9,800. | A tape of a Beatles recording session in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney are heard cracking jokes and breaking into giggles, has sold for £9,800. |
The 30-minute tape, thought to have been made in 1964, was auctioned at Cameo Auctioneers in Midgham, Berks. | The 30-minute tape, thought to have been made in 1964, was auctioned at Cameo Auctioneers in Midgham, Berks. |
The reel-to-reel recording was found in an attic clearance by the son of a man who had worked in the music industry. | The reel-to-reel recording was found in an attic clearance by the son of a man who had worked in the music industry. |
The banter takes place as Lennon and McCartney try to finish the ballad I'll Follow the Sun. | The banter takes place as Lennon and McCartney try to finish the ballad I'll Follow the Sun. |
The auction house said the seller wished to remain anonymous and would only say the tape was found in the north of England. | The auction house said the seller wished to remain anonymous and would only say the tape was found in the north of England. |
It was sold to an online bidder. | It was sold to an online bidder. |
'Funnier and funnier' | 'Funnier and funnier' |
The recording contains songs composed by Lennon and McCartney as well as covers of other artists' tracks such as Chuck Berry. | The recording contains songs composed by Lennon and McCartney as well as covers of other artists' tracks such as Chuck Berry. |
During the recording of I'll Follow The Sun - which appeared on the Beatles For Sale LP - Lennon says: "I'm not looking at you," to which McCartney replies: "You were". | |
Lennon then says: "It's just going to get funnier and funnier as the evening goes on." | Lennon then says: "It's just going to get funnier and funnier as the evening goes on." |
McCartney adds: "Let's just try this once more and if it's the last one that's hard lines." | McCartney adds: "Let's just try this once more and if it's the last one that's hard lines." |
The band managed to complete a recording of the song without interruption later in the tape. | The band managed to complete a recording of the song without interruption later in the tape. |
I'll Follow The Sun comes at the end of the first side of the tape after Don't Put Me Down Like This, I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby and Honey Don't. | I'll Follow The Sun comes at the end of the first side of the tape after Don't Put Me Down Like This, I Feel Fine, She's A Woman, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby and Honey Don't. |
The Beatles continuing playing I'll Follow The Sun on side two. The other tracks are: I'm A Loser, Too Much Monkey Business, Nitty Gritty, Something's Gotta Hold Of Me and I Shall Not Be Moved. | The Beatles continuing playing I'll Follow The Sun on side two. The other tracks are: I'm A Loser, Too Much Monkey Business, Nitty Gritty, Something's Gotta Hold Of Me and I Shall Not Be Moved. |
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