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The Beatles - Live at the BBC Audio CD

A fair review of the The Beatles "Live at the BBC" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Beatles reviews here, or go back to the The Beatles tabs.

The Beatles Band: The Beatles
Title: Live at the BBC
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Release Date: 2001-06-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Beatle Greetings [Speech] - The Beatles, Tony Hall 2: From Us to You [#] 3: Riding on a Bus [Speech] - The Beatles, Brian Matthew 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 [#] 10: Sure to Fall (In Love With You) [#] 11: Some Other Guy [#] 12: Thank You Girl 13: Sha la la la La! [Speech] 14: Baby It's You 15: That's All Right (Mama) [#] 16: Carol [#] 17: Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) [#] 18: Little Rhyme [Speech] - The Beatles, 19: Clarabella [#] 20: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) [#] 21: Crying, Waiting, Hoping [#] 22: Dear Wack! [Speech] - The Beatles, Brian Matthew 23: You Really Got a Hold on Me 24: To Know Her Is to Love Her [#] 25: Taste of Honey 26: Long Tall Sally 27: I Saw Her Standing There 28: Honeymoon Song [#] 29: Johnny B. Goode [#] 30: Memphis [#] 31: Lucille [#] 32: Can't Buy Me Love 33: From Fluff to You [Speech] 34: Till There Was You 35: Crinsk Dee Night [Speech] 36: Hard Day's Night 37: Have a Banana! [Speech] 38: I Wanna Be Your Man 39: Just a Rumor [Speech] - The Beatles, Alan Freeman 40: Roll over Beethoven 41: All My Loving 42: Things We Said Today 43: She's a Woman 44: Sweet Little Sixteen [#] 45: 1822! [Speech] 46: Lonesome Tears in My Eyes [#] 47: Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) [#] 48: Hippy Hippy Shake [#] 49: Glad All Over [#] 50: I Just Don't Understand [#] 51: So How Come (No One Loves Me) [#] 52: I Feel Fine 53: I'm a Loser 54: Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby 55: Rock & Roll Music 56: Ticket to Ride 57: Dizzy Miss Lizzy 58: Medley: Kansas City/Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! 59: Set Fire to That Lot! [Speech] - The Beatles, 60: Matchbox 61: I Forgot to Remember to Forget [#] 62: Love These Goon Shows! [Speech] 63: I Got to Find My Baby [#] 64: Ooh! My Soul [#] 65: Ooh! My Arms [Speech] 66: Don't Ever Change [#] 67: Slow Down 68: Honey Don't [#] 69: Love Me Do

Rockin' Over The Radio!
As Paul said near the end of the Anthology video, "We were this nice little band who could play just about any kind of stuff". This is the stuff that presents The Beatles as the musical fusion that they were. And they run the gambit here. Yes there is a good number of the Hits, but it's the stuff from their club days that is the treasure. Plus this stuff was recorded with the utmost excellence. You can even hear the drums. Something George Martin couldn't get right until Emerick & Townsend showed up in 1966. My Favorites are I Just Don't Understand, How Come No One Loves me, I Got A Woman, Soldier Of Love, Too Much Monkey Business, Hippy Hippy Shake, & Lucille. One note on the hits. Some of the Later ones they sang live over the record. On A Hard Days Night, The played the song live, but before the program aired, the BBC edited in the records Piano part. WHY??? But like I said, this is about the material from their club days which runs the spectrum from Country/Rockabilly to R&B. And all of it is superb. Fab indeed.


Must Have !
Great early tracks, when you get it live , you just feel the music even more . This is a must have for any Beatles fan . .


damaged
the item was damaged when i received it, i did not returned it because the freight charge might be almost the same as the product itself.


Alright, but Great if you like Live Albums
There are funny snipits of interviews and conversations they've had with the BBC that will make you laugh. If you're a fan of anything live the Beatles have done, then this album is just right for you. There are also a couple of songs previously unheard like John's cover of "Memphis, TN" and Paul's version of "Til There Was You" is actually better than the recorded album version on this take.

But if I have this CD on my ipod I find myself skipping the majority of the songs because they just aren't as good as their best work. So this album is just okay for me.

The insert is great. Lots of pictures, some previously not ever seen. Many taken at the BBC studios.

If you're a die-hard Beatles fanatic, then definitely buy. If you're just starting out, buy their other albums first before this one. Get to know their music first. This is definitely not for the faint of heart :).


Live at the BBC
2 cd's full of fun entertainment. This is a must for Beatles fans. Takes you way back, and is a delight to listen to. I was happy to add this to my Beatles collection. Being a fan from the beginning, I enjoy both the old and the new. If you like the Beatles, it's a must buy.


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