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In 1994, 30 years after the Beatles first arrived on American soil, the 30th anniversary of this historic milestone was realised with the release of the double-disc set "Live At The BBC", a unique chapter in Beatles history. Included are brief snippets of spoken dialogue mixed together with a rare treasure trove of classic music - nearly 30 of these songs were never recorded by the group at a proper EMI session, being issued here for the first time. All tracks were aired only on BBC radio broadcasts in the UK, from 1963 to 1965. What is amazing about this album is the significant number of cover tunes they performed which are only available here. Songs from Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, the Coasters, Arthur Alexander, Elvis Presley, the Shirelles, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Little Eva, Carl Perkins, Larry Williams, Lenny Welch, The Miracles and The Crickets, among others, are well represented in this album, showing a musically diversified area of the Beatles as a superb cover band by paying tribute to other artists that, no doubt, inspired them in the first place. Only one cover song - Carl Perkins' "Lend Me Your Comb" - was not issued in this album, although it should have been. Of course, they also performed recordings of their own material for the BBC: "Thank You Girl", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Can't Buy Me Love", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "All My Loving", "Things We Said Today", "She's A Woman", "I Feel Fine", "I'm A Loser", "Ticket To Ride" and "Love Me Do" are all given first-rate treatment. There is a special version of "Honey Don't" with lead vocals by John Lennon. And, what a thrill it is to actually have the first real Beatles song ("I'll Be On My Way") available after so many years. Subsequently, "Live At The BBC" was Grammy nominated for Best Historical Album, but did not win. "Live At The BBC" is a perfect example of the enduring legacy of the Beatles, presenting them with a very special chapter in the history of their stellar career. It is a definitive "must-have" album for Beatles fans of all ages.Read full review
If you like the Beatles you will love this CD. A big reason the early Beatles were so good is that they had fun and liked making music together. They were always practicing and performing and improving their God given talent. Performing live for the BBC you are able to hear how good they really were!
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This is a great CD. Yes it is Mono. Yes, they are live proformances. This is what the Beatles were without all the hype and commercial trappings. Just try and think of a group with as much individual talent ( none of this Supergroup stuff either). Everyone of them sings lead. Everyone of them write music. These guys didn't just show up one day in 1962. They had been playing togather for years before fame. This CD shows how well they fit togather - knew each other. The range of material on this CD remarkable - Rockabilly, country, rhythm and blues, and old standards. If you are older than 55, you must own this CD.
Collection of the early Beatles playing live. Mostly covers of 1950's American top 40 radio..
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Track listing DISC 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. Shot Of Rhythm And Blues, A 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 (Mama) 16. Carol 17. Soldier Of Love 18. Little Rhyme, A 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. Taste Of Honey, A 26. Long Tall Sally 27. I Saw Her Standing There 28. Honeymoon Song, The 29. Johnny B Goode 30. Memphis, Tennessee 31. Lucille 32. Can't Buy Me Love 33. From Fluff To You 34. Till There Was You DISC 2: 1. Crinsk Dee Night 2. Hard Day's Night, A 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 Eyes 13. Nothin' Shakin' 14. Hippy Hippy Shake, The 15. Glad All Over 16. I Just Don't Understand 17. So How Come (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 These Goon Shows! 29. I Got To Find My Baby 30. Ooh! My Soul 31. Ooh! My Arms 32. Don't Ever Change 33. Slow Down 34. Honey Don't 35. Love Me Do Details Playing time: 130 min. Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Recording type: Live Recording mode: Mono SPAR Code: n/aRead full review
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