LINGASONG
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.