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On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2

Beatles, The

SKU: 3750506

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  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: UMC
  • Released Date: 11th November 2013
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JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE AND RINGO SHAKE UP THE AIRWAVES!

New 2CD and Vinyl LP Collections Feature 40 Performances from
The Beatles’ 1963-1964 BBC Radio Broadcasts

In 1994, The Beatles’ Live at the BBC was released to worldwide acclaim – hitting number one in the U.K., number three in the U.S. and selling more than five million copies within six weeks. A new companion to The Beatles’ first BBC collection, On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, will be released Monday, November 11 in 2CD and 180-gram vinyl packages with a 48-page booklet. On Air’s 63 tracks, none of which overlaps with The Beatles’ first BBC release, include 37 previously unreleased performances and 23 previously unreleased recordings of in-studio banter and conversation between the band’s members and their BBC radio hosts.
In the studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Beatles performed music for a variety of radio shows. On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 presents the sound of The Beatles seizing their moment to play for the nation. Thrilled to hear these exciting recordings again, Paul McCartney said, “There’s a lot of energy and spirit. We are going for it, not holding back at all, trying to put in the best performance of our lifetimes.”

Ten of On Air’s songs were never recorded by the group for EMI in the 1960s, including two making their debuts with the new release: The Beatles’ direct-to-air performance of Chuck Berry’s “I’m Talking About You” and a rocking cover of the standard “Beautiful Dreamer.” On Air also includes different versions of six rarities heard on the 1994 BBC collection: Little Richard’s “Lucille,” Chuck Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee,” Chan Romero’s “The Hippy Hippy Shake,” Ray Charles’ “I Got A Woman,” and two songs they learned from records by Carl Perkins, “Glad All Over” and “Sure To Fall.”
The Beatles’ tribute to the BBC’s most important pop show of the early ’60s – “Happy Birthday, Dear Saturday Club” – is another surprise. As John Lennon recalled in 1980, “We did a lot of tracks that were never on record for Saturday Club – they were well recorded, too.” Paul remembers, “We’d been raised on the BBC radio programs. One of the big things in our week was Saturday Club – this great show was playing the kind of music we loved, so that was something we really aspired to.”
Between March 1962 and June 1965, no fewer than 275 unique musical performances by The Beatles were broadcast by the BBC in the U.K. The group played songs on 39 radio shows in 1963 alone. Ringo Starr said in 1994, “You tend to forget that we were a working band. It’s that mono sound. There were usually no overdubs. We were in at the count-in and that was it. I get excited listening to them.” On their busiest BBC day, July 16, 1963, The Beatles recorded 18 songs for three editions of their Pop Go The Beatles series in fewer than seven hours.

The group played 88 distinct songs in their BBC sessions – some were recorded many times; others performed just once. At the time, three national BBC stations provided all daytime radio broadcasting in the U.K. Only the Light Programme network might occasionally play a record. Most broadcast music was live music. Consequently, to promote their releases, The Beatles had to play live at the BBC. “Everything was done instantly,” remembered George Harrison, “But before that, we used to drive 200 miles in an old van down the M1, come into London, try and find the BBC and then set up and do the program. Then we’d probably drive back to Newcastle for a gig in the evening!”
On Air also features BBC recordings of 30 well-loved songs from The Beatles’ catalogue, including five number ones and other favourites such as: “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Twist And Shout,” “Do You Want To Know A Secret,” “Boys,” “Please Mister Postman,” “Money,” “And I Love Her,” and “If I Fell.”
Like its critically acclaimed predecessor, On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 includes audio of The Beatles talking to DJs Brian Matthew and Alan Freeman and Pop Go The Beatles hosts Lee Peters and Rodney Burke. When first broadcast, pop fans were amazed to hear such witty irreverence on the rather formal BBC and it is great fun to hear these extracts now. In addition, On Air releases, for the first time, the group’s candid interviews for the Pop Profile series recorded in November 1965 and May 1966.
Newly remastered for reissue on November 11, The Beatles’ first Live at the BBC album sounds and looks better than ever. This collection of the group’s BBC sessions mixed versions of their hits with a treasure trove of 30 songs The Beatles performed on air but never released on record in the 1960s. The compelling track list ranged from a rare performance of the little known Lennon-McCartney original “I’ll Be On My Way” to covers of classic rock ’n’ roll and contemporary rhythm and blues songs. At the time of its release, Live at the BBC was hailed by Rolling Stone as “an exhilarating portrait of a band in the process of shaping its own voice and vision.” It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Historical Album.
Live at the BBC was assembled by George Martin in 1994 and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume Two was compiled and researched by producers Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley. Both albums have been meticulously mastered by engineers Guy Massey and Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios. The booklets for both collections include Kevin Howlett’s essays on the history of The Beatles’ BBC radio sessions and his detailed commentaries on all of the tracks.

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Track Listings

Disc 1 - Side 1
1. Beatles Greetings - Live At The BBC For "The Public Ear" / 3rd November, 1963
2. From Us To You - Live At The BBC / Opening Theme From "From Us To You" / 1964
3. Riding On A Bus - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964
4. I Got A Woman - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 13th August, 1963
5. Too Much Monkey Business - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963
6. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th January, 1963
7. I'll Be On My Way - Live At The BBC For "Side By Side" / 24th June, 1963
8. Young Blood - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 11th June, 1963
9. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963
10. Sure To Fall (In Love With You) - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 18th June, 1963
11. Some Other Guy - Live At The BBC For "Easy Beat" / 23rd June, 1963
12. Thank You Girl - Live At The BBC For "Easy Beat" / 23rd June, 1963

Disc 1 - Side 2
1. Sha La La La La! - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 11th June, 1963
2. Baby It's You - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 11th June, 1963
3. That's All Right (Mama) - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
4. Carol - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
5. What Is It, George? - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
6. Soldier Of Love - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
7. A Little Rhyme - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
8. Clarabella - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963
10. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963
11. Dear Wack! - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 24th August, 1963
12. You Really Got A Hold On Me - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 24th August, 1963

Disc 2 - Side 1
1. To Know Her Is To Love Her - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963
2. A Taste Of Honey - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
3. Long Tall Sally - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 13th August, 1963
4. I Saw Her Standing There - Live At The BBC For "Easy Beat" / 20th October 1963
5. The Honeymoon Song - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963
6. Johnny B Goode - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 15th February, 1964
7. Memphis, Tennessee - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963
8. Lucille - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963
9. Can't Buy Me Love - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 10th March, 1964
10. From Fluff To You - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 10th March, 1964
11. Till There Was You - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 10th March, 1964

Disc 2 - Side 2
1. Crinsk Dee Night - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964
2. A Hard Day's Night - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964
3. Ringo? Yep! - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964
4. I Wanna Be Your Man - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964
5. Just A Rumour - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964
6. Roll Over Beethoven - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964
7. All My Loving - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964
8. Things We Said Today - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964
9. She's A Woman - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964
10. Sweet Little Sixteen - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
11. 1822! - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
12. Lonesome Tears In My Eyes - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963

Disc 3 - Side 1
1. Nothin' Shakin' - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
2. The Hippy Hippy Shake - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963
3. Glad All Over - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 20th August, 1963
4. I Just Don't Understand - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 20th August, 1963
5. So How Come (No One Loves Me) - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
6. I Feel Fine - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964
7. I'm A Loser - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964
8. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - Live At The BBC For "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964
9. Rock and Roll Music - Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th December, 1964
10. Ticket To Ride - Live At The BBC For "The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride" / 7th June, 1965

Disc 3 - Side 2
1. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Live At The BBC For "The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride" / 7th June, 1965
2. Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963
3. Set Fire To That Lot! - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963
4. Matchbox - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963
5. I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Live At The BBC For "From Us To You Say The Beatles" / 18th May, 1964
6. Love These Goon Shows! - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 11th June, 1963
7. I Got To Find My Baby - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 11th June, 1963
8. Ooh! My Soul - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963
9. Ooh! My Arms - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963
10. Don't Ever Change - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963
11. Slow Down - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 20th August, 1963
12. Honey Don't - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 3rd September, 1963
13. Love Me Do - Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963
14. From Us To You - Live At The BBC / Closing Theme From "From Us To You" / 1964

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