The Beatles collectors worldwide—this is the release you've been waiting for!
HMC Label's Latest Must-Have Title: "Live in Essen 1966"
Now available in the HMC Original 2CD Jewel Case Edition, featuring two completely different reversible cover designs!
This essential release marks the first-ever complete appearance of the June 25, 1966 Essen, Germany concert, newly unearthed in soundboard quality and presented in two different audio versions for ultimate collector comparison. Also included are bonus remixed tracks from the 1966 Munich concert and the 1965 Blackpool Night Out TV performance—both in their latest, upgraded forms.
Whether you're a serious Beatles archivist or an audio enthusiast, this landmark set represents a historic breakthrough in the Beatles' live audio legacy. Don’t miss your chance to own this deluxe edition from the highly regarded HMC label—a collector's dream come true!
The highly anticipated new release from the international Beatles specialty label HMC is here:
"Live in Essen 1966"
This brand-new title delivers, for the very first time, a complete soundboard recording of The Beatles’ June 25, 1966 concert in Essen, Germany—part of their only German tour that year, held just before the legendary Japan concerts.
While the June 24 Munich show has long been known via edited TV broadcast footage, no full concert from their 1966 European tour had been available in complete soundboard quality—until now. Previously only available in poor audience recordings, this newly unearthed Essen show is presented in full from the powerful opener “Rock and Roll Music” to the raucous closer “I’m Down”, matching the sonic quality of their Japan concerts.
This set offers two different versions of the Essen show:
As bonus material, the release includes:
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A new “Enhanced Vocal Version” of six surviving songs from the Munich concert TV broadcast, and
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A remixed version of the 1965 UK TV performance “Blackpool Night Out.”
As a rare complete live soundboard document from The Beatles’ final tour year, this release marks a milestone in archival discoveries. A must-have for serious collectors and live audio historians alike.
Disc 1
Beatles '66, Grugahalle in Essen
The Rough Version
01 Introduction
02 Rock And Roll Music
03 She's A Woman
04 If I Needed Someone stereo
05 Day Tripper
06 Baby's In Black
07 I Feel Fine
08 Yesterday
09 I Wanna Be Your Man
10 Nowhere Man
11 Paperback Writer
12 I'm Down
BONUS
Beatles '66, Circus Krone, Munchen
The Enhanced Vocals Version
13 Tuning/Rock And Roll Music
14 Baby's In Black
15 I Feel Fine
16 Yesterday
17 Nowhere Man
18 I'm Down
Disc 2
Beatles '66, Grugahalle in Essen
The Remixed Version
01 Introduction
02 Rock And Roll Music
03 She's A Woman
04 If I Needed Someone stereo
05 Day Tripper
06 Baby's In Black
07 I Feel Fine
08 Yesterday
09 I Wanna Be Your Man
10 Nowhere Man
11 Paperback Writer
12 I'm Down
BONUS
Beatles '65 Blackpool Night Out
The Remixed Version
13 I Feel Fine
14 I'm Down
15 Act Naturally
16 Ticket To Ride
17 Yesterday
18 Help
The Beatles Live In Essen.June 1966
For the first time available in Excellent Quality HMC 066
