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Live at the BBC

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Music : Live at the BBC

by: The Beatles

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724383179626
Format: Live, Original recording reissued
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 31796
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Studio: Capitol

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The surviving members of the Fab Four spent much of the 1990s belatedly reuniting to document, promote, and occasionally awkwardly burnish their unparalleled pop music legacy. This double-disc anthology of live-in-the-studio performances originally recorded specifically for the BBC during the most frantic years of early Beatlemania was the first chapter in that effort and the first issuance of previously unreleased Beatles recordings since the late '70s. In many ways, it remains the most artistically revealing. Capturing them at their early '60s live-performance peak, these recordings pay homage to both the band's eclectic musical influences (including Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Larry Williams, the Coasters, and the Shirelles), and to the enthusiastic and generous sense of musical discovery and the pop proselytizing that accompanied them. A number of the Fabs' own '62-'65 singles and album tracks are also featured, but they mostly take a back seat to the generous collection of previously unreleased cover songs included here. The band's brisk, often irreverent sense of humor also comes to fore in the intros, interviews, and between-song banter. An indispensable part of any true Beatlemaniac's collection and a superb introduction to the roots of a musical legend. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- If You Like The Beatles
If you love The Beatles this is a must have for your Beatles collection. The quality of the recording is very good. I recommend purchasing the CD set!

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- BBC recordings 1962-1965
This is a collection of Beatles songs on BBC radio between 1962-1965. It includes self composed songs and classic numbers performed by the Beatles. These are LIVE radio tracks, only one or two songs are live in concert. There are funny speeches and jokes as well. This CD was out of print for sometime but has been back in print since I bought it in June 2001. This is a must for any Beatles fan.

Rating:

- Live at the BBC rocks!
The two Live at the BBC CDs contain live radio broadcasts of The Beatles from March 1962-June 1965. They answer a question a lot of us were asking then: "Where did these guys suddenly come from?!?" The answer we had before this release were a glossy public relations product. "They are John-Paul-George-Ringo... They are Lennon-McCartney...They are true originals!!" So we were told. The real truth revealed in these live recordings of the early Beatles is that, musically, the Beatles came from the USA by way of movies and mid-50's to mid-60's records from Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, New Jersey, New York and more, and became a rocking club dance band by getting the people up on their feet and keeping them up. In short, they rocked, and here are 69 recorded tracks of proof, dating from the days when they played every night in small dance venues. If you are in a hurry, remember, Live at the BBC rocks!

Did I mention they were funny? Although I'm from Memphis, home of the ... Read More

Rating:

- Beatles Live at BBC
Excellent addition to my Beatles collection. I would recommend it to anyone, whether a Beatles fan or not. Good variety of music. Shows the versatility of the Beatles and their music.

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- Had misgivings but this is entertaining...
As a Beatles fan of many years, I wondered about this collection and had lots of questions. Sound quality? Turns out it isn't too bad, overall, and is better than I thought it would be. Would it be songs and lots of chatter, or less chatter? Turns out that the CD is 99% songs, with really very little chatter. This CD shows how the Beatles, in their early years anyway, were real chameleons. They covered any song that struck their fancy, be it country, rock and roll, or whatever. They were just getting started, really, as songwriters. At this stage in the game they were apparently HIGHLY imitative. Many of the songs they covered were, word for word, note for note, sigh for sigh, total copies of the originals. One real nice surprise is the number of songs sung by George in those days. His voice was really pleasant, and had some bottom to it instead of the thin reedy voice we were often treated to in later recordings. Bottom line is...if you are a Beatles fan, this CD is for you. ... Read More

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