VA - Live Recording From The Top Ten Beat Club (1964 - 1966) @ VBR

Apart from the Star Club, the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn in St. Pauli was arguably the most important rock music venue in Hamburg during the 1960s.

Opened in 1960 by Peter Eckhorn and operated by Iain Hines, the Top Ten Club was where The Beatles played and also backed singer Tony Sheridan in the group’s first recording sessions during early-mid 1961.

Throughout the 1960s, the Top Ten Club played host to a huge number of British bands, some of which featured future stars such as Elton John, Ritchie Blackmore (later in Deep Purple) and Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder (later in The Moody Blues).

Initially, there was only one band each month but from the mid-1960s onwards, there would be several groups sharing the bill each month. Singer Isabella Bond was a regular fixture and saxophone player Ricky Barnes helped run the club during the mid-late 1960s.

The Top Ten Allstars were a 1960s house band and recording group tied to the famous Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany. They released live albums and singles on the Decca label, often collaborating with vocalists like Isabella Bond and Les Humphries.

Formed in the UK and based in Hamburg during the mid-1960s beat boom.Acted as a live backing and performance group at the prominent Top Ten Club.Performed and recorded rock, pop, and surf-style covers of popular hits of the era.Key Recordings and ReleasesTop Ten Beat Club (1965): 

A live recording album capturing their performances on the Reeperbahn, featuring vocalists like Rab McDonald, Claude Duval, and Isabella Bond.Surfin' 66 (1966): A later live release credited to the group with Isabella Bond.Singles: Released tracks like "Downtown", "Bread And Butter", "Wooly Bully", and "Pim Pim Pim" through Decca Records through 1964–1966.

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Top Ten Allstars – Top Ten Beat Club  Live Recording From The Top Ten Beat Club Hamburg, Reeperbahn - No.1 (1965) 

 01. Vic Oakley - Bama Lama Loo  (3:15)

 02. Rab McDonald - The House Of The Rising Sun  (6:24)

 03. Claude Duval - Kansas City  (3:39)

 04. Christine Corvette - As Tears Go By  (3:42)

 05. Isabella Bond - Baby, Baby  (2:44)

 06. Allen Drake - Something Else  (2:40)

 07. Isabella Bond - Da Doo Ron Ron  (3:29)

 08. Christine Corvette - You Can't Sit Down  (3:11)

 09. Rab McDonald - Dizzy Miss Lizzy  (4:17)

 10. Isabella Bond - Slippin' And Slidin'  (3:41)

 11. Rab McDonald - Mary Ann  (3:56)

 12. Isabella Bond - Bread And Butter  (2:33)

 13. Claude Duval - Rip It Up  (2:50)

 14. Vic Oakley - Wonderful One  (3:15)

 B8. Isabella Bond - Bread And Butter (alt version)  (2:27)

Isabella Bond – Everything's Allright With Isabella Bond  №. 2 

 01. Isabelle Bond - Everything's Allright  (2:47)

 02. Top Ten Allstars - I Feel Fine  (2:23)

 03. Isabelle Bond - Tennessee Waltz  (2:36)

 04. James Dayle - Jailhouse Rock  (2:51)

 05. Isabelle Bond - Needles And Pins  (2:16)

 06. Mike M. Mills - Can't Judge A Book  (4:26)

 07. Isabelle Bond - Downtown  (3:00)

 08. Sabres - Going Back To Birmingham  (3:07)

 09. Isabelle Bond - Thanks A Lot  (2:35)

 10. Top Ten Allstars - Shalala  (2:39)

 11. Isabelle Bond - What's The Matter Baby  (3:56)

 12. Bob Miller - Why Do Fools  (2:39)

 13. Isabelle Bond - Bread And Butter  (2:31)

 14. Isabelle Bond - Downtown (German) (Bonus)  (3:04)

 15. Top Ten Allstars - Macky's Farm (Bonus)  (3:12)

 16. Top Ten Allstars - Kicked Around (Bonus)  (3:11)

The Top Ten Allstars – Three o'clock in the mornin' №. 3 (1965)

 01. The Top Ten Allstars - Wooly Bully  (2:17)

 02. The Top Ten Allstars - I've Got You Babe  (3:14)

 03. The Top Ten Allstars - Mr. Tambourine Man  (2:20)

 04. The Top Ten Allstars - For Your Love  (2:36)

 05. The Top Ten Allstars - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away  (2:22)

 06. The Top Ten Allstars - Green Onions  (2:51)

 07. The Top Ten Allstars - Heart Full Of Soul  (2:17)

 08. The Top Ten Allstars - Help!  (2:28)

 09. The Top Ten Allstars - Mercy, Mercy  (2:52)

 10. The Top Ten Allstars - Peter Gunn  (2:48)

 11. The Top Ten Allstars - Let's Go  (2:21)

 12. The Top Ten Allstars - Hurt  (3:13)

 13. The Top Ten Allstars - Happy Like We Used To Be  (1:58)

 14. The Top Ten Allstars - I'm Alive  (2:59)

Top Ten Allstars & Isabella Bond – Surfin' 66 - Live Recording From The Top Ten Beat Club №. 4 (1966) 

 01. Top Ten Allstars - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow, Shake  (2:07)

 02. Top Ten Allstars - Down At Malibu Beach, Slop  (2:26)

 03. Isabella Bond - He's So Fine, Slop  (3:05)

 04. Top Ten Allstars - Surfin' U.S.A., Shake  (2:34)

 05. Isabella Bond - O My Lover, Slop  (2:55)

 06. Top Ten Allstars - Do You Remember, Shake  (2:39)

 07. Isabella Bond - Boy From New York City, Shake  (2:34)

 08. Top Ten Allstars - Little Old Lady From Pasadena, Shake  (2:07)

 09. Top Ten Allstars - Help Me Rhonda, Slop  (2:40)

 10. Isabella Bond - 24 Hours From Tulsa, Fox  (2:18)

 11. Top Ten Allstars - I Get Around, Shake  (2:11)

 12. Isabella Bond - I Believe, Shake, Shake  (2:19)

 13. Top Ten Allstars - Little Honda, Shake  (1:38)

 14. Top Ten Allstars - You Can't Lie To A Liar, Slop  (2:39)

 15. Top Ten Allstars - Pim Pim Pim (Bonus)  (2:41)

 16. Top Ten Allstars - Ring Dang Doo (Bonus)  (2:31)

 17. Top Ten Allstars - Hey Daddy (Bonus)  (2:34)

 18. Top Ten Allstars - Let´s Go (Bonus)  (2:21)

The Top Ten Allstars – Sweet Beat And Fun, Fun, Fun ! №. 5 (1966)

 01. The Top Ten Allstars - Do You Wanna Dance  (3:01)

 02. The Top Ten Allstars - Little Deuce Coupe  (2:57)

 03. The Top Ten Allstars - Surf City  (2:24)

 04. The Top Ten Allstars - Ride The Wild Surf  (3:00)

 05. The Top Ten Allstars - Look Through Any Window  (2:09)

 06. The Top Ten Allstars - Barbara Ann  (2:25)

 07. The Top Ten Allstars - Bye Bye Baby  (2:20)

 08. The Top Ten Allstars - Don't Back Down  (2:21)

 09. The Top Ten Allstars - A Man With All The Toys  (2:10)

 10. The Top Ten Allstars - In My Room  (2:42)

 11. The Top Ten Allstars - Fun Fun Fun  (2:19)

 12. The Top Ten Allstars - If I Need Someone  (2:25)

 13. The Top Ten Allstars - I Knew I'd Want You  (2:17)

 14. The Top Ten Allstars - Hawaii  (2:22)

The Top Ten Allstars – Pim Pim Pim &Hey Daddy (1966) 

 01. The Top Ten Allstars - Pim Pim Pim  (2:43)

 02. The Top Ten Allstars - Hey Daddy  (2:35)

Isabella Bond – Maggie's Farm (1964) 

 01. Isabella Bond - Maggie's Farm  (3:24)

 02. Isabella Bond - Kicked Around  (3:10)

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