THE RUMORED SONG THAT MICK JAGGER AND KEITH RICHARDS SUPPOSEDLY OFFERED

There has been a notable rumor that has circulated for some time that indicate that once the Beatles had provided the hit song I Wanna Be Your Man to the Rolling Stones that the Stones attempted to reciprocate and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards offered a 1964 composition to the Beatles called Give Me Your Hand.

The details of this story appeared at the YouTube link provided here: Teddy Green – Give Me Your Hand – YouTube

The information offered below in quotes is from this YouTube site at one of the listings for Teddy Green’s recording of the song entitled Give Me Your Hand.

Here is the story that appears at the YouTube site above:

“Give Me Your Hand — Teddy Green (Piccadilly 7N 35173, March 20 1964) –Supposedly written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards despite the cd below that states only a Jagger credit for the song. The story goes that this song was originally offered to the Beatles by way of thanks for them giving “I Wanna Be Your Man” to the Stones for their second single. Apparently the Beatles said that they’d record it if the Stones recorded another one of their songs, namely “One After 909”.

Neither band took up the offer and it’s something of a mystery how “Give Me Your Hand” should turn up as the ‘b’ side to song called “Always” by an obscure singer who had played a bit part in two Cliff Richard movies, “The Young Ones” and “Summer Holiday”. The song itself is obviously an “answer” to “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and is, without doubt, one of the worst songs that Mick and Keith ever wrote and Teddy’s performance is suitably excruciatingly awful! It’s no wonder that it never formed part of the Beatles’ repertoire! Nobody bought the record. Teddy Green went on to become a successful choreographer.”

When I saw this original description of this track that the Beatles rejected from the Stones, I decided I would like a copy of the recording of this curiosity piece and discovered that I could find the track on the following 2 cd set which contains the song in question which was the B-side of the original record released by Teddy Green. The A side was called Always.

This is the vinyl A and B sides of the Teddy Green promo 45 of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards number they wrote that Teddy Green recorded as a B-side after the Beatles had reportedly rejected the song of Give Me Your Hand. Obtaining this promo 45 would be extremely expensive so I was content in obtaining the track in the cd release shown below the A and B sides featured below:

The A-side Always:

The B-side: Give Me Your Hand: Give Me Your Hand

Despite the story about the supposed Jagger/Richards authorship, the record site called DISCOGS states that the B-side was solely written by Jagger. Here is the description of the song from their site. This story is also posing many questions as did Jagger begin to write songs that early without Keith’s involvement?

TEDDY GREEN Always (Rare 1964 UK solid centre advance promotional vinyl 7″ for the single release, also featuring Give Me Your Hand – a song written by Mick Jagger alone with no Keith involvement & consequently of particular interest to Rolling Stones completists, Piccadilly company die cut paper sleeve 7N.35173)

Maybe because of the common theme of this number to the Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand, Jagger was making an early songwriting attempt to prove that he also could write songs. It is possible that this could be a first example of Jagger’s competiveness with the Beatles even at a very embryonic stage….

Regardless of what is true, it still makes for an interesting story!

The song supposedly offered to the Beatles but they turned down and the song was recorded by Teddy Green:

Teddy Green – Give Me Your Hand – YouTube

The mono version of the song the Beatles gave to the Stones:

I Wanna Be Your Man (Mono)

This is the 2 cd set that I bought on eBay that features the Teddy Green track written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard back in 1964. The Give Me Your Hand track appeared on CD #2.

Other Beatles Connections

There were other Beatles connections with many of the other artists that appear on this 2 cd set.

For example the REMO FOUR had a song that was produced by George Harrison that was to appear on a special edition of George’s Wonderwall soundtrack:

Remo Four – In The First Place

Jackie Lomax , Apple artist, was a former member of the Undertakers, the Liverpool group that the Beatles appeared on the same bill as.

Tommy Quickly who is on this album at one time was to record the Paul McCartney track Tip of My Tongue

The 13 day Beatle, Jimmy Nicol, appears on 2 of the tracks on this cd with the group called the Shubdubs

That coupled with the Stones song that they reportedly offered to the Beatles made this an inviting purchase for me to add to the collection.

Though the song may be nothing special to write home about, I am happy that I now have it in the archive! Even if the story does not have any credibility whatsoever, it is still an interesting rumor nonetheless!

Front cover of the cd that features the Give Me Your Hand B-side to the Teddy Green record. Even though it has been touted as a Mick Jagger Keith Richards number, the cd seems to only credit Mick Jagger from the record issued in 1964:

The track listing for the 2 cd set:

Regardless if there is any empirical support for the rumor detailed above, it still makes for a very interesting story. Hope some substantiation turns up one day establishing the veracity of the rumor!

Hope you enjoyed viewing this novelty cd and the stories about some of the artists that appear on the set as well!

Be Healthy and Be Happy!

Buzz

Our Book Of The Week

THE APPLE FAMILY TREE HOUSE -BY THOMAS J. MEENACH III

I remember purchasing my copy of this book (booklet) back in the mid 70s. (1976). A little more than 30 pages in length, this Apple Record discography was put together/compiled by the late Thomas Meenach III who passed away in 2018. It helped to serve as one of the first major catalogs of Apple records that had been issued up until that time. As an independent publication, I loved this early guide as to the Apple Records that were in existence for all of us collectors to seek out for our respective archives and collections.

This book/booklet today is extremely difficult to find. Once in a while, a copy will turn up on eBay!

Happy hunting!!!

Back cover of the booklet:

Seeking out these small run independently produced publications about the Beatles is extremely rewarding for a collector. They are usually printed independently with a small amount of copies actually printed, enhancing their rarity and correspondingly, their collecting value as well!

I have read somewhere that the late Mr. Meenach was also the founder or creator of Tobe Milo records, which specialized in issuing many rare recordings.

Hope you enjoyed viewing this rare and obscure print item! If you have a copy, would love for you to share your comments about it!

Be Happy and Be Healthy!

Buzz

OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK – INSIDE NUMBER THREE

Exposing the Conflict Between The Beatles and the Record Label that Made Them: CAPITOL RECORDS

Beatles fans as well as individuals who have an interest in music history will undoubtedly look forward to being able to read this exciting new book by author and TV consultant, Andrew Cook!

Andrew has an extensive educational background in the study of history and he thoroughly explores in his new book the relationship that the Beatles had with the record company that will be forever be linked to their worldwide rise to fame and fortune, Capitol Records. The marriage between the Beatles and their record label was lucrative for both sides but often the discussions that were going on in the board rooms could have spelled far different outcomes for both parties.

This book will help you to discover WHY!

Many people love the study of homonyms in the English language -words that sound exactly the same but can also have different spellings and meanings. Capital and Capitol certainly have those distinct meanings in this tale of the mammoth record label and their relationship with the enormously talented pop/rock group from the UK, who certainly generated an extraordinary amount of capital for the company. You will learn the fascinating details of what the business marketing decisions concerning the Beatles were being based on.

The marketing of the Beatles at Capitol Records is quite the series of intricate and often bewildering stories. Certainly not all the decisions that were being made were good ones, depending on the vantage point on whether you were the artist or the company. The rationale behind corporate decisions are discussed at length in this tale. You will enjoy this book’s detailed attempt to educate and inform you about what was going on behind the scenes at the record company that will permanently be linked to the world’s most successful musical and entertainment phenomenon!

Capitalize on this great opportunity and check out this intriguing new book!

Back cover of the book:

Author background and the photo credits from the back cover and a brief synopsis of the book:

(from the front and back cover flaps of the book)

The author’s signature in my copy of the book! We wish you well and much success with this title, Andrew!

Coming to the UK in October of 2025! Coming to the US in February of 2026!

Author: Andrew Cook

Publisher: The History Press

This new book has projected publication dates that are different in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Here are the stated publication dates from Amazon:

Hardcover – PUBLICATION DATE IN THE UK- Oct. 23, 2025

Hardcover – PUBLICATION DATE in the US –February 24, 2026

For those that may be interested in acquiring this new book, here are some primary sources where the title is available to order:

The Publisher:

THE HISTORY PRESS:

Capitol Gains – The History Press

US AMAZON:

Capitol Gains: Exposing the Conflict Between The Beatles and the Record Label that Made Them: Cook, Andrew: 9781803997285: Amazon.com: Books

UK AMAZON:

Capitol Gains: Exposing the Conflict Between The Beatles and the Record Label that Made Them : Cook, Andrew: Amazon.co.uk: Books

The book is also available in a kindle edition!

YOUR FEEDBACK

Would love to hear your comments and impressions of the title once you have your copy and you have completed reading it. Please share them in the comments section below when you are able to do so.

Thanks for your input!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

Julian Lennon is an extremely talented man. Unfortunately, like most children of celebrities, they start off in life always having their own professions and achievements being second-guessed by the critics who love to scratch away with their talons and sharp claws. Comparisons, Comparisons, Comparisons! How about judging a piece of work solely on its respective merits?

Julian’s Everything Changes album is a clear example. It is a beautiful collection of strong melodies, great singing, and excellent musicianship. To me this release and Julian’s Photograph Smile album were fantastic. I have heard several interviews with Julian exasperated that the LP received inadequate airplay and media outlets were hesitant to promote the work. He suffered the same dilemma with his last record entitled Jude.

It must be very discouraging to him as so many of us love Julian’s music and his wonderful singing voice. Have musical styles changed that much so that beautiful catchy melodies sung with an excellent voice are now totally out of fashion?

If so, then I WANT to be totally stuck in the past where you can hear the lyrics and melody and REMEMBER them because they are scatchy. No, I am not being an old man stuck wallowing in nostalgia for the good old days!

At this juncture, I would like to present a special box-set that Julian issued to promote his Everything Changes album released in 2011. It was limited to 1,000 copies and featured the following:

1) Lyrics to all the songs in a booklet enclosed in the package 2) 2 vinyl LPs-the regular album and the acoustic album, 3) 3 CDs- the regular album- the acoustic album -and the instrumental version of the LP, and 4) a dvd of the documentary Through a Picture Window that were included in the package. See the photos below!

The cover of the special package:

The back cover of the special edition:

Julian Lennon’s signature on the certificate of authenticity of one of the 1,000 copies that were issued. I had one more copy in my collection, but the story of where that copy ended up will be at the end of this post:

The box-set featured 2 LPs, one was the full album release and the other was the acoustic version of the album:

LP 1

LP 2

The cd of the regular version of the LP:

A cd of the acoustic version of the album:

A cd of the instrumental version of the album. I can only assume this was for karaoke purposes:

The dvd documentary Through the Picture Window which details the making of the album:

Julian Lennon – Through The Picture Window

And now, the story which I have told several times before at this blog. For those that have not seen this, I hope you can appreciate it. When Julian had appeared in NY at a book signing for one of his wonderful children’s books, we learned that the store had a policy that you could not ask him to sign any items other than the book he was promoting. Well I got my copy of the book signed but I had my copy of the printed lyrics of his unreleased song about his dad entitled, Loving is easy (When You Don’t Count the Costs) and I was yearning for him to sign it but as it turned out, it needed to be approached in another way on another day.

I learned at Barnes and Noble that Julian was going to do a photography exhibition soon in São Paulo, Brazil. I was a former member of Facebook and I had a Beatles in Print site there. There was a member from Brazil named Taylana who was a big fan of Julian’s. I wrote to her informing that Julian was due to appear at a photography exhibit in her home city soon and I inquired if she was going. She said that she was and I decided to ask her a big favor. I asked if I could mail her a copy of the lyrics of Julian’s unreleased number about his dad! I inquired that if she was going to the exhibit could she ask Julian to inscribe his unreleased lyrics to me. She quickly replied that she was indeed going and she would be happy to ask him to sign the lyrics.

As it turns out she was successful and the signed and inscribed lyrics are shown in their framed version below along with a white feather. In recognition for her kindness, I sent her an additional Julian Everything Changes box-set that I had planned to send to a close friend as a holiday present. Taylana was thrilled with the box set and played it many times when she received it. However tragedy struck her life when several months later she was to pass away following kidney transplant surgery. R.I.P. Taylana. You were a kind soul and I will always remember you for your kindness and love of Julian’s music which made you very happy in attempting to deal with your illness!

Be Healthy and Be Happy Folks!

Best Wishes from Buzz!

Our Book of the Week

IT’S HERE: MARTIN ORKIN’S THE BEATLES’ HIT SINGLES

The author’s comments concerning the release of his new book:

IT’S HERE!!!

Yes indeed! I am DELIGHTED to say that my fab new book The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Part 1 has arrived, and my esteemed website: rivalsofthebeatles.com is ready to accept orders and payment!

The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Part 1

The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Part 1 is subtitled ‘Beatlemania’ and covers the early years from 1962 (even before that actually!), when The Beatles first tried to get people from outside Liverpool to notice them, up to the end of 1965. It is a hardback book, with sewn-in pages (not glued) so that no pages should ever fall out. If I say so myself, this book looks lovely!

As I said in my previous email advising you that my new book was on the way, I believe this book will be INDISPENSABLE to all Beatle fans. Even MORE indispensable than some or all of the other Beatles-related books you may already own and love!

Quite simply, this book delves fearlessly into the deepest recesses of The Beatles’ past in search of the fascinating stories behind arguably the most important part of their entire proud history: their fabulous collection of hit singles!!

That’s right: every single from ‘My Bonnie’ and ‘Love Me Do’ via ‘Please Please Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Help!’ etc. etc. up to their December 1965 double-sided blockbuster: ‘Day Tripper’/’We Can Work It Out’! Also included are the singles released in the USA but not in Britain up to end 1965: including iconic recordings like ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Eight Days A Week’.

Who actually wrote each song. Who sang and who played what instrument on each record. Colour images. Chart positions, sales figures, reviews from the time: it’s all here in this great book!

A few reviews (of many) of individual chapters.

* Full of facts that until now were unknown to me.

* Martin Orkin’s writing is a treat to read.

* It sends me into the music of my life.

Price of The Beatles’ Hit Singles’ Part 1 and how to order.

I am doing a Special Introductory Price of just £9.99 plus P & P up till Christmas 2025.

To buy a copy, visit my website: rivalsofthebeatles.com . I hope you will join me on this remarkable journey back to the 1960s when music was so much…..better!!

If you have any queries, please email me at enquiries@rivalsofthebeatles.com

Kind regards and thank you for your interest!

Martin Orkin

PS Part 2  of my book, ‘Magical Mystery Tour‘, will be available asap after I have finished writing it – hopefully end 2026/early 2027.

Martin Orkin

Mark Lewisohn can often be his own worst critic as he has often expressed that his Beatles Recording Sessions book was not as exhaustive or as complete as it should have been, primarily because he had a page length limitation put upon him with the book by the publishing powers that be at the time.

Most of you would probably agree that he is being overly-critical of his excellent achievement having given us the most exhaustive record of the surviving Beatles recordings at the EMI/Abbey Road vaults.

Beatles Recording Sessions

What great excitement it was to obtain my first copy of this wonderful title. For the first time we were able to read what remained in the vaults of most of the Beatles recorded studio work. Mark Lewisohn helped create that environment with this title. He is insatiable in his desire to obtain the most complete record of Beatles recordings ever put to tape. If it exists, Mark will find it and DOCUMENT it!

This book helped to set the standard of what we have come to expect as the measuring stick to be able to judge research and reference books about the Beatles. Mark deserves the title of the world’s best Beatles researcher. This deserved title prompts me to ask the following concern and/or question about a reported event…

I hope that knowledge of why the Beatles organization have seemingly cut ties with Mr. Lewisohn and have ceased cooperating with him concerning his book trilogy becomes public . For some unannounced reason the Beatles organization allegedly is not cooperating with Mark anymore about his Beatles book trilogy. What could be the reason? I have heard several theories but I would rather hear something from an official source. The jury is out!

We may know some day, or we may not! I just want to know why the world’s best Beatles researcher no longer has access to the official files to write his books about the band. Mark Lewisohn, himself, has disclosed this in several radio interviews. What a shame! (and I don’t mean Mary Jane!)

AMAZON US:

The Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes 1962-1970: Lewisohn, Mark: 9780517570661: Amazon.com: Books

Harmony Books 1989

AMAZON UK:

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road years 1962-1970: Amazon.co.uk: Lewisohn, Mark: 9780600557982: Books

Hamlyn Books 1988

Back cover of the book:

Additional credits for the book:

Details of the book:

My signed copy of the book:

ANOTHER PRIZED POSSESSION: GEORGE MARTIN’S SIGNATURE ON MARK LEWISOHN”S RECORDING SESSIONS BOOK!

George Martin signed this copy of the soft cover edition of Lewisohn’s book that I acquired for the collection. It was appropriate to also have the signature of the man who was significantly responsible for the success of the Beatles recorded legacy to be on the book as well!

Looking forward to:

Looking forward to Volume 2 and Volume 3 of the world’s best Beatles biography whether it has the Beatles organization’s cooperation or not. Mark’s work will be the best because he will not allow it to be other than that.

His stellar track record speaks for itself!

Mark wants to have the best and most accurate Beatles biography in place for future generations and one can totally appreciate that desire for the best and most accurate information-laden books. Just try to remember that the baby boomer generation also wants to be still around to savor the wonders of when volumes two and three of your Beatles biography are published!

Be Healthy and Be Happy!

Buzz

OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK