Album: On Air - Live at the BBC, Volume 2 by The Beatles (2013)
Genre: Rock & Roll | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Happy
Record Label: EMI
Format: Live

Description: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 is a 2013 live/compilation album featuring 63 previously unreleased tracks from the Beatles' 1963–1964 BBC Radio broadcasts. It was released on 11 November 2013, along with a remastered and repackaged Live at the BBC Volume 1, which was originally released in 1994. The album is available as a two-CD set and a three-LP set. An exclusive limited edition lithographic print is also available from the Beatles online store. There are several witty and irreverent moments included within the 23 speech tracks. "A Hard Job Writing Them", for example, includes the moment where Ringo describes the trouble he had writing songs for A Hard Day's Night and Paul launches the ship "Top Gear" in an unusual voice.

Artist Background: The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, becoming one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. The group's best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar/vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar/vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar/vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums/vocals). Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, the group later utilised many genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often... Part of the Liverpool, England music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Wings

Music Scene: Part of the Liverpool, England music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop, Happy, 2010s, Live, EMI


On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 is a 2013 live/compilation album featuring 63 previously unreleased tracks from the Beatles' 1963–1964 BBC Radio broadcasts. It was released on 11 November 2013, along with a remastered and repackaged Live at the BBC Volume 1, which was originally released in 1994. The album is available as a two-CD set and a three-LP set. An exclusive limited edition lithographic print is also available from the Beatles online store. There are several witty and irreverent moments included within the 23 speech tracks. "A Hard Job Writing Them", for example, includes the moment where Ringo describes the trouble he had writing songs for A Hard Day's Night and Paul launches the ship "Top Gear" in an unusual voice.

On Air - Live at the BBC, Volume 2

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