[QuadList] The Beatles, Washington D.C. 1964

[Scott Thomas]

I've often said that if I could go back in time, I wanted to go to the Star Club in Berlin, Germany, 1963 to see the Beatles perform live. That was where they really perfected their live performances.

This video is probably as close as I'll ever get, and it's pretty amazing!

On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:23 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:

> Yes, horrible audio. The mics used were Altec "Salt Shaker" mics, really poor mics. No bass. Of course back then, little was known how to mic a rock group but I'm surprised that Martin didn't help out. He was there on the first American shows.
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> The naked sound is a revelation, hearing George's guitar and his mistakes plain as day and hearing the harmony without the lead in some vocal passages. But it all shows that The Beatles were one kickin' live band..
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