The Beatles ‘Live at the BBC’
A compilation of earlier work by The Beatles played and recorded at the BBC. All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. These were the formative years of the band and the music is really quite good. Sit back and give it a listen.
Sources: YouTube (music); Wikipedia (track information)
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. “Beatle Greetings” (The Public Ear, 3 November 1963) 0:14
2. “From Us to You” (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) John Lennon and Paul McCartney 0:27
3. “Riding on a Bus” (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 0:54
4. “I Got a Woman” (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) Ray Charles, Renald Richard Lennon 2:48
5. “Too Much Monkey Business” (Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) Chuck Berry Lennon 2:06
6. “Keep Your Hands off My Baby” (Saturday Club, 26 January 1963) Gerry Goffin, Carole King Lennon 2:30
7. “I’ll Be on My Way” (Side by Side, 24 June 1963) Lennon, with McCartney 1:58
8. “Young Blood” (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus George Harrison 1:57
9. “A Shot of Rhythm and Blues” (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) Terry Thompson Lennon 2:15
10. “Sure to Fall (in Love with You)” (Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963) Carl Perkins, Quinton Claunch, Bill Cantrell McCartney, with Lennon 2:08
11. “Some Other Guy” (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) Leiber, Stoller, Richard Barrett Lennon, with McCartney 2:01
12. “Thank You Girl” (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) Lennon, with McCartney 2:01
13. “Sha La La La La!” (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 0:28
14. “Baby It’s You” (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) Mack David, Burt Bacharach, “Barney Williams” Lennon 2:44
15. “That’s All Right (Mama)” (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) Arthur Crudup McCartney 2:54
16. “Carol” (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) Berry Lennon 2:35
17. “Soldier of Love” (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) Buzz Cason, Tony Moon Lennon 2:00
18. “A Little Rhyme” (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 0:26
19. “Clarabella” (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) Frank Pingatore McCartney 2:39
20. “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)” (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs Lennon, with McCartney 2:01
21. “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) Buddy Holly Harrison 2:09
22. “Dear Wack!” (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) 0:42
23. “You Really Got a Hold on Me” (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) Smokey Robinson Lennon and Harrison 2:37
24. “To Know Her Is to Love Her” (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) Phil Spector Lennon 2:49
25. “A Taste of Honey” (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow McCartney 1:57
26. “Long Tall Sally” (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman McCartney 1:53
27. “I Saw Her Standing There” (Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) McCartney 2:32
28. “The Honeymoon Song” (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) Mikis Theodorakis, William Sansom McCartney 1:39
29. “Johnny B. Goode” (Saturday Club, 15 February 1964) Berry Lennon 2:51
30. “Memphis, Tennessee” (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) Berry Lennon 2:13
31. “Lucille” (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) Albert Collins, Penniman McCartney 1:49
32. “Can’t Buy Me Love” (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) McCartney 2:06
33. “From Fluff to You” (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:28
34. “Till There Was You” (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) Meredith Willson McCartney 2:13
Total length: 1:05:04
Personnel
John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, harmonica, organ
Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, electric piano
George Harrison – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
Released November 30, 1994
Recorded January 22, 1963 – May 26, 1965, United Kingdom
Label Apple
Producer George Martin
Compiler George Martin
