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Vancouver Man Discovers Rare Beatles Audition Tape

3/26/2025

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Rob Frith, the passionate owner of Neptoon Records in Vancouver, stumbled upon a hidden gem: a rare Beatles audition tape marked "Beatles 60s Demos." This treasure, recorded on January 1, 1962, at Decca Studios, was once dismissed as a bootleg. Frith hopes to share this piece of music history with Decca or even present it to Paul McCartney himself.

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Story summary

Rob Frith, the passionate owner of Neptoon Records in Vancouver, stumbled upon a hidden gem: a rare Beatles audition tape marked "Beatles 60s Demos." This treasure, recorded on January 1, 1962, at Decca Studios, was once dismissed as a bootleg. Frith hopes to share this piece of music history with Decca or even present it to Paul McCartney himself.