The Searchers recorded their set in March 1963 at the German Star-Club during their Hamburg residency.

Songs by The Rattles are taken from their album Twist Im Star-Club Hamburg released in Germany on Philips Records in 1963.

[4] Mike Pender said: "Playing at the Star-Club and mixing acts like the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis gave us great confidence.

Mercury quickly followed up with another LP made of the band's early live catalogue recorded before the group's international success, including the UK Top 50 hit "Sweet Nothin's" (otherwise best known by Brenda Lee).

[6] Although record company still had seven unreleased tracks in their pockets, they used only five of them, omitted "Beautiful Dreamer" (originally issued on the German various artists LP Twist im Star-Club Hamburg) and "Always It's You" (from the Searchers' German LP Sweets For My Sweet).