The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

Directed by    Albert and David Maysles
Distributed by    MPI Home Video (1991) Apple Films (2004)
Release dates
13 November 1991 - VHS/Laserdisc
3 February 2004 (United States) - DVD
9 February 2004 (other countries) - DVD

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit is a 1990 re-edited version of renowned documentary filmmaking team Albert and David Maysles' 1964 16mm documentary What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., about the Beatles' first visit to America in February 1964. It documents the Beatles' US trip as they travel to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach. Footage of the Beatles (often acting irreverently in front of the camera) in hotel rooms makes up the majority of the non-musical portion of the film.

The main difference between the original 1964 documentary and the 1990 re-edited version is that 22 minutes of the Beatles' live recorded performances on The Ed Sullivan Show have been inserted in the 1990 release. However, as the 1964 documentary is 81 minutes long and the 1990 version is 83 minutes, some 20 minutes of the 1964 documentary have been excluded, such as several scenes with Brian Epstein.

Track listing -

The Ed Sullivan Show (NYC #1)

All My Loving
Till There Was You
She Loves You
I Want to Hold Your Hand

The Washington Coliseum Concert

I Saw Her Standing There
I Want to Be Your Man
She Loves You

The Ed Sullivan Show (Miami)

From Me to You
This Boy
All My Loving

The Ed Sullivan Show (NYC #2)

Twist and Shout
Please Please Me
I Want to Hold Your Hand

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