Classic Rock Covers Collection Database: The Beatles - On Air

The Beatles - On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1994 version

Disc one

1. "Beatle Greetings" (The Public Ear, 3 November 1963) 0:14

2. "From Us to You" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:27

3. "Riding on a Bus" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 0:54

4. "I Got a Woman" (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) 2:48

5. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) 2:06

6. "Keep Your Hands off My Baby" (Saturday Club, 26 January 1963) 2:30

7. "I'll Be on My Way" (Side by Side, 24 June 1963) 1:58

8. "Young Blood" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 1:57

9. "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 2:15

10. "Sure to Fall (in Love with You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963) 2:08

11. "Some Other Guy" (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) 2:01

12. "Thank You Girl" (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) 2:01

13. "Sha La La La La!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 0:28

14. "Baby It's You" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 2:44

15. "That's All Right (Mama)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:54

16. "Carol" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:35

17. "Soldier of Love" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:00

18. "A Little Rhyme" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 0:26

19. "Clarabella" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:39

20. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:01

21. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:09

22. "Dear Wack!" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) 0:42

23. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) 2:37

24. "To Know Her Is to Love Her" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:49

25. "A Taste of Honey" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 1:57

26. "Long Tall Sally" (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) 1:53

27. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) 2:32

28. "The Honeymoon Song" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 1:39

29. "Johnny B Goode" (Saturday Club, 15 February 1964) 2:51

30. "Memphis, Tennessee" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 2:13

31. "Lucille" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) 1:49

32. "Can't Buy Me Love" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:06

33. "From Fluff to You" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:28

34. "Till There Was You" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:13

Total length: 1:05:04

Disc two

1. "Crinsk Dee Night" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 1:05

2. "A Hard Day's Night" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 2:24

3. "Have a Banana!" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 0:22

4. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:09

5. "Just a Rumour" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:20

6. "Roll Over Beethoven" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:16

7. "All My Loving" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:04

8. "Things We Said Today" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 2:18

9. "She's a Woman" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 3:15

10. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:21

11. "1822!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 0:10

12. "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:36

13. "Nothin' Shakin'" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:59

14. "The Hippy Hippy Shake" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 1:49

15. "Glad All Over" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 1:52

16. "I Just Don't Understand" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 2:47

17. "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 1:54

18. "I Feel Fine" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 2:13

19. "I'm a Loser" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 2:33

20. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964) 2:21

21. "Rock and Roll Music" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964) 2:01

22. "Ticket to Ride" (The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, 7 June 1965) 2:56

23. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, 7 June 1965) 2:42

24. "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:37

25. "Set Fire to That Lot!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 0:28

26. "Matchbox" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 1:57

27. "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (From Us to You, 28 May 1964) 2:09

28. "Love These Goon Shows!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 0:27

29. "I Got to Find My Baby" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 1:56

30. "Ooh! My Soul" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 1:37

31. "Ooh! My Arms" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 0:36

32. "Don't Ever Change" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 2:03

33. "Slow Down" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 2:36

34. "Honey Don't" (Pop Go the Beatles, 3 September 1963) 2:11

35. "Love Me Do" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:30

Total length: 1:08:34

2013 version

Disc one

1. "Beatle Greetings" (The Public Ear, 3 November 1963) 0:14

2. "From Us to You (Opening)" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:30

3. "Riding on a Bus" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 0:55

4. "I Got a Woman" (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) 2:48

5. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963) 2:08

6. "Keep Your Hands off My Baby" (Saturday Club, 26 January 1963) 2:31

7. "I'll Be on My Way" (Side by Side, 24 June 1963) 1:58

8. "Young Blood" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 1:56

9. "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 2:16

10. "Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 18 June 1963) 2:08

11. "Some Other Guy" (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) 2:01

12. "Thank You Girl" (Easy Beat, 23 June 1963) 2:01

13. "Sha La La La La!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 0:28

14. "Baby It's You" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 2:44

15. "That's All Right (Mama)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:56

16. "Carol" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:36

17. "What is it, George?" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 0:31

18. "Soldier of Love" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 1:59

19. "A Little Rhyme" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 0:26

20. "Clarabella" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963) 2:40

21. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:02

22. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:11

23. "Dear Wack!" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) 0:43

24. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963) 2:38

25. "To Know Her Is to Love Her" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:51

26. "A Taste of Honey" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 1:59

27. "Long Tall Sally" (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) 1:54

28. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) 2:35

29. "The Honeymoon Song" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 1:40

30. "Johnny B Goode" (Saturday Club, 15 February 1964) 2:51

31. "Memphis, Tennessee" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 2:16

32. "Lucille" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) 1:50

33. "Can't Buy Me Love" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:08

34. "From Fluff to You" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:28

35. "Till There Was You" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:17

Total length: 1:06:09

Disc two

1. "Crinsk Dee Night" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 1:09

2. "A Hard Day's Night" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 2:24

3. "Ringo? Yep!" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:14

4. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:10

5. "Just a Rumour" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 0:20

6. "Roll Over Beethoven" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:17

7. "All My Loving" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964) 2:07

8. "Things We Said Today" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) 2:18

9. "She's a Woman" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 3:19

10. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:21

11. "1822!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 0:10

12. "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:36

13. "Nothin' Shakin'" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 3:00

14. "The Hippy Hippy Shake" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 1:50

15. "Glad All Over" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 1:53

16. "I Just Don't Understand" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 2:48

17. "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 1:55

18. "I Feel Fine" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 2:16

19. "I'm a Loser" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) 2:33

20. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964) 2:23

21. "Rock and Roll Music" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964) 2:02

22. "Ticket to Ride" (The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, 7 June 1965) 2:59

23. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, 7 June 1965) 2:44

24. "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963) 2:39

25. "Set Fire to That Lot!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 0:28

26. "Matchbox" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) 1:58

27. "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (From Us to You, 18 May 1964) 2:06

28. "Love These Goon Shows!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 0:28

29. "I Got to Find My Baby" (Pop Go the Beatles, 11 June 1963) 1:58

30. "Ooh! My Soul" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 1:38

31. "Ooh! My Arms" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 0:36

32. "Don't Ever Change" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963) 2:05

33. "Slow Down" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963) 2:38

34. "Honey Don't" (Pop Go the Beatles, 3 September 1963) 2:13

35. "Love Me Do" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963) 2:29

36. "From Us to You (Closing)" (From Us to You, 1964) 0:38

Total length: 1:09:42

Source programmes

The show's title and original broadcast date for each track, with the recording date in parentheses:

Saturday Club, 26 January 1963 (22 January 1963)

Disc 1

"Keep Your Hands off My Baby"

Pop Go the Beatles (2), 11 June 1963 (1 June 1963)

Disc 1

"Young Blood"

"Sha La La La La!"

"Baby It's You"

Disc 2

"Love These Goon Shows!"

"I Got to Find My Baby"

Pop Go the Beatles (3), 18 June 1963 (1 June 1963)

Disc 1

"Sure to Fall (In Love with You)"

Easy Beat, 23 June 1963 (19 June 1963)

Disc 1

"Some Other Guy"

"Thank You Girl"

Side by Side, 24 June 1963 (4 April 1963)

Disc 1

"I'll Be on My Way"

Pop Go the Beatles (5), 16 July 1963 (2 July 1963)

Disc 1

"That's All Right (Mama)"

"Carol"

"What Is It, George?"

"Soldier of Love"

"A Little Rhyme"

"Clarabella"

Pop Go the Beatles (6), 23 July 1963 (10 July 1963)

Disc 1

"A Taste of Honey"

Disc 2

"Sweet Little Sixteen"

"1822!"

"Lonesome Tears in My Eyes"

"Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)"

"So How Come (No One Loves Me)"

"Love Me Do"

Pop Go the Beatles (7), 30 July 1963 (10 July 1963)

Disc 1

"Memphis, Tennessee"

Disc 2

"The Hippy Hippy Shake"

"Set Fire to That Lot!"

"Matchbox"

Pop Go the Beatles (8), 6 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 1

"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"

"To Know Her Is to Love Her"

"The Honeymoon Song"

Disc 2

"Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"

Pop Go the Beatles (9), 13 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 1

"I Got a Woman"

"Long Tall Sally"

Pop Go the Beatles (10), 20 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 2

"Glad All Over"

"I Just Don't Understand"

"Slow Down"

Saturday Club, 24 August 1963 (30 July 1963)

Disc 1

"Dear Wack!"

"You Really Got a Hold on Me"

Pop Go the Beatles (11), 27 August 1963 (1 August 1963)

Disc 1

"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"

Disc 2

"Ooh! My Soul"

"Ooh! My Arms"

"Don't Ever Change"

Pop Go the Beatles (12), 3 September 1963 (1 August 1963)

Disc 2

"Honey Don't"

Pop Go the Beatles (13), 10 September 1963 (3 September 1963)

Disc 1

"Too Much Monkey Business"

Saturday Club, 5 October 1963 (7 September 1963)

Disc 1

"Lucille"

Easy Beat, 20 October 1963 (16 October 1963)

Disc 1

"I Saw Her Standing There"

The Public Ear, 3 November 1963 (9 October 1963)

Disc 1

"Beatles Greetings"

Saturday Club, 15 February 1964 (7 January 1964)

Disc 1

"Johnny B Goode"

From Us to You (2), 30 March 1964 (28 February 1964)

Disc 1

"From Us to You" (Opening)

"Can't Buy Me Love"

"From Fluff to You"

"Till There Was You"

Disc 2

"Ringo? Yep!"

"I Wanna Be Your Man"

"Just a Rumour"

"Roll Over Beethoven"

"All My Loving"

"From Us to You" (Closing)

From Us to You (3), 18 May 1964 (1 May 1964)

Disc 2

"I Forgot to Remember to Forget"

Top Gear, 16 July 1964 (14 July 1964)

Disc 2

"Crinsk Dee Night"

"A Hard Day's Night"

"Have a Banana!"

"Things We Said Today"

Top Gear, 26 November 1964 (17 November 1964)

Disc 1

"Riding on a Bus"

Disc 2

"She's a Woman"

"I Feel Fine"

"I'm a Loser"

Saturday Club, 26 December 1964 (25 November 1964)

Disc 2

"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

"Rock and Roll Music"

The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, 7 June 1965 (26 May 1965)

Disc 2

"Ticket to Ride"

"Dizzy Miss Lizzy"

The Beatles Band Members Musicians

John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, harmonica, organ

Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, electric piano

George Harrison – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals

Ringo Starr – drums, vocals

Live at the BBC is a 1994 compilation album featuring performances by the Beatles that were originally broadcast on various BBC Light Programme radio shows from 1963 to 1965. The mono album, available in multiple formats but most commonly as a two-CD set, consists of 56 songs and 13 tracks of dialogue; 30 of the songs had never been issued previously by the Beatles. It was the first official release by the Beatles of previously unreleased performances since The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl in 1977 and the first containing previously unreleased songs since their final studio album, Let It Be, in 1970.

Although the songs were recorded ahead of broadcast, allowing for retakes and occasional overdubbing, they are essentially "live in studio" performances. Most of the songs are cover versions of material from the late 1950s and early 1960s, reflecting the stage set they developed before Beatlemania. Before the album's release, comprehensive collections of the Beatles' BBC performances had become available on bootlegs.

A remastered repackaging of the album was released on 11 November 2013 on the occasion of the release of On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, a second volume of BBC Radio broadcasts. The two volumes were also released as a double set.