The Beatles Live at the BBC was released as a double CD in 1994. 19 years later, a second double CD of tracks that the Beatles recorded live at the BBC has been released. The original double CD has also been re-released alongside a set which includes both volumes in one box. The Beatles appeared on BBC Radio many times in the early years of their career when they were becoming household names, indeed worldwide household names, but still retained an air of innocence. Alongside the wide range of songs, there are between song snippets of conversation and four lengthy interviews with members of the group. These interviews and spoken parts between songs are essential to provide context and to show the closeness of the Beatles with the BBC as well as their own characters.

The songs are a mix of Lennon/McCartney originals and cover versions. Although John and Paul were already being noted for their talent as songwriters they had come from a background of playing a wide range of covers in Liverpool and Hamburg and their early LPs, A Hard Day's Night excepted, saw many of these cover versions reaching vinyl where they sat comfortably alongside the Lennon/McCartney songs. Indeed, the breadth of style from rock & roll to country and easy listening was reflected in the variety in their own compositions and the consequent strength of John Lennon and Paul McCartney as songwriters. Although many of the covers have been released previously as studio recorded versions many of the tracks included here recorded at the BBC have not previously been released as Beatles tracks. Some tracks previously appeared on the Live at The Star Club LP the release of which Apple tried to block.

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Track Listing:

Disc One (Conversations in italics)

1. And Here We Are Again
2. Words of Love
3. How About It, Gorgeous?
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret
5. Lucille
6. Hey, Paul
7. Anna (Go To Him)
8. Hello!
9. Please Please Me
10. Misery
11. I'm Talking About You
12. A Real Treat
13. Boys
14. Absolutely Fab
15. Chains
16. Ask Me Why
17. Till There Was You
18. Lend Me Your Comb
19. Lower 5E
20. The Hippy Hippy Shake
21. Roll Over Beethoven
22. There's a Place
23. Bumper Bundle
24. PS I Love You
25. Please Mister Postman
26. Beautiful Dreamer
27. Devil in Her Heart
28. The 49 Week
29. Sure to Fall (In Love With You)
30. Never Mind, Eh?
31. Twist and Shout
32. Bye Bye
33. John - Pop Profile Interview
34. George - Pop Profile Interview

Disc Two

1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Glad All Over
3. Lift Lid Again
4. I'll Get You
5. She Loves You
6. Memphis, Tennessee
7. Happy Birthday Dear
8. Now Hush, Hush
9. From Me To You
10. Money (That's What I Want)
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Brian Bathtubes
13. This Boy
14. If I Wasn't in America
15. I Got a Woman
16. Long Tall Sally
17. If I Fell
18. A Hard Job Writing Them
19. And I Love Her
20. Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can
21. You Can't Do That
22. Honey Don't
23. I'll Follow the Sun
24. Green With Black Shutters
25. Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey
26. That's What We're Here For
27. I Feel Fine
28. Paul - Pop Profile Interview
29. Ringo - Pop Profile Interview