Lingasong was formed by former Beatles manager Allan Willians and BUK boss Paul Murphy for one purpose : to release a record of an early performance by the Beatles (at the Star Club in Hamburg, c. 1961). Despite opposition from the Beatles and from Apple the release went ahead. Lingasong's only single, which featured 'Twist And Shout b/w 'Falling In Love Again'(NB-1; 1977) was taken from the LP. Manufacture and distribution were by RCA - according to Billboard magazine of the 28th of May 1977 Lingasong had sold the album to RCA, who had improved the sound quality of it and were going to reissue it. The scan of the demo, which Nicholas Hough has kindly supplied, has been paint-shopped to repair damage in the 'Demonstration Sample...' area, so be advised - it still shows what the demo was like, anyway. An account of the legal arguments is available here.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.