Sunday, February 15, 2009

The Beatles Complete: July 10(b) to July 17, 1963

Label: Silent Sea Productions, BC630710B.V1

JULY 10(b), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #7. BBC. Studio #2, BBC Aeolian Hall, London. 1:30-3:30 pm.
1. Memphis (2:18)
2. Do You Want To Know A Secret? (2:23)
3. Till There Was You (2:57)
4. Matchbox (2:26)
5. Please Mr. Postman (2:41)
6. The Hippy Hippy Shake (1:55)

JULY 16(a), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #8, BBC. Paris Theatre, London. 3:00-5:30 pm.
7. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) (2:20)
8. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (2:33)
9. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (2:39)
10. To Know Her Is To Love Her (2:53)
11. The Honeymoon Song (2:07)
12. Twist And Shout (2:37)

JULY 16(b), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #9, BBC. Paris Theatre, London. 6:00-8:30 pm.
13. Long Tall Sally (2:15)
14. Please Please Me (2:12)
15. She Loves You (3:03)
16. You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:19)
17. I'll Get You (2:11)
18. I Got A Woman (3:02)

JULY 10(c), 1963 - RADIO
"Pop Go The Beatles" #10, BBC. Studio #2, BBC Aeolian Hall, London. 8:45-10:30 pm.
19. She Loves You (same as track 15) (2:43)
20. Words Of Love (2:01)
21. Glad All Over (1:57)
22. I Just Don't Understand (3:13)
23. (There's A) Devil In Her Heart (2:42)
24. Slow Down (2:56)

JULY 17, 1963 - RADIO
"Easy Beat" BBC. Playhouse Theatre, London. 8:45-9:45 pm.
25. I Saw Her Standing There (2:36)
26. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (2:10)
27. There's A Place (1:52)
28. Twist And Shout (2:31)

Performers: John Lennon sings lead on 1, 5, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27 and 28; shared lead on 7, 15, 19, 20 and 26; and backup on 2, 8, 9, 23 and 25, and plays rhythm guitar on all tracks. Paul McCartney sings lead vocal on 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 25; shared lead on 7, 15, 19, 20; and backup on 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28; and plays bass guitar on all tracks. George Harrison sings lead on 2, 8, 21, 23; shared lead on 26, and backup on 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22 and 28, and plays lead guitar on all tracks. Ringo Starr sings lead on 4 and plays drums on all tracks.

Producers: tracks 1-24 produced by Tony Henebery. Tracks 25-28 produced by Bernie Andrews.

Composers: all written by Lennon-McCartney except 1 by Berry, 3 by Willson, 4 by Perkins, 5 by Holland-Bateman-Gorman-Dobbins-Garrett, 6 by Romero, 7 by Thomas-Biggs, 8 and 20 by Holly, 9 by Leiber-Stoller/Penniman, 10 by Spector, 11 by Theodorakis-Sansom, 12 and 28 by Russell-Medley, 13 by Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell, 16 by Robinson, 18 by Charles-Richards, 21 by Schroeder-Tepper-Bennett, 22 by Wilkin-Westberry, 23 by Drapkin, 24 by Williams and 26 by Thompson.

Photos: the cover and back photos were shot inside and outside of EMI's Abbey Road Studios on July 1, 1963, probably by EMI staff photographer John Dove. The inside portraits were shot in June of 1963 by Dezo Hoffmann.

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