Live at the BBC The Beatles
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- Release Date: 06/05/2001
- Original Release: 1994
- 2 Disc Set
- Sales Rank: 10,388
- Label: CAPITOL
- UPC: 724383179626
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Live at the BBC
Disc
1 | |
| 1 | Beatle Greetings / Tony Hall Speech 0:13 |
| 2 | From Us to You previously unreleased 0:27 |
| 3 | Riding on a Bus / Brian Matthew Speech 0:53 |
| 4 | I Got a Woman previously unreleased 2:48 |
| 5 | Too Much Monkey Business previously unreleased 2:05 |
| 6 | Keep Your Hands off My Baby previously unreleased 2:30 |
| 7 | I'll Be on My Way previously unreleased 1:57 |
| 8 | Young Blood previously unreleased 1:56 |
| 9 | A Shot of Rhythm and Blues previously unreleased 2:14 |
| 10 | Sure to Fall (In Love With You) previously unreleased 2:07 |
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Disc
2 | |
| 1 | Crinsk Dee Night Speech 1:04 |
| 2 | A Hard Day's Night 2:24 |
| 3 | Have a Banana! Speech 0:21 |
| 4 | I Wanna Be Your Man 2:09 |
| 5 | Just a Rumor / Alan Freeman Speech 0:20 |
| 6 | Roll over Beethoven 2:15 |
| 7 | All My Loving 2:04 |
| 8 | Things We Said Today 2:18 |
| 9 | She's a Woman 3:14 |
| 10 | Sweet Little Sixteen previously unreleased 2:20 |
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Editorial Reviews
From 1962 to 1965, the Beatles made 52 appearances on the BBC, recording live-in-the-studio performances of both their official releases and several dozen songs that they never issued on disc. This magnificent two-disc compilation features 56 of these tracks, including 29 covers of early rock, R&B, soul, and pop tunes that never appeared on their official releases, as well as the Lennon-McCartney original "I'll Be on My Way," which they gave in 1963 to Billy J. Kramer rather than record it themselves. These performances are nothing less than electrifying, especially the previously unavailable covers, which feature quite a few versions of classics by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. There are also off-the-beaten-path tunes by the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly on down to obscurities by the Jodimars, Chan Romero (a marvelous "Hippy Hippy Shake"), Eddie Fontaine, and Ann-Margret. The greatest gem is probably their fabulous version of Arthur Alexander's "Soldier of Love," which (like several of the tracks) would have easily qualified as a highlight of their early releases if they had issued it officially. Restored from existing tapes of various quality, the sound is mostly very good and never less than listenable. Unfortunately, they weren't able to include every single rarity that the Beatles recorded for the BBC; the absence of Carl Perkins' "Lend Me Your Comb," which has circulated on bootlegs in a high-fidelity version, is especially mystifying. Minor quibbles aside, these performances, available on bootlegs for years, compose the major missing chapter in the Beatles' legacy, and it's great to have them easily obtainable in a first-rate package. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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