On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2

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On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
Live album / compilation album by
the Beatles
Released11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)
Recorded22 January 1963 – 2 May 1966
GenreRock and roll, pop, interview[1]
Length130:34
LabelApple, Capitol, Calderstone, Universal Music Enterprises
ProducerJeff Jones, Mike Heatley, Kevin Howlett
The Beatles chronology
Tomorrow Never Knows
(2012) 		On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
(2013) 		The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
(2013)

On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 is a 2013 live/compilation album featuring 40 previously unreleased tracks from the Beatles' 1963–1964 BBC Radio broadcasts (accompanied by 23 interview tracks from the associated broadcasts). It was released on 11 November 2013, along with a remastered and repackaged Live at the BBC Volume 1, which was originally released in 1994. The album is available as a two-CD set and a three-LP set. An exclusive limited edition lithographic print is also available from the Beatles online store.[2]

Content

Most of the songs performed live on the album are taken from the Beatles' first four LPs

I'm Talking About You" had appeared on various releases, of dubious legality, from 1977 onwards featuring material recorded in December 1962 at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. "Beautiful Dreamer" had never been on a previous Beatles release,[3] leaving only "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" and "A Picture of You", both low fidelity recordings with Pete Best from 1962, as the only songs from the Beatles' BBC performances that have never been issued in any version.[4]

There are several witty and irreverent moments among the 23 speech tracks of in-studio conversation and banter with Brian Matthew, presenter of radio's 'Saturday Club' and 'Easy Beat'. "A Hard Job Writing Them", for example, includes the moment where Ringo describes the trouble he had writing songs for A Hard Day's Night and Paul launches the ship "Top Gear" in an unusual voice.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
MOJO
[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

The album received very positive reviews upon release. Damian Fanelli from Guitar World said the album is "an exceedingly satisfying release, yet another example of how talented, charming and generally 'different' the Beatles were. In terms of George Harrison's guitar playing, we get to hear the good (his whammy-bar-laced guitar solo on 'Till There Was You'), the not so good (his solo on 'Lucille') and the intriguing (His better-than-the-EMI-version solo on 'I Saw Her Standing There' inspires a few 'What ifs?')."[9]

Mojo music writer Jon Savage reviewed the album, giving it four stars and stated, "There are several surprises: a tough version of Chuck Berry's 'I'm Talking About You', an early 'Words of Love', covers of 'Lend Me Your Comb' and 'Beautiful Dreamer'."[7]

Track listing

Speech tracks are in italics.

All tracks are written by

Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert BatemanLennon2:1726."Beautiful Dreamer" (Saturday Club, 26 January 1963)Stephen Foster, Gerry Goffin, Jack KellerMcCartney1:4627."Devil in Her Heart" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)Richard DrapkinHarrison2:2228."The 49 Weeks" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:1729."Sure to Fall (in Love with You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)Carl Perkins, Bill Cantrell, Quinton ClaunchMcCartney2:2130."Never Mind, Eh?" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:3431."Twist and Shout" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963)Phil Medley, Bert Berns
Lennon2:2532."Bye, Bye" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:2433."John – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 30 November 1965)  8:2234."George – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 30 November 1965)  8:06Total length:1:05:49
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."
Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964)
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller / PennimanMcCartney2:43
26."That's What We're Here For" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964)  0:24
27."I Feel Fine" (Top Gear outtake) Lennon3:29
28."Paul – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 2 May 1966)  7:50
29."Ringo – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 2 May 1966)  8:04
Total length:1:04:32

Source programmes

The show's title and original broadcast date for each track, with the recording date in parentheses:

Personnel

Charts and certifications

See also

References

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