The BBC Archives Volume 3

Track list

Disc 1

1. For The Girl Back Home

   0:21 • Live

2. Pop Go The Beatles - June 11, 1963

1. Too Much Monkey Business

   Written by Chuck Berry

   1:48 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

2. Chat

   0:29 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

3. I Got To Find My Baby

   Written by Chuck Berry

   2:01 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

4. Lee Peters

   0:23 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

5. Youngblood

   1:58 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

6. Lee Peters

   0:10 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

7. Till There Was You

   Written by Meredith Willson

   2:13 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

8. Chat

   0:29 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

9. Baby It's You

   Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barney Williams

   2:48 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

10. Who Is Harry

    0:24 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

11. Lee Peters

    0:09 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

12. Love Me Do

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:22 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

13. Pop Go The Beatles (long version)

    1:11 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 11, 1963

3. Pop Go The Beatles - June 18, 1963

1. Pop Go The Beatles (short vsn)

   0:20 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

2. Lee Peters

   0:22 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

3. A Shot of Rhythm And Blues

   Written by Terry Thompson

   2:04 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

4. Chat

   0:46 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

5. Memphis Tennessee

   Written by Chuck Berry

   2:18 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

6. Chat

   0:44 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

7. A Taste of Honey

   Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow

   1:55 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

8. Lee Peters

   0:10 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

9. Sure To Fall

   Written by Carl Perkins, Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch

   2:12 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

10. Greenback Dollar (Carter Lewis And The Southerners)

    0:59 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

11. Lee Peters

    0:08 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

12. Money

    Written by Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy

    2:46 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

13. Chat

    0:11 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

14. From Me To You

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    1:51 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 18, 1963

4. Easy Beat - June 23, 1963

1. Some Other Guy

   Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Richard Barrett

   2:02 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

2. Chat

   0:30 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

3. A Taste of Honey

   Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow

   2:01 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

4. Thank You Girl

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:08 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

5. Brian Matthew

   0:26 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

6. From Me To You

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:00 • Live

   Concert From "Easy Beat" in London, UK on Jun 23, 1963

5. Pop Go The Beatles - June 25, 1963

1. I Saw Her Standing There

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

   2:58 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

2. Chat

   0:21 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

3. Anna

   Written by Arthur Alexander

   3:00 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

4. Chat

   0:31 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

5. Chat

   0:37 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

6. Boys

   Written by Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell

   2:29 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

7. Chat

   0:27 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

8. Chains

   Written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King

   2:15 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

9. Lee Peters

   0:08 • Live

   Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

10. Faraway Places (The Bachelors)

    2:27 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

11. Chat (The Bachelors)

    0:26 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

12. Jailor Bring Some Water (The Bachelors)

    2:07 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

13. Chat

    0:14 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

14. Ps I Love You

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:01 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

15. Chat

    0:41 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

16. Twist And Shout

    Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell

    2:25 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

17. Lee Peters

    0:11 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

18. Pop Go The Beatles (long vsn)

    1:10 • Live

    Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, UK on Jun 25, 1963

6. The Beat Show - July 4, 1963

1. A Taste of Honey

   Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow

   1:54 • Live

   Concert From "The Beat Show" in Manchester, UK on Jul 04, 1963

2. Twist And Shout

   Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell

   2:27 • Live

   Concert From "The Beat Show" in Manchester, UK on Jul 04, 1963

7. Additional material

1. Keith Bateson Talks About Pop Go The Beatles

   1:08 • Live

2. Memphis Tennessee (Incomplete Alt Source)

   0:49 • Live

3. The End of The Day

   2:08 • Live

From the liner notes:

BBC radio played a crucial role during The Beatles’ initial breakthrough and subsequent global domination. With exclusive access to archive material, this set reveals the relationship between the UK’s foremost broadcasting organisation and the world’s most celebrated pop group from 1962 to 1970.

This in-depth presentation of The Beatles’ BBC appearances features previously unreleased songs and interviews from the archives. From the excitement of Beatlemania to the mature reflections of the last interviews, it was all heard on BBC radio and now again in this complete audio collection.

Multi-disc set documenting every surviving BBC radio music programme to feature The Beatles, plus interview appearances on many other shows.

Bonus tracks by many of the guest acts who appeared in the programmes.

Superior sound quality free from noise reduction.

From Comprehensive BBC set starts circulating – The Daily Beatle (webgrafikk.com), January 27, 2015:

Starting to circulate among collectors is a new, free 24 disc set of Beatles material from BBC Radio. The set is designed to accompany Kevin Howlett’s book The Beatles: The BBC Archives 1962-1970. Each disc can be stored in a separate case, or they can be placed in slim cases and housed in the box intended for the book. They will fit in the UK box, not in the US one, because that box was a bit smaller.

The set includes every known surviving BBC radio music and interview appearance from 1962-1970, plus guest appearances by other acts, and (as bonus items) interviews with those involved in the sessions.

The sessions are arranged chronologically, with several Special Editions including the complete 5th birthday Saturday Club, The Beatles Abroad, all of the group’s appearances on the Top Of The Pops radio series up to 1970, the BBC Beatles Night in December 1963, and even a DVD of their surviving BBC TV appearances.

All tracks have been pulled from the best possible sources including original transcription discs and tapes. Dropouts, mains hum and other annoyances have been carefully removed. Noise reduction has not been used, however it is present on some of the tracks, because noise reduction was used on the releases they are sourced from. Early fades have all been fixed where possible. This has been a huge undertaking, and I am sure the people behind it have spent years of research and audio enhancement work to accomplish such a comprehensive set. These are probably the dedicated and knowledgable fans who should have been trusted to master the Beatles’ own official BBC recordings albums… A number of upgrades are included, plus some previously unheard guest appearances. And as a special bonus, a selection of never before heard continuity from the Light Program and Home Service is included, giving a bird’s eye view into the hilariously stuffy state of British radio in the early 1960s.

The makers of this amazing collection are not doing it for profit, but because they feel all of The Beatles BBC material should be out there for fans to enjoy and historians to scrutinise. In fact, the set is distributed as free download links, and the people behind it are is are encouraging the fans to continue to distribute this set freely before it gets picked up and distributed for profit by the real bootleggers. They are also encouraging everyone to buy Kevin Howlett’s book, not only to get the box to house the collection, but also because it’s a vital piece of the BBC puzzle and will enable everyone to put the audio discs into context. They are also asking people to support the artist and buy the official BBC albums. As they say: This is a fan project, not a bootleg. Don’t charge money for copies.

If you have any of the previous releases of the material, like the one from Purple Chick (an earlier non-profit Beatles BBC project), this is a huge update, both regarding upgrades of songs, chat, intros and outtros as well as newly unearthed material. And if you have managed to get hold of the 2010 “Unsurpassed Broadcasts” series, this one surpasses it, both in volume and because it contains material that has been found since then. The set covers the same period that Howlett’s book covers, so it goes all the way to 1970, whereas older BBC sets come to a halt after The Beatles’ final original music performances in 1965. Doug Sulpy calls this set “core” in his latest issue of The 910, in fact he even hints that it may be too comprehensive! The one thing is, if you want discs, you have to burn them yourself, and the same goes for the artwork, you’ll have to print it out.