After a brief period of uncertainty, the Beatles' rumoured second volume of BBC recordings has been confirmed. Titled On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2, it arrives on double CD and vinyl November 7 in North America and November 11 in the UK. The release was confirmed today (September 12) on the Beatles website, as well as with a trailer video for the set featuring vintage sights and sounds. You can see the clip here on YouTube.
The collection features 63 tracks recorded for BBC programs between 1963 and 1964, including 37 previously unreleased performances and 23 tracks of "lively studio banter" from the Fab Four.
"There's a lot of energy and spirit," Paul McCartney said in a statement. "We are going for it, not holding back at all, trying to put in the best performance of our lifetimes."
In addition to live versions of "Please Please Me," "Words of Love" and "I Saw Her Standing There," the set also features previously unheard covers of Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You" and the Stephen Foster-penned "Beautiful Dreamer," as well as threads in a tribute to BBC pop program Saturday Club called "Happy Birthday, Dear Saturday Club."
"We'd been raised on the BBC radio programs," McCartney added. "One of the big things in our week was Saturday Club — this great show was playing the kind of music we loved, so that was something we really aspired to."
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 will arrive on 180-gram vinyl, as well as CD and digitally, and the physical editions include a 48 page booklet with rare photos and an introduction from McCartney. The release follows 1994's Live at the BBC.
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2:
Disc One:
1. And Here We Are Again (Speech)
2. Words Of Love
3. How About It, Gorgeous? (Speech)
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret
5. Lucille
6. Hey, Paul… (Speech)
7. Anna (Go To Him)
8. Hello! (Speech)
9. Please Please Me
10. Misery
11. I'm Talking About You
12. A Real Treat (Speech)
13. Boys
14. Absolutely Fab (Speech)
15. Chains
16. Ask Me Why
17. Till There Was You
18. Lend Me Your Comb
19. Lower 5e (Speech)
20. The Hippy Hippy Shake
21. Roll Over Beethoven
22. There's A Place
23. Bumper Bundle (Speech)
24. P.S. I Love You
25. Please Mister Postman
26. Beautiful Dreamer
27. Devil In Her Heart
28. The 49 Weeks (Speech)
29. Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
30. Never Mind, Eh? (Speech)
31. Twist And Shout
32. Bye, Bye (Speech)
33. John - Pop Profile (Speech)
34. George - Pop Profile (Speech)
Disc Two:
1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Glad All Over
3. Lift Lid Again (Speech)
4. I'll Get You
5. She Loves You
6. Memphis, Tennessee
7. Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club
8. Now Hush, Hush (Speech)
9. From Me To You
10. Money (That's What I Want)
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Brian Bathtubes (Speech)
13. This Boy
14. If I Wasn't In America (Speech)
15. I Got A Woman
16. Long Tall Sally
17. If I Fell
18. A Hard Job Writing Them (Speech)
19. And I Love Her
20. Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can (Speech)
21. You Can't Do That
22. Honey Don't
23. I'll Follow The Sun
24. Green With Black Shutters (Speech)
25. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
26. That's What We're Here For (Speech)
27. I Feel Fine (Studio Outtake)
28. Paul - Pop Profile (Speech)
29. Ringo - Pop Profile (Speech)
The collection features 63 tracks recorded for BBC programs between 1963 and 1964, including 37 previously unreleased performances and 23 tracks of "lively studio banter" from the Fab Four.
"There's a lot of energy and spirit," Paul McCartney said in a statement. "We are going for it, not holding back at all, trying to put in the best performance of our lifetimes."
In addition to live versions of "Please Please Me," "Words of Love" and "I Saw Her Standing There," the set also features previously unheard covers of Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You" and the Stephen Foster-penned "Beautiful Dreamer," as well as threads in a tribute to BBC pop program Saturday Club called "Happy Birthday, Dear Saturday Club."
"We'd been raised on the BBC radio programs," McCartney added. "One of the big things in our week was Saturday Club — this great show was playing the kind of music we loved, so that was something we really aspired to."
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 will arrive on 180-gram vinyl, as well as CD and digitally, and the physical editions include a 48 page booklet with rare photos and an introduction from McCartney. The release follows 1994's Live at the BBC.
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2:
Disc One:
1. And Here We Are Again (Speech)
2. Words Of Love
3. How About It, Gorgeous? (Speech)
4. Do You Want To Know A Secret
5. Lucille
6. Hey, Paul… (Speech)
7. Anna (Go To Him)
8. Hello! (Speech)
9. Please Please Me
10. Misery
11. I'm Talking About You
12. A Real Treat (Speech)
13. Boys
14. Absolutely Fab (Speech)
15. Chains
16. Ask Me Why
17. Till There Was You
18. Lend Me Your Comb
19. Lower 5e (Speech)
20. The Hippy Hippy Shake
21. Roll Over Beethoven
22. There's A Place
23. Bumper Bundle (Speech)
24. P.S. I Love You
25. Please Mister Postman
26. Beautiful Dreamer
27. Devil In Her Heart
28. The 49 Weeks (Speech)
29. Sure To Fall (In Love With You)
30. Never Mind, Eh? (Speech)
31. Twist And Shout
32. Bye, Bye (Speech)
33. John - Pop Profile (Speech)
34. George - Pop Profile (Speech)
Disc Two:
1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Glad All Over
3. Lift Lid Again (Speech)
4. I'll Get You
5. She Loves You
6. Memphis, Tennessee
7. Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club
8. Now Hush, Hush (Speech)
9. From Me To You
10. Money (That's What I Want)
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Brian Bathtubes (Speech)
13. This Boy
14. If I Wasn't In America (Speech)
15. I Got A Woman
16. Long Tall Sally
17. If I Fell
18. A Hard Job Writing Them (Speech)
19. And I Love Her
20. Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can (Speech)
21. You Can't Do That
22. Honey Don't
23. I'll Follow The Sun
24. Green With Black Shutters (Speech)
25. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
26. That's What We're Here For (Speech)
27. I Feel Fine (Studio Outtake)
28. Paul - Pop Profile (Speech)
29. Ringo - Pop Profile (Speech)
