Beatles: Live At The BBC - US 2-LP Set - Factory Sealed

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 The Beatles

Live At The BBC

Sealed U.S. Double Album

Capitol C1 31796 - 1994

Live at the BBC is a 1994 compilation album featuring performances that were originally broadcast on various BBC Light Programme radio shows from 1963 through 1965. Beginning with an appearance on the series Teenager's Turn—Here We Go, recorded on March 7, 1962, and ending with the special The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, recorded on May 26, 1965, the Beatles performed for fifty-two BBC Radio programs. Forty-seven of their BBC appearances occurred in 1963 and 1964, including ten on Saturday Club, and fifteen on their own weekly series Pop Go The Beatles, which began in June, 1963. As The Beatles had not accumulated many original songs, the majority of their BBC performances consisted of cover versions, drawing on the repertoire that they had developed for their early stage act. In total, 275 performances of 88 different songs were broadcast, of which 36 songs never appeared on their studio albums.

To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of their first BBC appearance, the BBC aired the two-hour radio special The Beatles at the Beeb in 1982, featuring a mix of BBC performances and interviews. The more comprehensive series The Beeb's Lost Beatles Tapes was broadcast by BBC Radio1 in 1988 as 14 half-hour episodes.

An official Beatles BBC album was being planned as early as 1989, and it was reported that "EMI was preparing an album" of the BBC material by late 1991. To supplement the archive he had partially rebuilt for The Beeb's Lost Beatles Tapes, BBC Radio producer Kevin Howlett sought out additional sources, such as tapes kept by people involved in the original sessions; others had contacted him after the series aired to inform him of their own home recordings of additional broadcasts. Remaining gaps were filled by recordings taken from available bootlegs.

From these recordings, the tracks for Live at the BBC were selected by longtime Beatles producer George Martin. Martin's selection criteria included both the quality of the sound and of the Beatles' performance. Of particular interest were the 36 songs that The Beatles never performed on their official releases, of which 30 were selected for the album. The selected songs included "I'll Be On My Way", the only Lennon/McCartney composition that the Beatles recorded for the BBC with no available studio version.

In all, 56 songs were chosen for the album, along with some banter among the group and the hosts.

Live at the BBC was released on November 30, 1994, in the UK, and on December 6, 1994, in the U.S. The album peaked at number 3 on the U.S. and reached number 1 in the UK. The album sold an estimated 8 million copies worldwide during its first year of release.

Track Listing:

Record 1:

Side One:                                                                   Side Two:

1.   Beatle Greetings                                              1.   A Little Rhyme

2.   From Us To You                                               2.   Clarabella

3.   Riding On A Bus                                              3.   I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)

4.   I Got A Woman                                                  4.   Crying, Waiting, Hoping

5.   Too Much Monkey Business                        5.   Dear Wack!

6.   Keep Your Hands Off My Baby                    6.   You Really Got A Hold On Me

7.   I’ll Be On My Way                                             7.   To Know Her Is To Love Her

8.   Young Blood                                                     8.   A Taste Of Honey

9.   A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues                       9.   Long Tall Sally

10. Sure To Fall (In Love With You)                   10. I Saw Her Standing There

11. Some Other Guy                                              11.The Honeymoon Song

12. Thank You Girl                                                  12.Johnny B Goode

13. Sha La La La La!                                              13. Memphis, Tennessee

14. Baby It’s You                                                     14. Lucille

15. That’s All Right (Mama)                                  15. Can’t Buy Me Love

16. Carol                                                                   16. From Fluff To You

17. Soldier Of Love                                                17. Till There Was You

 Record 2:

Side One;                                                                   Side Two:

1.   Crinsk Dee Night                                              1.   I’m A Loser

2.   A Hard Day’s Night                                          2.   Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby

3.   Have A Banana!                                                3.   Rock And Roll Music

4.   I Wanna Be Your Man                                     4.   Ticket To Ride

5.   Just A Rumour                                                 5.   Dizzy Miss Lizzy

6.   Roll Over Beethoven                                       6.   Medley: Kansas City / Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

7.   All My Loving                                                    7.   Set Fire To That Lot!

8.   Things We Said Today                                   8.   Matchbox

9.   She’s A Woman                                                9.   I Forget To Remember To Forget

10. Sweet Little Sixteen                                        10. Love These Goon Shows!

11.1822!                                                                     11. I Got To Find My Baby

12. Lonesome Tears In My Eyes                        12. Ooh! My Soul

13. Nothin’ Shakin’                                                 13. Ooh! My Arms

14. The Hippy Hippy Shake                                 14. Dont Ever Change

15. Glad All Over                                                     15. Slow Down

16. I Just Don’t Understand                                 16. Honey Don’t

17. So How Come (No-One Loves Me)             17. Love Me Do

18. I Feel Fine

This auction is for the U.S. Capitol Double Vinyl Album Live At The BBC, still sealed in it’s factory shrinkwrap. The Records and Cover are in Mint condition.

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