*JTz * BEATLES * RARE * The DECCAGONE SESSIONS * Smilin' Ears Lp # 7701 * NM/EX
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Feb 17, 2026 Sold Date
Feb 13, 2026 Start Date
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Hard to find release

THE BEATLES -  The Deccagone Sessions

STEREO VINYL LP

1977 Smilin' Ears Records # 7701

Vinyl is Near Mint

Jacket is Excellent


Following The Beatles’ failed audition for Decca Records on 1st January 1962, Brian Epstein asked for the tape, since Decca would have no use for it without the artists being signed to a contract. He was given a copy of the audition on two ten-inch reels. Between them, these contained the fifteen tracks recorded by The Beatles on 1st January 1962. Epstein hawked these around London, eventually landing The Beatles a recording contract with Parlophone Records. In the years since then, Epstein’s copy has gone missing. When Apple were compiling the Anthology albums in the mid 1990’s, they had to ask collectors for copies of the audition from bootlegs.

What is known is that two copies of the Decca Tapes were sold to private collectors in the late seventies and were used to produce many versions of the auditions. This LP is the "The Beatles - The Deccagone Sessions" on the Smilin' Ears label  No. 7701. This LP contains the recording session at the Decca studios in the U.K. as well as some other early recordings from radio shows.




Bought first record in 1967 have been collecting and selling LP's and 45's since then. It is now time to liquidate. Since I can't get my grandson interested, I will be putting up for sale the best of the best I've accumulated over the years, 75% of these LP's are near mint to mint having only been played a few times and recorded, These Lps will be designated by "JTz" to begin the listing.  The majority of these LP's will be Rock variety but also a large collection of Classical Lps (RCA Shaded Dog stereo, Mercury Living Presence Stereo, DGG Tulips Stereo, London Blue Back Stereo) some Jazz, Folk, Comedy, Sacred and Island. If this interests you, please keep checking back as I will try to list more every day.


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