Unbeknownst to him, it was a direct copy of the band’s original 1962 audition tape for Decca Records — a shocking realization that he just had after finally playing it. STAY UP TO DATE WITH ...

A Canadian record shop owner has found an audition tape that The Beatles recorded in 1962 for Decca Records, which the record label famously decided didn't show enough promise for them to sign the ...

That’s how clear it is.” Frith said the tape appeared to be a professionally edited recording of the Beatles’ New Year’s Day 1962 audition for Decca Records in London, a session that notab ...

The tape I heard was an unlabelled reel-to-reel believed to contain the original – or at least a master-generation copy – of the Beatles’ famous 1962 Decca audition. Long thought lost to ...

After hearing it last night for the first time, it sounds like a master tape. The quality is unreal. How is this even possible to have, what sounds like a Beatles 15-song Decca tapes master?” ...

A record shop owner from Vancouver, Canada, discovered a rare Beatles audition tape from the 60s in his collection. Neptoon Records owner Rob Frith recently stumbled upon the rare piece of Beatles ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On New Year’s Day in 1962, a four-man band from Liverpool arrived at Decca Records in London to record a demo tape. The band’s 15-song audition was ...

"After hearing it last night for the first time, it sounds like a master tape. The quality is unreal. How is this even possible to have, what sounds like a Beatles 15 song Decca tapes master?

The tape is thought to be a rare recording of a session they had to sign with Decca. History though would detail how Decca passed on the band, leading to their legacy with George Martin and ...

The recording appears to be from the band’s 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group. By Neil Vigdor The tape sat unremarkably on a shelf behind the counter, collecting ...

But after finally playing the reel-to-reel tape—years after acquiring it—Frith realized he may have uncovered a direct copy of the band’s original 1962 Decca audition tape. “I just figured it was a ...