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The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
Compilation album / live album by
Released17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)
Recorded11 February – 26 December 1963
Studio Abbey Road Studios (studio outtakes)
Length134:53
37:40 (outtakes)
94:12 (BBC recordings)
3:01 (demos)
Label Universal
Producer George Martin (studio outtakes)
The Beatles chronology
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
(2013)
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
(2013)
The U.S. Albums
(2014)

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English rock band the Beatles, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the iTunes Store. [1] While it was initially only available for a few hours, [2] it later became available again for purchase. [3][ better source needed] The release was timed to extend the copyright of the 1963 recordings under EU law by 20 years – the EU protects recordings for 70 years only if they are formally released. [1] [4]

Composition

The album includes 15 studio outtakes and 42 live BBC Radio tracks, adding to those released previously on the albums Live at the BBC (1994) and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013). [5] The album also includes John Lennon's demo recordings of " Bad to Me" and " I'm in Love", later released as singles by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and the Fourmost, respectively. [1]

Track listing

Tracks 1–14 are stereo; the rest are mono.

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." There's a Place" (Takes 5 & 6) 2:19
2."There's a Place" (Take 8) 1:58
3."There's a Place" (Take 9) 2:04
4." Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Take 7) 2:17
5." A Taste of Honey" (Take 6) Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow2:12
6." I Saw Her Standing There" (Take 2) 3:07
7." Misery" (Take 1) 1:54
8."Misery" (Take 7) 1:56
9." From Me to You" (Takes 1 & 2) 3:24
10."From Me to You" (Take 5) 2:17
11." Thank You Girl" (Take 1) 2:09
12."Thank You Girl" (Take 5) 2:04
13." One After 909" (Takes 1 & 2) 4:29
14." Hold Me Tight" (Take 21) 2:42
15." Money (That's What I Want)" (RM 7 Undubbed) Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy2:48
16." Some Other Guy" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 26 January 1963) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Richard Barrett2:02
17." Love Me Do" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 26 January 1963) 2:31
18." Too Much Monkey Business" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) Chuck Berry1:50
19."I Saw Her Standing There" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 16 March 1963) 2:38
20."Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 25 May 1963) 1:50
21."From Me to You" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 25 May 1963) 1:54
22." I Got to Find My Baby" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 29 June 1963)Berry1:59
23." Roll Over Beethoven" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 29 June 1963)Berry2:29
24."A Taste of Honey" (Live at the BBC for Easy Beat, 23 June 1963)Scott, Marlow2:01
25."Love Me Do" (Live at the BBC for Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) 2:29
26." Please Please Me" (Live at the BBC for Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) 2:08
27." She Loves You" (Live at the BBC for Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) 2:19
28." I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 21 December 1963) 2:19
29." Till There Was You" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 21 December 1963) Meredith Willson2:16
30."Roll Over Beethoven" (Live at the BBC for Saturday Club, 21 December 1963)Berry2:16
31." You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 4 June 1963) Smokey Robinson2:54
32." The Hippy Hippy Shake" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 4 June 1963) Chan Romero1:43
33."Till There Was You" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963)Meredith Willson2:14
34." A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963)Terry Thompson2:06
35."A Taste of Honey" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963)Scott, Marlow1:56
36."Money (That's What I Want)" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963)Bradford, Gordy2:41
37." Anna (Go to Him)" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963) Arthur Alexander3:02
38."Love Me Do" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) 2:29
39."She Loves You" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963) 2:16
40."I'll Get You" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) 2:05
41."A Taste of Honey" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963)Scott, Marlow2:00
42." Boys" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 17 September 1963) Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell2:12
43." Chains" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 17 September 1963) Gerry Goffin, Carole King2:22
44."You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 17 September 1963)Robinson2:57
45."I Saw Her Standing There" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963) 2:41
46."She Loves You" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) 2:15
47." Twist and Shout" (Live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963) Phil Medley, Bert Russell2:36
48."Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Live at the BBC for Here We Go, 12 March 1963) 1:55
49."Please Please Me" (Live at the BBC for Here We Go, 12 March 1963) 1:57
50." Long Tall Sally" (Live at the BBC for Side by Side, 13 May 1963)Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell1:49
51."Chains" (Live at the BBC for Side by Side, 13 May 1963)Goffin, King2:23
52."Boys" (Live at the BBC for Side by Side, 13 May 1963)Dixon, Farrell1:53
53."A Taste of Honey" (Live at the BBC for Side by Side, 13 May 1963)Scott, Marlow2:04
54."Roll Over Beethoven" (Live at the BBC for From Us to You, 26 December 1963)Berry2:17
55." All My Loving" (Live at the BBC for From Us to You, 26 December 1963) 2:06
56."She Loves You" (Live at the BBC for From Us to You, 26 December 1963) 2:21
57."Till There Was You" (Live at the BBC for From Us to You, 26 December 1963)Willson2:12
58." Bad to Me" (Demo) 1:29
59." I'm in Love" (Demo) 1:32
Total length:2:10:49

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kozinn, Allan (11 December 2013). "European Copyright Laws Lead to Rare Music Releases". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ McCormick, Neil (17 December 2013). "The Case of iTunes and the Missing Beatles Tracks". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 on iTunes
  4. ^ "Beatles rarities being released to beat copyright laws". BBC News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014. The Beatles are to release 59 rare and unheard recordings in a bid to stop their copyright protection expiring.
  5. ^ "The Beatles to release 'bootleg' album next week". NME. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.