Beatles Live at the BBC

Beatles

Genre: music4me > Pop > Pop

Format: 2 CD

Released: Mon 27 Aug 2001

Catalogue Number: 8317962

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Description:
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, AMG

Details:

Distributors: CEVA Logistics, EMI Operations
Discs: 2
Release Year: 2001
Running Time: 130 minutes
Weight (g): 195

Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.	Beatle Greetings
2.	From Us to You
3.	Riding On a Bus
4.	I Got a Woman
5.	Too Much Monkey Business
6.	Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
7.	I'll Be On My Way
8.	Young Blood
9.	A Shot of Rhythm and Blues
10.	Sure to Fall (In Love with You)
11.	Some Other Guy
12.	Thank You Girl
13.	Sha la la la La
14.	Baby It's You
15.	That's All Right
16.	Carol
17.	Soldier of Love
18.	A Little Rhyme
19.	Clarabella
20.	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
21.	Crying, Waiting, Hoping
22.	Dear Wack!
23.	You Really Got a Hold On Me
24.	To Know Her Is to Love Her
25.	A Taste of Honey
26.	Long Tall Sally
27.	I Saw Her Standing There
28.	Honeymoon Song
29.	Johnny B Goodethe
30.	Memphis Tennessee
31.	Lucille
32.	Can't Buy Me Love
33.	From Fluff to You
34.	Till There Was You (The Music Man)
Disk 2
1.	Crinsk Dee Night
2.	A Hard Day's Night
3.	Have a Banana
4.	I Wanna Be Your Man
5.	Just a Rumour
6.	Roll Over Beethoven
7.	All My Loving
8.	Things We Said Today
9.	She's a Woman
10.	Sweet Little Sixteen
11.	1822!
12.	Lonesome Tears in My Ears
13.	Nothin' Shakin'
14.	The Hippy Hippy Shake
15.	Glad All Over
16.	I Just Don't Understand
17.	So How Comes (No One Loves Me)
18.	I Feel Fine
19.	I'm a Loser
20.	Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
21.	Rock and Roll Music
22.	Ticket to Ride
23.	Dizzy Miss Lizzy
24.	Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey
25.	Set Fire to That Lot
26.	Matchbox
27.	I Forgot to Remember to Forget
28.	Love Those Goon Shows
29.	I Got to Find My Baby
30.	Ooh My Soul
31.	Oooh My Arms
32.	Don't Ever Change
33.	Slow Down
34.	Honey Don't
35.	Love Me Do