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LIVE AT THE BBC

The Beatles

 

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3.23 | 74 ratings

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sgtpepper
3 stars Want a record with early Beatles recording and a decent audio quality with a personal and loose feeling? Then go for Live on the BBC which features mainly known Beatles cuts with subtle differences, rare cover and own material and even 4 interviews with each Beatle. The conversations with the moderator are witty but not too distracting from music and young, fresh feeling. All four Beatles have a chance a sing with obvious majority of songs sung by Paul and John. Recordings have only a bit rougher feeling than in the studio. The repertoire includes songs with classic rock instruments without keyboard instruments so easily played anywhere. Songs from the first 4 albums up to Beatles for Sale are presented in various order. Some songs have different vocals, such as "Honey don't" sung by McCartney and not by Starr. "I feel fine" is attempted twice before the official take starts as it is a studio outtake.

Notable rare tracks include "Lucille" with McCartney on vocals, "Sure to fall(in love with you)" with nice vocal harmonies.

Overall, this is great listening for groups of people that want to have almost a live touch by the Beatles.

sgtpepper | 3/5 |

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