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On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2

The Beatles

2013 · Rock, Pop

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On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2 by The Beatles

On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2 is a Spoken Word album by The Beatles, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

About

The second collection of The Beatles’ BBC sessions draws from the prolific series of live-in-the-studio performances captured between 1962 and 1964. Filled with lively banter and exuberant performances, this brilliant volume includes a pair of previously unreleased rarities: a direct-to-air performance of Chuck Berry’s “I’m Talking About You” and a rollicking cover of “Beautiful Dreamer.” Even though the recordings have significant historical value for fans—including an early version of the band’s cover of Buddy Holly’s “Words of Love”—the broad appeal of these sessions lies in the uninhibited, freewheeling spirit of the musicians themselves. Covers of Chuck Berry (“Memphis, Tennessee”) and Little Richard (“Lucille”), plus a substantial collection of material from the extensive <i>Pop Go The Beatles</i> programs, are included as well.

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Tracklist

  1. 1And Here We Are Again (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 23rd July, 1963]0:15
  2. 2Words of Love (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 20th August, 1963)1:55
  3. 3How About It, Gorgeous? (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963]0:37
  4. 4Do You Want to Know a Secret (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963)1:47
  5. 5Lucille (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 17th September, 1963)2:28
  6. 6Hey Paul... (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963]0:21
  7. 7Anna (Go to Him) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963]2:49
  8. 8Hello! (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963]0:18
  9. 9Please Please Me (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 13th August, 1963)1:55
  10. 10Misery (Live at the BBC for "Here We Go" / 12th March, 1963)1:49
  11. 11I'm Talking About You (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 16th March, 1963)1:52
  12. 12A Real Treat (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963]0:36
  13. 13Boys (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963)2:28
  14. 14Absolutely Fab (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963]0:27
  15. 15Chains (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963)2:15
  16. 16Ask Me Why (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963)1:54
  17. 17Till There Was You (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July, 1963)2:16
  18. 18Lend Me Your Comb (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 16th July, 1963)1:46
  19. 19Lower 5E (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963]0:23
  20. 20The Hippy Hippy Shake (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963)1:46
  21. 21Roll Over Beethoven (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 3rd September, 1963)2:21
  22. 22There's a Place (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 3rd September, 1963)1:48
  23. 23Bumper Bundle (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963]0:49
  24. 24P.S. I Love You (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963)1:59
  25. 25Please Mister Postman (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 30th July 1963)2:16
  26. 26Beautiful Dreamer (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 26th January, 1963)1:46
  27. 27Devil In Her Heart (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th September, 1963)2:21
  28. 28The 49 Weeks (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963]0:16
  29. 29Sure to Fall (In Love with You) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963]2:20
  30. 30Never Mind, Eh? (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963]0:34
  31. 31Twist and Shout (Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 6th August, 1963)2:25
  32. 32Bye, Bye (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963]0:24
  33. 33John - Pop Profile (Live at the BBC / 30th November, 1965)8:21
  34. 34George - Pop Profile (Live at the BBC / 30th November, 1965)8:04
  35. 2.1I Saw Her Standing There (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963)2:35
  36. 2.2Glad All Over (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 24th August, 1963)1:52
  37. 2.3Lift Lid Again (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 24th August, 1963]0:37
  38. 2.4I'll Get You (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963)2:02
  39. 2.5She Loves You (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963)2:15
  40. 2.6Memphis, Tennessee (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963)2:15
  41. 2.7Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 5th October, 1963)0:33
  42. 2.8Now Hush, Hush (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Easy Beat" / 20th October, 1963]0:24
  43. 2.9From Me to You (Live at the BBC for "Easy Beat" / 20th October, 1963)1:50
  44. 2.10Money (That's What I Want) [Live at the BBC for "The Beatles Say From Us to You" / 26th December, 1963]2:42
  45. 2.11I Want to Hold Your Hand (Live at the BBC for "The Beatles Say From Us to You" / 26th December, 1963)2:23
  46. 2.12Brian Bathtubes (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 21st December, 1963]0:58
  47. 2.13This Boy (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 21st December, 1963)2:16
  48. 2.14If I Wasn’t In America (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 15th February, 1964]0:44
  49. 2.15I Got a Woman (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 4th April, 1964)2:35
  50. 2.16Long Tall Sally (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964)1:58
  51. 2.17If I Fell (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964)2:09
  52. 2.18A Hard Job Writing Them (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964]1:19
  53. 2.19And I Love Her (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964)2:19
  54. 2.20Oh, Can’t We? Yes We Can (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "From Us to You Say The Beatles" / 30th March, 1964]0:19
  55. 2.21You Can't Do That (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 16th July, 1964)2:31
  56. 2.22Honey Don't (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964)2:23
  57. 2.23I'll Follow the Sun (Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964)1:50
  58. 2.24Green with Black Shutters (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC / 1965]0:56
  59. 2.25Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Live at the BBC for "Saturday Club" / 26th December 1964)2:43
  60. 2.26That’s What We’re Here For (Spoken Word) [Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 26th November, 1964]0:24
  61. 2.27I Feel Fine (Studio Outtake) [Live at the BBC for "Top Gear" / 17th November, 1964]3:28
  62. 2.28Paul - Pop Profile (Live at the BBC / 2nd May, 1966)7:50
  63. 2.29Ringo - Pop Profile (Live at the BBC / 2nd May, 1966)8:02

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Field Recordings & Utility
  • raw
  • playful
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Other copies were used as promos.
No durations listed, and no tracklisting on vinyl, only on sleeve.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

Production & Engineering

  • Jeff JonesEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Kevin HowlettEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Mike HeatleyEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Bernie AndrewsPRODUCER
  • Bryant MarriottPRODUCER
  • Ian GrantPRODUCER
  • Jimmy GrantPRODUCER
  • Terry HeneberyPRODUCER

Songwriting

3 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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