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The Beatles - Beatles at the Beeb TV (1970)

Track listing:
  1. The Mersey Sound 14:52
  2. It's The Beatles 8:33
  3. A Degree Of Frost 5:15
  4. Tonight 4:43
  5. Morecombe And Wise 3:07

Notes


1. The Mersey Sound

Filmed between 27th-30th August 1963.

"Twist and Shout/ She Loves You" -Live recordings. "Love Me Do" - Mimed.

At Little Theatre, Houghton Street, Southport, 27/08/63.

Transmitted, BBC1, 9/10/63.

2. It's The Beatles

Afternoon taping session, 7/12/63. Empire Theatre, Liverpool.

Tranmitted BBC1 later the same day.

(Note at the end of "From Me To You" instrumental they play the "Third Man Theme". This is not documented anywhere, not even in Lewisohn's book, and has never been on bootleg and has never been broadcast).

This is all the music that survives from this special in the BBC archives.

3. A Degree Of Frost

Paul.

Afternoon taping at studio 4, TV Centre, Wood Lane, London. 15/4/64.

Transmitted BBC1, 18/8/64. Repeated BBC1, 1/9/64.

A further repeat was dropped from the "One Day In The 60's", Frost special programme, August '93.

5. Tonight

John.

Transmitted live 18/6/65, Lime Grove Studio's London. (Reciting Poetry and Talks about "Spaniard In The Works")

6. Morecombe And Wise

The Beatles sing "Moonlight Bay" with Eric and Ern'. Bonus track.

(Moonlight Bay can be found on Anthology 1)