THE BEATLES "Live At The BBC" Sealed 1994 US Mono 2LP

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The Beatles / Live At The BBC – Capitol/Apple Records 31796 (1994)(US) ...This auction is for an original issue, sealed Double Record that is now out of print.

 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 record or disc. This magnificent two-record 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.

The brand new Double Record and Gatefold Cover are in excellent (Mint) condition. Also included will be a high-quality resealable plastic outer sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed. For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below. All items are shipped worldwide. Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info: Track listing (Record 1)
(Side 1)
1. Beatle Greetings
2. From Us to You - (previously unreleased)
3. Riding on a Bus
4. I Got a Woman - (previously unreleased)
5. Too Much Monkey Business - (previously unreleased)
6. Keep Your Hands off My Baby - (previously unreleased)
7. I'll Be on My Way - (previously unreleased)
8. Young Blood - (previously unreleased)
9. Shot of Rhythm and Blues, A - (previously unreleased)
10. Sure to Fall (In Love With You) - (previously unreleased)
11. Some Other Guy - (previously unreleased)
12. Thank You Girl
13. Sha la la la La!
14. Baby It's You
15. That's All Right (Mama) - (previously unreleased)
16. Carol - (previously unreleased)
17. Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) - (previously unreleased)
(Side 2)
1. A Little Rhyme
2. Clarabella - (previously unreleased)
3. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) - (previously unreleased)
4. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - (previously unreleased)
5. Dear Wack!
6. You Really Got a Hold on Me
7. To Know Her Is to Love Her - (previously unreleased)
8. A Taste of Honey
9. Long Tall Sally
10. I Saw Her Standing There
11. The Honeymoon Song - (previously unreleased)
12. Johnny B. Goode - (previously unreleased)
13. Memphis - (previously unreleased)
14. Lucille - (previously unreleased)
15. Can't Buy Me Love
16. From Fluff to You
17. Till There Was You

(Record 2)
(Side 1)
1. Crinsk Dee Night
2. A Hard Day's Night
3. Have a Banana!
4. I Wanna Be Your Man
5. Just a Rumor
6. Roll over Beethoven
7. All My Loving
8. Things We Said Today
9. She's a Woman
10. Sweet Little Sixteen - (previously unreleased)
11. 1822!
12. Lonesome Tears in My Eyes - (previously unreleased)
13. Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) - (previously unreleased)
14. Hippy Hippy Shake, The - (previously unreleased)
15. Glad All Over - (previously unreleased)
16. I Just Don't Understand - (previously unreleased)
17. So How Come (No One Loves Me) - (previously unreleased)
18. I Feel Fine
(Side 2)
1. I'm a Loser
2. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
3. Rock & Roll Music
4. Ticket to Ride
5. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
6. Medley: Kansas City/Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!: Kansas City / Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
7. Set Fire to That Lot!
8. Matchbox
9. I Forgot to Remember to Forget - (previously unreleased)
10. Love These Goon Shows!
11. I Got to Find My Baby - (previously unreleased)
12. Ooh! My Soul - (previously unreleased)
13. Ooh! My Arms
14. Don't Ever Change - (previously unreleased)
15. Slow Down
16. Honey Don't - (previously unreleased)
17. Love Me Do

Details Playing time: 130 min. Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Recording type: Live Recording mode: Mono SPAR Code: n/a
Album notes LIVE AT THE BBC is a 2-Record set containing 69 live tracks, all of which are previously unreleased.
The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.
Producers include: Bryant Marriott, Bernie Andrews, Terry Henebery, Ian Grant, Ron Belchier.
Compilation producer: George Martin.
Recorded live between 1962 and 1965. Includes liner notes by Derek Taylor & Kevin Howlett.
Digitally remastered by George Martin.
LIVE AT THE BBC was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.
Liner Note Authors: Derek Taylor; Kevin Howlett.
Recording information: Aeolian Hall Studios, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); BBC Paris Theatre, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); Maida Vale Studios, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); Piccadilly Theatre, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); Playhouse Theater, Manchester, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965); Playhouse Theatre, London, England (01/22/1963-05/26/1965).
Unknown Contributor Role: The Beatles.
Although the guitars are often electric, LIVE AT THE BBC is, essentially, the Beatles Unplugged--yanked out of the recording studio, gathered around a few microphones and encouraged to show off their raw craft, naked voices and rock'n'roll roots. MTV didn't exist in the early '60s, but the BBC did, and between March 1962 and June 1965 (a period that spans their first four albums and takes them from the simplicity of "Love Me Do" to the complexities of "Ticket To Ride") the Beatles performed 52 times on England's national radio network. Although they had honed their craft in British and German rock clubs, the Beatles were mostly known as a studio band, and the radio shows served as a sort of behind-the-curtains glimpse of the studio wizards.
Most of these performances are covers of early rock, pop and country songs, and the scope of them is wider and deeper than the covers the Beatles put on their albums. There are obvious influences--Chuck Berry, Elvis and Little Richard rockers, and traditional pop ballads--along with lesser-known pop footholds that hint at how/where the Beatles bridged the gap between rock's teen-age years and its adulthood. They covered soul singer Arthur Alexander only once on their original records ("Anna"), but twice here, and the combination of R&B drive and complex pop changes that fuels both "Soldier Of Love" and "A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues" gives away one of the primary sources of Beatles style. John Lennon's vocal on "I Just Don't Understand," an Ann-Margret pop song, foreshadows the downbeat folk-rock with which the Beatles made their mark in the mid-'60s.
A baker's dozen of Lennon/McCartney originals are spread through the set, including one, a jangly folk-rocker titled "I'll Be On My Way," that they never recorded. The John-Paul-George harmonies are in full bloom, as is the Beatlesque sense of humor. There's one terribly obvious overdub, but the rest of LIVE AT THE BBC sounds like rock'n'roll's greatest living-room sessions.

Editorial reviews Ranked #5 in NME's list of the 10 best compilation albums of 1994.
NME  (12/24/1994)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...the set best serves as a reminder of the Beatles' multiple gifts....It captures the last possible moment when playing rock & roll could be unadulterated fun...
Rolling Stone  (01/26/1995)

...proof that the range and clarity of The Beatles' sound was the result of years spent covering the great R&B and rockabilly hits of the '50s...
Musician  (03/01/1995)

9 - Excellent Plus - ...this is the motherlode, the ore from which [the Beatles'] future art was smelted. No pop band would ever have such a rich source of fresh material to work from...
NME  (12/03/1994)

3 Stars - Good - ...on the cusp between their influences and their innovations....The Beatles were not important because they played such a storming version of 'Johnny B. Goode,' but...because they found a way of transcending 'Johnny B. Goode' altogether...
Q  (01/01/1995)

...a reminder that the Beatles made an indelible mark as songwriters, record makers, and personalities....a quaint memento of a time that sounds more innocent than its mythology now dictates... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly  (12/09/1994)