The Beatles And The Great Concert At Shea

The Beatles


The Great Concert At Shea - Front Cover	The Great Concert At Shea - Back Cover

Label Shea

Catalogue No. SHEA 656

Release Date 18th December 2012

Total Time Disc 1 - 61:14
Disc 2 - 65:59
DVD -

Comments: 15th August 1965 - The Beatles played Shea Stadium.
The concert was filmed by Brian Epstein's Subafilms organisation using 12 cameramen, and released as a documentary film called The Beatles At Shea Stadium.
Originally shown in 1966 here is a DVD version of the 35mm Broadcast Master, along with two c.d.'s containg the line recordings of the entire show. Plus the original BBC soundtrack from 1966.
The Shea stadium concert on 15th August was record breaking and one of the most famous concert events of the 60's.
It set records for attendance and revenue when Beatlemania was possibly at it's highest point.
The police feared that fans would jam the tunnels in and out of Manhattan so the group was first escorted by limousine to the Manhattan East River Heliport and from there they flew to the World's Fair site in Queens - taking in a sightseeing tour of Manhattan's skyscrapers, to provide some spectacular introductory footage for the film crew.
There they transferred from the helicopter to a Wells Fargo armoured van where they were each given a Wells Fargo agent badge.
As usual for those days, there was a full bill, and 55,600 fans sat through the King Curtis Band, Cannibal and The Headhunters, Brenda Holloway and Sounds Incorporated before Ed Sullivan finally walked on stage to announce The Beatles:
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, honoured by their country, decorated by their Queen, and loved here in America, here are The Beatles!"
The Beatles ran across the playing field to the stage in their new, Help!-style beige military jackets to play to what was then the largest crowd ever at a rock show.
The sound was so deafening that none of The Beatles (or anyone else !) could hear anything.
Vox had specially designed 100-watt amplifiers for this tour which were nowhere near loud enough. So for this show the fab four used the house amplification system.
Many teenagers and women were seen crying, screaming and fainting.
They did their standard 30-minute set of a dozen numbers then jumped straight back into the Wells Fargo van,
$160,000 richer - amounting to $100 per second of their performance.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Loog Oldham were in the audience.
That evening Bob Dylan visited their hotel.

C.D. One

No	Tracklisting	Time
Line Recording (Part 1)
1	Introduction and "tuning"	2:25
2	Twist And Shout	1:18
3	She's A Woman	3:09
4	I Feel Fine	2:41
5	Dizzy Miss Lizzy	3:19
6	Ticket To Ride	2:33
7	Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby	3:03
8	Can't Buy Me Love	2:39
9	Baby's In Black	2:40
10	Act Naturally	3:06
11	A Hard Day's Night	3:11
12	Help !	3:18
13	I'm Down	2:51
King Curtis
14	National Anthem	2:14
15	Intermezzo	2:19
Discotech Dancers
16	Medley	4:21
King Curtis
17	What'd I Say	3:27
18	The Branch	2:05
19	Soul Twist	1:56
20	Intermezzo	2:09
Cannibal & The Headhunters
21	Out Of Sight	2:12
22	Nau Ninny Nau	2:29
23	The Way You Do The Things You Do	1:28
24	Land Of 1000 Dances	4:29
Brenda Holloway
25	Shake/Satisfaction	3:21
26	I Can't Help Myself	2:42
27	You Can Cry On My Shoulder	3:27
28	When I'm Gone	2:40

C.D. Two

No	Tracklisting	Time
Line Recording (Part 2)
1	Intermezzo	3:56
Sounds Incorporated
2	America/Fingertips	3:31
3	William Tell Overture	1:56
4	Instrumental	3:55
5	In The Hall Of The Mountain King	2:17
Original 1966 BBC Soundtrack
6	Introduction	1:52
7	Twist And Shout	1:36
8	I Feel Fine	2:27
9	Dizzy Miss Lizzy	3:15
10	Ticket To Ride	2:29
11	Act Naturally	2:59
12	Can't Buy Me Love	2:37
13	Baby's In Black	2:37
14	A Hard Day's Night	2:58
15	Help !	2:44
16	I'm Down	3:11
The Beatles Live At Shea - Described By Fans
17	Part 1	12:35
18	Part 2	11:09

D.V.D.

No	Tracklisting	Time
35mm Broadcast Master 22 Chapters - Total 53:54
1	Testcard Colour Bars and Lead-in	0:35
2	Arthur Fiedler Introduction	0:48
3	Opening	1:13
4	I'm Down	3:34
5	Murray The K	2:29
6	The Discotheque Dancers	3:37
7	King Curtis Band	2:24
8	Brenda Holloway	3:35
9	Sounds Incorporated	4:02
10	Back Stage	2:01
11	Ed Sullivan Introduction	1:45
12	Twist And Shout	1:36
13	I Feel Fine	2:24
14	Dizzy Miss Lizzy	3:15
15	Ticket To Ride	2:34
16	Act Naturally	2:59
17	Can't Buy Me Love	3:03
18	Baby's In Black	2:38
19	A Hard Day's Night	2:59
20	Help !	2:44
21	I'm Down	3:00
22	ABC Logo + "The Invaders" Promo	0:26
Original Soundtrack Version 11 Chapters - Total 30:14
1	Introduction	3:15
2	Twist And Shout	1:37
3	I Feel Fine	2:16
4	Dizzy Miss Lizzy	3:35
5	Ticket To Ride	2:30
6	Act Naturally	2:37
7	Can't Buy Me Love	3:03
8	Baby's In Black	2:38
9	A Hard Day's Night	3:00
10	Help !	2:42
11	I'm Down	3:01

Label	Shea
Catalogue No.	SHEA 656
Release Date	18th December 2012
Total Time	Disc 1 - 61:14 Disc 2 - 65:59 DVD -
Comments:	15th August 1965 - The Beatles played Shea Stadium. The concert was filmed by Brian Epstein's Subafilms organisation using 12 cameramen, and released as a documentary film called The Beatles At Shea Stadium. Originally shown in 1966 here is a DVD version of the 35mm Broadcast Master, along with two c.d.'s containg the line recordings of the entire show. Plus the original BBC soundtrack from 1966. The Shea stadium concert on 15th August was record breaking and one of the most famous concert events of the 60's. It set records for attendance and revenue when Beatlemania was possibly at it's highest point. The police feared that fans would jam the tunnels in and out of Manhattan so the group was first escorted by limousine to the Manhattan East River Heliport and from there they flew to the World's Fair site in Queens - taking in a sightseeing tour of Manhattan's skyscrapers, to provide some spectacular introductory footage for the film crew. There they transferred from the helicopter to a Wells Fargo armoured van where they were each given a Wells Fargo agent badge. As usual for those days, there was a full bill, and 55,600 fans sat through the King Curtis Band, Cannibal and The Headhunters, Brenda Holloway and Sounds Incorporated before Ed Sullivan finally walked on stage to announce The Beatles: "Now, ladies and gentlemen, honoured by their country, decorated by their Queen, and loved here in America, here are The Beatles!" The Beatles ran across the playing field to the stage in their new, Help!-style beige military jackets to play to what was then the largest crowd ever at a rock show. The sound was so deafening that none of The Beatles (or anyone else !) could hear anything. Vox had specially designed 100-watt amplifiers for this tour which were nowhere near loud enough. So for this show the fab four used the house amplification system. Many teenagers and women were seen crying, screaming and fainting. They did their standard 30-minute set of a dozen numbers then jumped straight back into the Wells Fargo van, $160,000 richer - amounting to $100 per second of their performance. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Loog Oldham were in the audience. That evening Bob Dylan visited their hotel.