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THE BEATLES

BBC RECORDING CHRONOLOGY

THIS IS A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ALL BBC RECORDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED LEGALLY. AS AN EXAMPLE, '1-1-3' MEANS THE RECORDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE 'LIVE AT THE BBC' SET VOL 1, CD 1, TRACK 3.


22 January 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
Keep Your Hands off My Baby [Gerry Goffin/Carole King; vocals John] [1-1-6]
Beautiful Dreamer [Foster/Goffin/Keller] [2-1-26]

6 March 1963 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London (for Here We Go)
Misery [2-1-10]

16 March 1963 (Live) at Studio 3A, Broadcasting House, London (for Saturday Club)
I'm Talking about You [Berry] [2-1-11]

4 April 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for Side by Side)
I'll Be on My Way [Lennon/McCartney] [1-1-7]

1 June 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
Young Blood [Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Doc Pomus; vocals George] [1-1-8]
Sure to Fall (In Love with You) [Carl Perkins/Quinton Claunch/Bill Cantrell; vocals Paul] [1-1-10]
Baby It's You [Mack David/Burt Bacharach/"Barney Williams"; vocals John] [1-1-14]
I Got to Find My Baby [Berry; vocals John] [1-2-29]

17 June 1963 at Studio Five, BBC Maida Vale, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
Hey, Paul... [speech] [2-1-6]
Hello! [speech] [2-1-8]
A Real Treat [speech] [2-1-12] Boys [Dixon/Farrell] [2-1-13]
Absolutely Fab [speech] [2-1-14]
Chains [Goffin/King] [2-1-15]
Bumper Bundle [speech] [2-1-23]
P.S. I Love You [2-1-24]

19 June 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Easy Beat)
Some Other Guy [Leiber/Stoller/Richard Barrett; vocals John and Paul] [1-1-11]
Thank You Girl [1-1-12]

2 July 1963 at Maida Vale Studios, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
That's All Right, Mama [Arthur Crudup; vocals Paul] [1-1-15]
Carol [Berry; vcals John] [1-1-16]
Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) [Buzz Cason/Tony Moon; vocals John] [1-1-17]
A Little Rhyme [speech] [1-1-18]
Clarabella [Frank Pingatore; vocals Paul] [1-1-19]

10 July 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
A Taste of Honey [Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow; vocals Paul] [1-1-25]
Memphis, Tennessee [Berry; vocals John] [1-1-30]
Sweet Little Sixteen [Berry; vocals John] [1-2-10]
1822! [speech] [1-2-11]
Lonesome Tears in My Eyes [Johnny Burnette/Dorsey Burnette/Paul Burlison/Al Mortimer; vocals John] [1-2-12]
Nothin' Shakin' [Eddie Fontaine/Cirino Colacrai/Diane Lampert/John Gluck, Jr.; vocals George] [1-2-13]
The Hippy Hippy Shake [Chan Romero; vocals Paul] [1-2-14]
So How Come (No One Loves Me) [Boudleaux/Bryant; vocals George and John] [1-2-17]
Matchbox [Perkins; vocals Ringo] [1-2-26]
Love Me Do [1-2-35]
And Here We Are Again [speech] [2-1-1]
How About It, Gorgeous? [speech] [2-1-3]
Do You Want to Know a Secret [2-1-4]
Till There Was You [Willson] [2-1-17] Lend Me Your Comb [Twomey/Wise/Weisman] [2-1-18]
Please Mister Postman [Dobbins/Garrett/Gorman/Holland/Bateman] [2-1-25]

16 July 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
I Got a Woman [Ray Charles/Renald Richard; vocals John] [1-1-4]
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) [Joe Thomas/Howard Biggs; vocals John and Paul] [1-1-20]
Crying, Waiting, Hoping [Buddy Holly; vocals George] [1-1-21]
To Know Her Is to Love Her [Phil Spector; vocals John] [1-1-24]
Long Tall Sally [Enotris Johnson/Richard Penniman/Robert "Bumps" Blackwell; vocals Paul] [1-1-26]
The Honeymoon Song [Mikis Theodorakis/William Sansom; vocals Paul] [1-1-28]
Glad All Over [Aaron Schroeder/Sid Tepper/Roy Bennett; vocals George] [1-2-15]
I Just Don't Understand [Marijohn Wilkin/Kent Westberry; vocals John] [1-2-16]
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Leiber/Stoller/Penniman; vocals Paul] [1-2-24]
Slow Down [Larry Williams; vocals John] [1-2-33]
Words of Love [Holly] [2-1-2]
Please Please Me [2-1-9]
Twist and Shout [Medley/Russell] [2-1-31]

30 July 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
You've Really Got a Hold on Me [Smokey Robinson; vocals John] [1-1-23]
Glad All Over [Schroeder/Tepper/Bennett] [2-2-2] Lift Lid Again [speech] [2-2-3]

1 Aug 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
A Shot of Rhythm and Blues [Terry Thompson; vocals John] [1-1-9]
Ooh! My Soul [Penniman; vocals Paul] [1-2-30]
Don't Ever Change [Goffin/King; vocals George and Paul] [1-2-32]
Honey Don't [Perkins; vocals John] [1-2-34]
Anna (Go to Him) [Alexander] [2-1-7]
Roll Over Beethoven [Berry] [2-1-21]
There's a Place [2-1-22]

3 Sep 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London (for Pop Go The Beatles)
Too Much Monkey Business [Chuck Berry; vocals John] [1-1-5]
Lucille [Collins/Penniman] [2-1-5]
Ask Me Why [2-1-16]
Lower 5E [speech] [2-1-19] The Hippy Hippy Shake [Romero] [2-1-20]
Devil in Her Heart [Drapkin] [2-1-27]
The 49 Weeks [speech] [2-1-28]
Sure to Fall (In Love with You) [Perkins/Cantrell/Claunch] [2-1-29]
Never Mind, Eh? [speech] [2-1-30]
Bye, Bye [speech] [2-1-32]

7 Sep 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
Lucille [Albert Collins/Penniman; vocals Paul] [1-1-31]
I Saw Her Standing There [2-2-1]
I'll Get You [2-2-4]
She Loves You [2-2-5]
Memphis, Tennessee [Berry] [2-2-6]
Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club [Hill/Hill] [2-2-7]

9 Oct 1963(for The Public Ear, 3 November 1963)
"Beatle Greetings" [speech] [1-1-1]

16 Oct 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Easy Beat)
I Saw Her Standing There [vocals Paul] [1-1-27]
Now Hush, Hush [speech] [2-2-8]
From Me to You [2-2-9]

17 Dec 1963 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
Brian Bathtubes [speech] [2-2-12]
This Boy [2-2-13]

18 Dec 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for The Beatles Say From Us To You)
Money (That's What I Want) [Bradford/Gordy] [2-2-10]
I Want to Hold Your Hand [2-2-11]

7 Jan 1964 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
If I Wasn't in America [2-2-14]

7 Feb 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
Johnny B. Goode [Berry; vocals John] [1-1-29]

28 Feb 1964 at Picadill Theatre, London (for From Us To You)
Can't Buy Me Love [vocals Paul] [1-1-32]
Till There Was You [Meredith Willson; vocals Paul] [1-1-34]
I Wanna Be Your Man [vocals Ringo] [1-2-4]
Just a Rumour [speech] [1-2-5]
Roll Over Beethoven [Berry; vocals George] [1-2-6]
All My Loving [vocals Paul] [1-2-7]
Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can [speech] [2-2-20]

28 Feb 1964 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for From Us To You)
From Us to You [vocals John and Paul] [1-1-2]

31 March 1964 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
I Got a Woman [Charles/Richard] [2-2-16]

1 May 1964 at BBC Paris Theatre, London (for From Us To You)
I Forgot to Remember to Forget [Stan Kesler/Charlie Feathers; vocals George] [1-2-27]

14 July 1964 at Broadcasting House, London (for Top Gear)
Crinsk Dee Night [speech] [1-2-1]
A Hard Day's Night [1-2-2]
Have a Banana! [speech] [1-2-3]
Things We Said Today [1-2-8]
Long Tall Sally [Johnson/Blackwell/Penniman] [2-2-16]
If I Fell [2-2-17]
A Hard Job Writing Them [speech] [2-2-18]
And I Love Her [2-2-19]
You Can't Do That [2-2-21]

17 Nov 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Top Gear)
Riding on a Bus [speech] [1-1-3]
She's a Woman [1-2-9]
I Feel Fine [1-2-18]
I'm a Loser [1-2-19]
Honey Don't [Perkins] [2-2-22]
I'll Follow the Sun [2-2-23]
That's What We're Here For [speech] [2-2-26]
I Feel Fine (Studio Outtake Sequence) [2-2-27]

25 Nov 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London (for Saturday Club)
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby [Perkins; vocals George] [1-2-20]
Rock and Roll Music [Berry; vocals John] [1-2-21]

25 Nov 1964 at Studio Two, Aeolian Hall, London (for Saturday Club)
Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [Leiber/Stoller/Penniman] [2-2-25]

26 May 1965 at Picadill Theatre, London (for The Beatles Invite You To Take a Ticket to Ride)
Ticket to Ride [1-2-22]
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Larry Williams; vocals John] [1-2-23]

ca May/June 1965 for Top of the Pops BBC Transcription Service
Green with Black Shutters [speech] [2-2-24]

30 Nov 1965 NEMS Office, London (for RUBBER SOUL promotion)
John - Pop Profile [2-1-33]
George - Pop Profile [2-1-34]

2 May 1966 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London (for Pop Profile BBC Transcription Service)
Paul - Pop Profile [2-2-28]
Ringo - Pop Profile [2-2-29]


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Last update 2013-11-11.


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