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    Should I get Live at the BBC?

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      admin last edited by

      OK, don't get mad at me, but do y'all think I should get Live at the BBC Vols. 1 (and then 2 when it comes out)? I do tend to get lots of Beatles/Paul stuff, but I don't get EVERYTHING that get is put out to the marketplace. For example, I have the Anthology, but not the Blue and Red albums. I just don't like to get duplicates of music I pretty much already have. I'd just like to hear from everyone if they think it's different enough from studio releases to be worth purchasing.

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      • beatlesfanrandy
        beatlesfanrandy last edited by

        I would get both volumes. Many of the songs were never done by them in the studio and the discs are full of rarities. Also, the songs they did release on record are all done live, so they sound different enough to be interesting. There's also interviews and lots of funny bits. The Beatles on radio was part of their history, and it's great these have been released. Definitely a must for any Beatles collection!

        Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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          admin last edited by

          beatlesfanrandy:

          I would get both volumes. Many of the songs were never done by them in the studio and the discs are full of rarities. Also, the songs they did release on record are all done live, so they sound different enough to be interesting. There's also interviews and lots of funny bits. The Beatles on radio was part of their history, and it's great these have been released. Definitely a must for any Beatles collection!

          Thanks Randy! I was able to find all of volume 1 on YouTube and there were quite a few songs I'd never heard before. I'll have to put it on the Christmas list!

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          • chrisstevens
            chrisstevens last edited by

            Remember that these tracks were recorded on mainly the first take and only intended to be broadcast ed once, and as such they are very rough and ready, and you'll enjoy them for what they are. 34 tracks on each disc and be a bit much but pick and take and you'll enjoy the collections.

            Seen Macca at:27/6/2010 Hyde Park - 18/12/2010 Hammersmith Appollo -5/12/2011 02 Arena - 29/3/2012 Royal Albert Hall - 23/05/2015 02 arena - 24/05/2015 02 arena - 16/12/2018 02 arena

            Seen Ringo at:17/6/2011 Hampton Court Palace

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            • Thisbe211
              Thisbe211 last edited by

              Definitely get them! It's our chance to come closest to what it must have been like to see them when they were still a club band. The conversations are fun to listen to, also. It also shows just how great a real band they were, and how versatile. Also surprising but nice to hear George used to do a lot more singing than later on. I love all that early stuff!

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                seventieslord last edited by

                Absolutely get them. The red and blue albums have nothing you don't already have. These two double albums have about 120 songs or versions of songs you don't already have. Completely different ballpark!

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                • MaccaMeri
                  MaccaMeri last edited by

                  This new collection is a must have. I would have been happy if it was released over 15 years ago when the other one was available. But its great news to get to hear all those lost radio broadcasts

                  ...And The Beat(le) Goes On

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                  • Jeff Lynne's Beard
                    Jeff Lynne's Beard last edited by

                    Absolutely, but don't be disappointed if everything isn't quite as high standard as you're used to. I'm looking forward to hearing Volume Two, but my expectations aren't that high, so I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised!

                    ...and, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

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                      admin last edited by

                      If it's half as good as the '94 release, then I really, really need to buy this one, too.

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                      • Fan4-45years
                        Fan4-45years last edited by

                        Jeff Lynne's Beard:

                        Absolutely, but don't be disappointed if everything isn't quite as high standard as you're used to. I'm looking forward to hearing Volume Two, but my expectations aren't that high, so I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised!

                        Martin posted the link on the other thread. Sounding pretty fantastic to me. Beatles at their best, exactly the way they sounded back in the day I owned every album except the white album, which was not my fav. Grew up on The Beatles. I love the not so polished versions. As someone said, shows just how good they were outside the studio. Very much looking forward to bringing these home. Will get lots of play at my house.

                        Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                        Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                        Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                        Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                        • Beatles4Ever
                          Beatles4Ever last edited by

                          audi:

                          If it's half as good as the '94 release, then I really, really need to buy this one, too.

                          The BBC 1 will not be the exact version as the one in '94, in that while it is remastered, they didn't remaster the '94 tapes done/mixed by George Martin; they went back to the original BBC tapes and started over from there. So, there will be subtle differences.

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                          • Beatles4Ever
                            Beatles4Ever last edited by

                            Fan4-45years:

                            Jeff Lynne's Beard:

                            Absolutely, but don't be disappointed if everything isn't quite as high standard as you're used to. I'm looking forward to hearing Volume Two, but my expectations aren't that high, so I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised!

                            Martin posted the link on the other thread. Sounding pretty fantastic to me. Beatles at their best, exactly the way they sounded back in the day I owned every album except the white album, which was not my fav. Grew up on The Beatles. I love the not so polished versions. As someone said, shows just how good they were outside the studio. Very much looking forward to bringing these home. Will get lots of play at my house.

                            And the White Album is my favorite, in that it has so much variety.

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                            • Fan4-45years
                              Fan4-45years last edited by

                              I'll get mine at Starbuck's. Both of 'em. NEW was $12.95 there. Lower than Amazon.

                              Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                              Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                              Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                              Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                              • Fan4-45years
                                Fan4-45years last edited by

                                Beatles4Ever&Ever:

                                Fan4-45years:

                                Jeff Lynne's Beard:

                                Absolutely, but don't be disappointed if everything isn't quite as high standard as you're used to. I'm looking forward to hearing Volume Two, but my expectations aren't that high, so I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised!

                                Martin posted the link on the other thread. Sounding pretty fantastic to me. Beatles at their best, exactly the way they sounded back in the day I owned every album except the white album, which was not my fav. Grew up on The Beatles. I love the not so polished versions. As someone said, shows just how good they were outside the studio. Very much looking forward to bringing these home. Will get lots of play at my house.

                                And the White Album is my favorite, in that it has so much variety.

                                You are right about that! Actually, the only reason I didn't buy it on vinyl was because I hadn't gotten around to it before my collection was stolen in college. After that, I was shell shocked for a while and didn't buy any albums for several years. I do love that album, though.

                                Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                                Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                                Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                                Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                                • stephencornish
                                  stephencornish last edited by

                                  Yes. Definately. I have volume 1 and it's great to hear the songs performed "live".

                                  I always came back to the songs he was singing,
                                  At any particular time

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                                  • stuartshire
                                    stuartshire last edited by

                                    chrisstevens:

                                    Remember that these tracks were recorded on mainly the first take and only intended to be broadcast ed once, and as such they are very rough and ready, and you'll enjoy them for what they are. 34 tracks on each disc and be a bit much but pick and take and you'll enjoy the collections.

                                    Many of the tracks actually sound very polished TBH

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                                    • Nancy R
                                      Nancy R last edited by

                                      I love this CD set! Been listening in the car to & from work! It is so neat to hear a live version of familiar Beatle songs and then the ones they never recorded are cool too!

                                      Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                                      GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                      FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                      Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                      Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                        admin last edited by

                                        i got my copy this morning finally

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                                        • Fan4-45years
                                          Fan4-45years last edited by

                                          Nancy R:

                                          I love this CD set! Been listening in the car to & from work! It is so neat to hear a live version of familiar Beatle songs and then the ones they never recorded are cool too!

                                          Is it the BBC? Where'd you get it? Amazon?

                                          Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                                          Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                                          Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                                          Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                                          • year40
                                            year40 last edited by

                                            Wow. I almost ordered it on Amazon but just went to Fred Meyer and they had it on sale for $15.99! They didn't even have it advertised.

                                            1976 Kansas City | 1990 Berkeley | 2002 Portland | 2005 Portland | 2013 Seattle | 2016 Portland

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