The Beatles in Germany
24-26 June, 1966
There are 14 movies on this DVD:
I. Short 1998 report on the Beatles in Germany 1966
II. Original German-TV Newscast on the Beatles in Munich, 24 June, 1966:
includes short clip of "I Wanna Be Your Man" from the evening concert.
III. Original German-TV Newscast 2 on the Beatles in Munich, 24 June, 1966:
including Munich press conference
IV. Original German-TV Newscast 3 on the Beatles in Munich, 24 June, 1966:
includes the COMPLETE version of "I'm Down" from the band's afternoon concert.
V. Original 45-minute German TV-special on the Beatles' afternoon concert in Munich, 24 June, 1966 including support-acts, aired on 5 July, 1966:
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers:
1. Ain't No Good
2. No You Can't Love Em All
3. C C Rider
The Rattles:
4. Love Of My Life
5. Come On And Sing
6. Sha-La-La-La-Lee
7. Shout
Peter & Gordon:
8. Woman
9. Let It Be Me
VI. THE BEATLES:
10. Rock And Roll Music
11. Baby's In Black
12. I Feel Fine
13. Yesterday
14. I'm Down
VII. Silent colour footage from the Munich afternoon concert
VIII. Uncut silent B&W footage from newscast about the Beatles at Grugahalle, Essen, 25 June, 1966
IX. Original German TV-newscast about the Beatles in Hamburg, 26 June, 1966
X. Short Danish TV-newscast about the Beatles in Hamburg, 26 June, 1966
XI. German TV-report on the Beatles in Hamburg, 26 June, 1966
XII. Silent B&W footage from the Beatles' afternoon concert at the Ernst Merck-Halle, Hamburg, 26 June, 1966
XIII. Star-Club memories
Old friends reminisce about the Beatles' early days in Hamburg 1960-1962
XIV. Ein Beatle spricht Deutsch
My comments:
The movies on this DVD (not a DVDr) are almost all of excellent picture quality (the 45 minute German TV-special, V and VI, certainly is). The compilers of this DVD claim that it "includes EVERYTHING that was ever shown on German TV about their 1966 tour (and even more)!" and I think they're right. There are several items I had never seen before; short snippets of their Essen and Hamburg concerts, excellent silent footage in colour and a programme which looks back on the early Hamburg days.
A truly excellent DVD!
I'd wish Apple would treat the video footage they have this way instead of bringing us a new DVD with 10 Ed Sullivan songs (the great 2 DVD set 'The four historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring the Beatles' has all 20 performances) and only 3 tracks from the Washington D.C. 1964 concert...
The cover says:
"This is ONE in a series of TEN DVD's bringing you ALL of the TV-studio- and live-concert-telecasts as well as ALL the promo-clips that remain in the TV-archives 'round the world in chronological order and in the best-possible quality!"