Many Beatles songs began as rough demos, private tapes, or ideas left behind, and most fans don’t even know about their existence. That’s why this list looks at lesser-known tracks the band wrote or recorded early on. Some became hits for others, while many stayed hidden for decades. Let’s find out which is which.
#1: “One After 909” (Recorded Early 1960)
This early Lennon and McCartney tune shows how much the band was still figuring out their sound in the very beginning. The rough demo has floated around in bootlegs for years and gives fans a glimpse of their skiffle roots and fast rhythm style.
Even though the song itself was simple, it hung around long enough for the group to revisit it years later. They eventually re-recorded it for “Let It Be” in 1969, proving that some ideas stuck with them long after their early days in Liverpool.