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Live At The BBC

The Beatles
Live At The BBC

[Compilation Album]
30 November 1994
Classic Rock

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John Lennon
John Lennon (Vocals / Guitar)
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney (Vocals / Bass Guitar)
George Harrison
George Harrison (Vocals / Guitar)
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr (Vocals / Drums)

TheBigBlack Review
(13 May 2023)

Rating - 5 Stars

It's hard to believe, but in the 1970s The Beatles were old tired news, and apart from a couple of blips on the radar in the form of average reissues and live albums, there wasn't much interest. By the 1980s however, with the advent of the compact disc, fans started asking when The Fab Four were going to be released on the format. This happened in 1987 (unfortunately to mixed results), and a slow revival began. EMI realised by the early 1990s that anything they didn't release on CD some bootlegger would, and the first thing to do was to stop the steady stream of BBC bootlegs by getting an official release out. For Beatles tragics (like myself), the double CD 'Live At The BBC' album was earth shattering. Not only did it give us over 60 unreleased tracks (in mostly top quality - mainly due to one woman who recorded close to every one of the hundreds of broadcasts on her home tape machine), but the majority of the songs were new songs never before released by the band. The reason for this was simple: with only a handful of their own songs released at the time (mainly 1962-1964), and sometimes doing two (or more) BBC shows a week, they had to revert back to covers of songs they played in their early days in Hamburg and the Cavern Club. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, and Elvis Presley (amongst many others) get a work out, and the small interludes of conversations between the boys and the hosts transport the listener all the way back the 60's. An amazing piece of musical history.
Tracks:  
(1/2) 1.
The Beatles - "Beatle greetings..." [Recorded 3 October 1963, for BBC Radio's 'The Public Ear', at NEMS Enterprises, 13 Monmouth Street, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 24 June 1963 / Mono] (00:14)
(1/2) 2.
The Beatles - From Us To You (Opening) [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (00:27)
(1/2) 3.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - "Riding on a bus..." [Recorded 17 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 November 1964 / Mono] (00:54)
(1/2) 4.
The Beatles - I Got A Woman [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 13 August 1963 / Mono / Ray Charles cover] (02:48)
(1/2) 5.
The Beatles - Too Much Monkey Business [Recorded 3 September 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 10 September 1963 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:06)
(1/2) 6.
The Beatles - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby [Recorded 22 January 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 January 1963 / Mono / Litte Eva cover] (02:30)
(1/2) 7.
The Beatles - I'll Be On My Way [Recorded 4 April 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Side By Side', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 24 June 1963 / Mono] (01:58)
(1/2) 8.
The Beatles - Young Blood [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 11 June 1963 / Mono / The Coasters cover] (01:57)
(1/2) 9.
The Beatles - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues [Recorded 1 August 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 27 August 1963 / Mono / Arthur Alexander cover] (02:15)
(1/2) 10.
The Beatles - Sure To Fall (In Love With You) [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 18 June 1963 / Mono / Carl Perkins cover] (02:08)
(1/2) 11.
The Beatles - Some Other Guy [Live, 19 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Easy Beat', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 June 1963 / Mono / Richie Barrett cover] (02:01)
(1/2) 12.
The Beatles - Thank You Girl [Live, 19 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Easy Beat', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 June 1963 / Mono] (02:02)
(1/2) 13.
The Beatles with Lee Peters - "Sha La La La La!" [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 11 June 1963 / Mono] (00:28)
(1/2) 14.
The Beatles - Baby It's You [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 11 June 1963 / Mono / The Shirelles cover] (02:44)
(1/2) 15.
The Beatles - That's All Right, Mama [Recorded 2 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1963 / Mono / Elvis Presley cover] (02:54)
(1/2) 16.
The Beatles - Carol [Recorded 2 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1963 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:35)
(1/2) 17.
The Beatles - Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) [Recorded 2 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1963 / Mono / Arthur Alexander cover] (02:00)
(1/2) 18.
The Beatles with Rodney Burke - "A little rhyme..." [Recorded 2 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1963 / Mono] (00:26)
(1/2) 19.
The Beatles - Clarabella [Recorded 2 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1963 / Mono / The Jodimars cover] (02:39)
(1/2) 20.
The Beatles - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 6 August 1963 / Mono / Elvis Presley cover] (02:01)
(1/2) 21.
The Beatles - Crying, Waiting, Hoping [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 6 August 1963 / Mono / Buddy Holly cover] (02:09)
(1/2) 22.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - "Dear wack!" [Recorded 30 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 August 1963 / Mono] (00:42)
(1/2) 23.
The Beatles - You Really Got A Hold On Me [Recorded 30 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 24 August 1963 / Mono / The Miracles cover] (02:38)
(1/2) 24.
The Beatles - To Know Her Is To Love Her [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 6 August 1963 / Mono / The Teddy Bears cover] (02:49)
(1/2) 25.
The Beatles - A Taste Of Honey [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono / Bobby Scott cover] (01:58)
(1/2) 26.
The Beatles - Long Tall Sally [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 13 August 1963 / Mono / Little Richard cover] (01:53)
(1/2) 27.
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There [Live, 16 October 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Easy Beat', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 20 October 1963 / Mono] (02:32)
(1/2) 28.
The Beatles - The Honeymoon Song [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 6 August 1963 / Mono / Marino Marini And His Quartet cover] (01:39)
(1/2) 29.
The Beatles - Johnny B. Goode [Recorded 7 January 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 15 February 1964 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:51)
(1/2) 30.
The Beatles - Memphis, Tennessee [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 July 1963 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:13)
(1/2) 31.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - Lucille [Recorded 7 September 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 5 October 1963 / Mono / Little Richard cover] (01:49)
(1/2) 32.
The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (02:06)
(1/2) 33.
The Beatles with Alan Freeman - "From fluff to you..." [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (00:28)
(1/2) 34.
The Beatles - Till There Was You [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono / Peggy Lee cover] (02:13)
(2/2) 35.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - "Crinsk Dee Night..." [Recorded 14 July 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the BBC s Paris Studio, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1964 / Mono] (01:05)
(2/2) 36.
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [Recorded 14 July 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the BBC s London s Broadcasting House, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1964 / Mono] (02:24)
(2/2) 37.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - "Have a banana!" [Recorded 14 July 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the BBC s Paris Studio, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1964 / Mono] (00:22)
(2/2) 38.
The Beatles - I Wanna Be Your Man [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (02:09)
(2/2) 39.
The Beatles with Alan Freeman - "Just a rumour..." [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (00:20)
(2/2) 40.
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:16)
(2/2) 41.
The Beatles - All My Loving [Recorded 28 February 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 March 1964 / Mono] (02:04)
(2/2) 42.
The Beatles with Brian Matthew - Things We Said Today [Recorded 14 July 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the BBC s London s Broadcasting House, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 16 July 1964 / Mono] (02:18)
(2/2) 43.
The Beatles - She's A Woman [Recorded 17 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 November 1964 / Mono] (03:15)
(2/2) 44.
The Beatles - Sweet Little Sixteen [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:21)
(2/2) 45.
The Beatles with Rodney Burke - "1822!" [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono] (00:10)
(2/2) 46.
The Beatles - Lonesome Tears In My Eyes [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono / Johnny Burnette And His Rock 'n' Roll Trio cover] (02:36)
(2/2) 47.
The Beatles - Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono / Eddie Fontaine cover] (02:59)
(2/2) 48.
The Beatles - The Hippy Hippy Shake [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 July 1963 / Mono / The Swinging Blue Jeans cover] (01:49)
(2/2) 49.
The Beatles - Glad All Over [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 20 August 1963 / Mono / Carl Perkins cover] (01:52)
(2/2) 50.
The Beatles - I Just Don't Understand [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 20 August 1963 / Mono / Ann-Margret Olsson cover] (02:47)
(2/2) 51.
The Beatles - So How Come (No One Loves Me) [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono / The Everly Brothers cover] (01:54)
(2/2) 52.
The Beatles - I Feel Fine [Recorded 17 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 November 1964 / Mono] (02:13)
(2/2) 53.
The Beatles - I'm A Loser [Recorded 17 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Top Gear', at the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 November 1964 / Mono] (02:33)
(2/2) 54.
The Beatles - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby [Recorded 25 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 December 1964 / Mono / Carl Perkins cover] (02:21)
(2/2) 55.
The Beatles - Rock And Roll Music [Recorded 25 November 1964, for BBC Radio's 'Saturday Club', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 26 December 1964 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (02:01)
(2/2) 56.
The Beatles - Ticket To Ride [Recorded 26 May 1965, for BBC Radio's 'The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride)', at the BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 7 June 1965 / Mono] (02:56)
(2/2) 57.
The Beatles - Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Recorded 26 May 1965, for BBC Radio's 'The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride)', at the BBC s Piccadilly Studios, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 7 June 1965 / Mono / Larry Williams cover] (02:42)
(2/2) 58.
The Beatles - Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 6 August 1963 / Mono / Little Richard cover] (02:37)
(2/2) 59.
The Beatles with Rodney Burke - "Set fire to that lot!" [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 July 1963 / Mono] (00:28)
(2/2) 60.
The Beatles - Matchbox [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 30 July 1963 / Mono / Carl Perkins cover] (01:57)
(2/2) 61.
The Beatles - I Forgot To Remember To Forget [Recorded 1 May 1964, for BBC Radio's 'From Us To You', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 18 May 1964 / Mono / Elvis Presley cover] (02:09)
(2/2) 62.
The Beatles with Lee Peters - "Love these goon shows!" [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 11 June 1963 / Mono] (00:27)
(2/2) 63.
The Beatles - I Got To Find My Baby [Recorded 1 June 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 11 June 1963 / Mono / Chuck Berry cover] (01:56)
(2/2) 64.
The Beatles - Ooh! My Soul [Recorded 1 August 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 27 August 1963 / Mono / Little Richard cover] (01:37)
(2/2) 65.
The Beatles with Rodney Burke - "Ooh! My arms..." [Recorded 1 August 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 27 August 1963 / Mono] (00:35)
(2/2) 66.
The Beatles - Don't Ever Change [Recorded 1 August 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 27 August 1963 / Mono / The Crickets cover] (02:03)
(2/2) 67.
The Beatles - Slow Down [Recorded 16 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 20 August 1963 / Mono / Larry Williams cover] (02:36)
(2/2) 68.
The Beatles - Honey Don't [Recorded 1 August 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Paris Theatre, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 3 September 1963 / Mono / Carl Perkins cover] (02:11)
(2/2) 69.
The Beatles - Love Me Do [Recorded 10 July 1963, for BBC Radio's 'Pop Go The Beatles', at the Aeolian Hall, London, England, U.K., and broadcast 23 July 1963 / Mono] (02:30)

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