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| |title=<center>The Beatles - Cavern Club tapes</center> | | |title=<center>Short Subject</center> |
| |image=The beatles at the Cavern.jpg | | |image=William James Sidis 1914.jpg |
| |imagecaption=The band during a performance with original drummer Pete Best. | | |imagecaption=Sidis photographed for his Harvard Graduation (1914). |
| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | | |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found/Lost'''</span> |
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| <big>The Beatles - Cavern Club tapes (partially lost recordings of British rock band; early 1960s)</big>
| | William James Sidis was an American child prodigy. His monumentous intellectual abilities, coupled with a seemingly tragic life story, have attracted wide interest from scholars, scientists, and popular commentators. |
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| | The preservation of Sidis's works is sketchy. He is known to have used many pseudonyms to publish his writings, and it is unclear if some of his known writings were even published at all. Amy Wallace, the only author to write a systematic biography of Sidis, had access to some of his writings and reproduced brief quotations in her book. |
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| | ===The Animate and the Inanimate (Found)=== |
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| The Beatles were a British rock group that formed in Liverpool, England, and were active from their formation in 1960 to their dissolution in 1970. The band's lineup went through several changes before the classic lineup of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was established. They have since been recognized as one of the greatest musicals in history act and had sold over 1 billion records worldwide by of 2014.<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/2/the-beatles-50th-anniversary-of-us-tv-debut-top-ten-fab-four-records-55231 Guinness World Records page on records held by the band] Retrieved 25 Mar '18</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked them #1 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists".<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/the-beatles-20110420 ''Rolling Stone'' list of the greatest artists] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> Richie Unterberger of AllMusic has stated that The Beatles "introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century".<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-beatles-mn0000754032/biography AllMusic artist biography] 27 Mar '18</ref> Prior to becoming an international success, the band was mostly known locally for their performances at The Cavern Club from 1961 to 1963. During their time performing at The Cavern, '''several recordings are known to have been made'''.
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| ==The Cavern Club==
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| [[File:2015CavernClub Getty104416515080115-1.jpg|thumb|285px|right|The outside of The Cavern]]
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| The Cavern club was originally opened by Alan Sytner on January 16th, 1957, as a jazz club.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20140413212802/http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2007/01/12/cavern_birthday_feature.shtml BBC article on The Cavern's 50th anniversary] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> Although initially a jazz club, the club would become more rock-centered in the mid-1960s<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-38925260 BBC article on The Cavern] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> In addition to The Beatles, musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Elton John, Adele, and many others performed at The Cavern as well as groups such as Queen, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, and The Kinks.<ref>[https://www.cavernclub.org/resident-bands/the-cavern-a-musical-history/ Cavern Club website page mentioning musicians who had played at the club in the past] Retrieved 26 Mar '18</ref> The club was demolished in 1974 to allow for the construction of a railway ventilation duct. The area was instead used as a parking lot. The club was reconstructed near the original location in 1984 using bricks from the original site as well as the original blueprints.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2429799/Beatles-sale-The-Cavern-Club-legendary-Liverpool-venue-Fab-Four-goes-market-1million.html Daily Mail article on The Cavern going up for sale] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref>
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| | ===The Book of Vendergood (Lost)=== |
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| The performance which John Lennon's pre-Beatles band The Quarrymen debuted at The Cavern has been stated by former banjo player Rod Davis to be sometime before August 1957; the group made various other appearances performing skiffle, which was allowed.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-14406088 BBC article in which Davis denies the August 7th date] Retrieved 25 Mar '18</ref> The Beatles first performed at The Cavern on February 9th, 1961.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/the-beatles-were-paid-only-5-for-their-first-gig-at-cavern-club/ Telegraph article on the group's first appearance] Retrieved 25 Mar '18</ref> The band has been documented to have played a minimum of 155 lunchtime shows and 125 evening shows.<ref name="BB2"/> Brian Epstein would visit The Cavern after reading about them in ''Mersey Beat'' magazine. After visiting the club to see them perform, he believed that the group held great potential. He would later become their manager.<ref>[https://www.beatlesbible.com/1961/11/09/live-cavern-club-liverpool-76-brian-epstein-meets-beatles/ Beatles Bible page on Brian's first meeting with the group] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> Brian later relieved Pete Best from the band due to EMI producer George Martin being dissatisfied with Pete's drumming abilities; local drummer Ringo Starr would serve as his replacement.<ref>[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-fire-pete-best/ UltimateClassicRock page on Pete's dismissal] Retrieved 26 Mar '18</ref> The Band gave their final performance on August 4th, 1963, during the group's rise to stardom.<ref name="BB2">[https://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/08/03/live-cavern-club-liverpool-280-final-show/ Beatles Bible page on the group's final performance at the club] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref>
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| ===Brian Epstein Recording (lost; late 1961)<ref name="book"/>===
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| [[File:Brian Epstein Cavern.jpg|thumb|275px|left|Brian Epstein]]
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| Former Beatles press officer Tony Barrow has recalled on numerous occasions that sometime in late 1961, Brian Epstein approached him asking if he could write about the band; Barrow was the writer of a review column in a local newspaper at the time. Barrow told Brain that he would be unable to write about the group until they had released a record. Brian later presented Gordon with an acetate of the band performing live at The Cavern which he claimed was to be a part of an upcoming TV documentary about The Cavern.
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| In ''Apple to the Core'', Barrow recalled that the recording was plagued by background noise and "didn't sound too good". Barrow also recalled that he agreed with Epstein that he would attempt to secure an audition with Decca for the band via "the strength of the recording".
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| Barrow seemingly contradicted previous his previous comments about the quality of the recording during a preparation for a 2001 interview in saying that "It was impossible to distinguish any music or the vocalist," and that all that could be heard other than the crowd members' response was a beat in the background.
| | The Vendergood language may have been inspired by Esperanto, a constructed language meant to facilitate international communication. The Esperanto movement had began in the decade's prior to Vendergood's creation, and Sidis is known to have been fluent in the language later in life. His knowledge of it may have inspired in him the novel idea of creating a language. A 19xx notes, when Sidis was xxxx, records |
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| ===Audience Member Recording (lost; mid-1962)===
| | <blockquote>"He has invented a universal language [Vendergood] which, he claims, is free from the objections that have been raised against Esperanto." [Footnote: While noting it is "Simpler than Esperanto", Wallace does not specifically note any inspiration. She also does not signify if Sidis had known the language at that age.]</blockquote> |
| On August 29, 1985, an 18-track recording of the band performing made by an audience member in Mid-1962 was put up for auction at Sotheby's.<ref>[http://wogew.blogspot.com/2008/11/top-20-unreleased-beatles.html The Daily Beatle post on unreleased material] Retrieved 22 Mar '18</ref>
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| The auction was won by Paul McCartney after he placed a bid of ₤2,310. Very few details about the tape are known. Mark Lewisohn stated in the special edition of ''Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years: Volume 1'' that he had heard the tapes prior to sale and that the audio quality "was so atrocious it was hard to tell what songs were playing"<ref name="book"/>
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| The set list of the tape is known to be as follows:
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| * Words of Love
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| * What's Your Name
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| * Roll Over Beethoven
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| * Ask Me Why
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| * Til There Was You
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| * Hey! Baby
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| * If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
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| * Please Mister Postman
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| * Sharing You
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| * Your Feet's Too Big
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| * Dizzy Miss Lizzy
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| * I Forgot to Remember to Forget
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| * Matchbox
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| * I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
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| * Memphis, Tennessee
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| * Young Blood
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| * Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
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| ===Granada TV Recordings (partially found; 22 Aug and 05 Sept, 1962)===
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| On August 22nd, 1962, after receiving numerous letters about the group, Granada TV recorded the band performing 2 takes of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Some Other Guy" and 4 minutes of silent footage to be used for cutaway shots.<ref name="book"/> The shoot took place 6 days after original drummer Pete Best was dismissed and replaced by Ringo Starr. The footage was recorded in black and white and suffered prominent grain. Because only one microphone was used to record, the captured audio was poor.<ref name="cavern"/> Both the performance footage and silent footage have seen use in numerous documentaries and have appeared on bootlegs.
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| 2 weeks after the shoot, sound technician Gordon Barrow was sent to capture higher quality audio that was to be dubbed over the footage. Gordon recorded an hour's worth of audio during his time at the club.<ref name="BB"/> The program which the footage was to be broadcast on was cancelled due to legal issues with other artists set to appear.<ref name="cavern"/> The footage wouldn't be broadcast until the band had become a national success in Britain.<ref>[https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/some-other-guy/ Beatles Bible page on The song] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> Gordon created 5 acetates containing the group's performances of "Some Other Guy" and "Kansas City" at the request of Brian Epstein, whom intended to use them for promotional purposes.<ref name="cavern"/> One of the acetates was auctioned at Christie's in 1993 for £16,000 to Apple Corps, the company founded by the band later in their career.<ref name="BB"/> The performances of "Kansas City" and "Some Other Guy" both saw use in the anthology project and have appeared on bootlegs.<ref name="BB">[https://www.beatlesbible.com/1962/09/05/live-cavern-club-liverpool-227/ Beatles Bible page on the date] Retrieved 27 Mar '18</ref> The hour-long recording was ordered to be destroyed.<ref name="book"/> The original source tape for Gordon's acetates was found in 2015 after being forgotten in a desk for 50.<ref name="cavern">[https://www.cavernclub.org/latest-news/unique-beatles-recording-emerges-after-50-years-gets-first-play-in-the-cavern/ Cavern Club website page on the discovery of the tape] Retrieved 24 Mar '18</ref>
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| ===Rehearsal Recordings (partially found; various dates)===
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| The band is known to have recorded themselves rehearsing several times; it is believed that such recordings were made for referential purposes.
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| The band is documented to have recorded themselves rehearsing on January 22nd, 1962; no other details are known.<ref name="book"/>
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| Some time between October or December 1962, the band recorded a rehearsal. The rehearsal has appeared on bootlegs. The circulating audio captures one take of "I Saw Her Standing There," two takes of "One After 909," and two takes of "Catswalk".<ref name="book"/><ref>Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul. pp. 129</ref>
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| | ==Significance== |
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| [[File:Cavern rehearsal.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The January 1963 photo]]
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| Mike McCartney, Brother of Paul McCartney, stated in his autobiography ''The Macs: Mike McCartney's family album'' that he had recorded the band rehearsing on multiple occasions and still possessed one of the recordings he had made. He claimed that nobody other than himself had heard the recording. It's possible that the recording he was referring to is of the same rehearsal that has appeared on bootlegs.<ref name="book">Unterberger, Richie (2014). The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film [Revised & Expanded Ebook Edition] </ref>
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| A photograph of the band taken during a rehearsal in January 1963 shows a portable tape recorder at the bottom, leaving it likely that this rehearsal, as well as others that occurred around the time, were recorded.
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Note from Paul: I ask that you don't edit this because if you do, when I publish the finished article, the history won't account for your edit. It will just say that I created it.
William James Sidis (Partially found works of American child Prodigy; 1905-1944)
Sidis photographed for his Harvard Graduation (1914).
Status: Partially Found/Lost
William James Sidis was an American child prodigy. His monumentous intellectual abilities, coupled with a seemingly tragic life story, have attracted wide interest from scholars, scientists, and popular commentators.
Status of Lost works
The preservation of Sidis's works is sketchy. He is known to have used many pseudonyms to publish his writings, and it is unclear if some of his known writings were even published at all. Amy Wallace, the only author to write a systematic biography of Sidis, had access to some of his writings and reproduced brief quotations in her book.
such as the peridromophile, would be unlikely
Notable works
The Animate and the Inanimate (Found)
Predicted black holes
The Book of Vendergood (Lost)
appears to have been a youthful experiment.
The Vendergood language may have been inspired by Esperanto, a constructed language meant to facilitate international communication. The Esperanto movement had began in the decade's prior to Vendergood's creation, and Sidis is known to have been fluent in the language later in life. His knowledge of it may have inspired in him the novel idea of creating a language. A 19xx notes, when Sidis was xxxx, records
"He has invented a universal language [Vendergood] which, he claims, is free from the objections that have been raised against Esperanto." [Footnote: While noting it is "Simpler than Esperanto", Wallace does not specifically note any inspiration. She also does not signify if Sidis had known the language at that age.]
It is of interest not only as an example of Sidis's precocity, but as one of the earliest examples of a constructed language.
Peridromiphile
trivial subject (Adoxography).
The Peace Path=
Other lost works
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