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On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2

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2013 live album / compilation album by the Beatles
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
Live album /compilation album by
Released11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)
Recorded22 January 1963 – 2 May 1966
GenreRock and roll,pop,interview[1]
Length130:34
LabelApple,Capitol, Calderstone,Universal Music Enterprises
ProducerJeff Jones, Mike Heatley, Kevin Howlett
The Beatles chronology
Tomorrow Never Knows
(2012)		On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
(2013)		The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
(2013)

On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 is a 2013 live/compilation album featuring 40 previously unreleased tracks fromthe Beatles' 1963–1964BBC Radio broadcasts (accompanied by 23 interview tracks from the associated broadcasts). It was released on 11 November 2013, along with a remastered and repackagedLive 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.[2]

Content

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Most of the songs performed live on the album are taken from the Beatles' first four LPsPlease Please Me,With the Beatles,A Hard Day's Night andBeatles for Sale. Many of the other songs performed are the band's covers of earlyrock and roll classics by American artists such asLittle Richard,Chuck Berry andBuddy Holly, many of which were never recorded in a studio or released on a Beatles album during the group's time together. "I'm Talking About You" had appeared on various releases, of dubious legality, from 1977 onwards featuring material recorded in December 1962 at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. "Beautiful Dreamer" had never been on a previous Beatles release,[3] leaving only "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" and "A Picture of You", both low fidelity recordings with Pete Best from 1962, as the only songs from the Beatles' BBC performances that have never been issued in any version.[4]

There are several witty and irreverent moments among the 23 speech tracks of in-studio conversation and banter withBrian Matthew, presenter of radio's 'Saturday Club' and 'Easy Beat'. "A Hard Job Writing Them", for example, includes the moment where Ringo describes the trouble he had writing songs forA Hard Day's Night and Paul launches the ship "Top Gear" in an unusual voice.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[6]
Classic RockStarStarStarStar[7]
Clash9/10[8]
The IndependentStarStarStarStarStar[9]
MojoStarStarStarStar[10]
Pitchfork7.2/10[11]
QStarStarStarStar[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[13]
Spin8/10[14]
Uncut8/10[15]

The album received very positive reviews upon release. Damian Fanelli fromGuitar World said the album is "an exceedingly satisfying release, yet another example of how talented, charming and generally 'different' the Beatles were. In terms of George Harrison's guitar playing, we get to hear the good (his whammy-bar-laced guitar solo on 'Till There Was You'), the not so good (his solo on 'Lucille') and the intriguing (His better-than-the-EMI-version solo on 'I Saw Her Standing There' inspires a few 'What ifs?')."[16]

Mojo music writer Jon Savage reviewed the album, giving it four stars and stated, "There are several surprises: a tough version of Chuck Berry's 'I'm Talking About You', an early 'Words of Love', covers of 'Lend Me Your Comb' and 'Beautiful Dreamer'."[10]

Track listing

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Speech tracks are initalics.

All tracks are written byLennon–McCartney, except where noted (and excluding all spoken word tracks).

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."And Here We Are Again" (Pop Go the Beatles, 23 July 1963)  0:15
2."Words of Love" (Pop Go the Beatles, 20 August 1963)Buddy HollyJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney1:56
3."How About It, Gorgeous?" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963)  0:27
4."Do You Want to Know a Secret" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963) George Harrison1:48
5."Lucille" (Pop Go the Beatles, 17 September 1963)Al Collins,Little RichardMcCartney2:29
6."Hey, Paul..." (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)  0:21
7."Anna (Go to Him)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 27 August 1963)Arthur AlexanderLennon2:50
8."Hello!" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)  0:19
9."Please Please Me" (Pop Go the Beatles, 13 August 1963) Lennon, McCartney1:56
10."Misery" (Here We Go, 12 March 1963) Lennon, McCartney1:50
11."I'm Talking About You" (Saturday Club, 16 March 1963)Chuck BerryLennon1:52
12."A Real Treat" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)  0:37
13."Boys" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)Luther Dixon,Wes FarrellRingo Starr2:29
14."Absolutely Fab" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)  0:27
15."Chains" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)Gerry Goffin,Carole KingHarrison2:15
16."Ask Me Why" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963) Lennon1:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
17."Till There Was You" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963)Meredith WillsonMcCartney2:16
18."Lend Me Your Comb" (Pop Go the Beatles, 16 July 1963)Kay Twomey,Fred Wise,Ben WeismanLennon, McCartney1:46
19."Lower 5E" (Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963)  0:23
20."Hippy Hippy Shake" (Pop Go the Beatles, 10 September 1963)Chan RomeroMcCartney1:46
21."Roll Over Beethoven" (Pop Go the Beatles, 3 September 1963)BerryHarrison2:22
22."There's a Place" (Pop Go the Beatles, 3 September 1963) Lennon, McCartney1:49
23."Bumper Bundle" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963)  0:49
24."P.S. I Love You" (Pop Go the Beatles, 25 June 1963) McCartney1:59
25."Please Mr. Postman" (Pop Go the Beatles, 30 July 1963)Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett,Freddie Gorman,Brian Holland, Robert BatemanLennon2:17
26."Beautiful Dreamer" (Saturday Club, 26 January 1963)Stephen Foster,Gerry Goffin,Jack KellerMcCartney1:46
27."Devil in Her Heart" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)Richard DrapkinHarrison2:22
28."The 49 Weeks" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:17
29."Sure to Fall (in Love with You)" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)Carl Perkins, Bill Cantrell,Quinton ClaunchMcCartney2:21
30."Never Mind, Eh?" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:34
31."Twist and Shout" (Pop Go the Beatles, 6 August 1963)Phil Medley,Bert BernsLennon2:25
32."Bye, Bye" (Pop Go the Beatles, 24 September 1963)  0:24
Side five
No.TitleLength
33."John – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 30 November 1965)8:22
34."George – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 30 November 1965)8:06
Total length:1:05:49
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I Saw Her Standing There" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) McCartney2:36
2."Glad All Over" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963)Aaron Schroeder,Sid Tepper,Roy BennettHarrison1:53
3."Lift Lid Again" (Saturday Club, 24 August 1963)  0:37
4."I'll Get You" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) Lennon, McCartney2:02
5."She Loves You" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963) Lennon, McCartney2:15
6."Memphis, Tennessee" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963)BerryLennon2:15
7."Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club" (Saturday Club, 5 October 1963)Mildred J. Hill,Patty Hill,arr.John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison,Richard StarkeyLennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr0:33
8."Now Hush, Hush" (Easy Beat, 20 October 1963)  0:25
9."From Me to You" (Easy Beat, 20 October 1963) Lennon, McCartney1:51
10."Money (That's What I Want)" (From Us to You, 26 December 1963)Janie Bradford,Berry GordyLennon2:43
11."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (From Us to You, 26 December 1963) Lennon, McCartney2:23
12."Brian Bathtubes" (Saturday Club, 21 December 1963)  0:59
13."This Boy" (Saturday Club, 21 December 1963) Lennon, McCartney, Harrison2:16
14."If I Wasn't in America" (Saturday Club, 15 February 1964)  0:45
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
15."I Got A Woman" (Saturday Club, 4 April 1964)Ray Charles, Renald RichardLennon2:36
16."Long Tall Sally" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964)Enotris Johnson,Robert Blackwell,Richard PennimanMcCartney1:58
17."If I Fell" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) Lennon, McCartney2:09
18."A Hard Job Writing Them" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964)  1:20
19."And I Love Her" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) McCartney2:20
20."Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can" (From Us to You, 30 March 1964)  0:20
21."You Can't Do That" (Top Gear, 16 July 1964) Lennon2:32
22."Honey Don't" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964)PerkinsStarr2:24
23."I'll Follow the Sun" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964) McCartney1:51
24."Green with Black Shutters" (Top of the Pops BBC Transcription Service, May/June 1965)  0:59
25."Kansas City /Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Saturday Club, 26 December 1964)Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller / PennimanMcCartney2:43
26."That's What We're Here For" (Top Gear, 26 November 1964)  0:24
27."I Feel Fine" (Top Gear outtake) Lennon3:29
Side six
No.TitleLength
28."Paul – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 2 May 1966)7:50
29."Ringo – Pop Profile" (BBC Transcription Service, 2 May 1966)8:04
Total length:1:04:32

Source programmes

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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

  2. "Beautiful Dreamer"
Here We Go, 12 March 1963 (6 March 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Misery"
Saturday Club, 16 March 1963 (transmitted live)

Disc 1

  2. "I'm Talking About You"
Pop Go the Beatles (4), 25 June 1963 (17 June 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Hey, Paul..."
  4. "Hello!"
  6. "A Real Treat"
  7. "Boys"
  8. "Absolutely Fab"
  9. "Chains"
  11. "Bumper Bundle"
  12. "P.S. I Love You"
Pop Go the Beatles (5), 16 July 1963 (2 July 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Lend Me Your Comb"
Pop Go the Beatles (6), 23 July 1963 (10 July 1963)

Disc 1

  1. "And Here We Are Again"
Pop Go the Beatles (7), 30 July 1963 (10 July 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "How About It, Gorgeous?"
  3. "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
  5. "Till There Was You"
  7. "Please Mr. Postman"
Pop Go the Beatles (8), 6 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Twist and Shout"
Pop Go the Beatles (9), 13 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Please Please Me"
Pop Go the Beatles (10), 20 August 1963 (16 July 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Words of Love"
Saturday Club, 24 August 1963 (30 July 1963)

Disc 2

  2. "Glad All Over"
  3. "Lift Lid Again"
Pop Go the Beatles (11), 27 August 1963 (1 August 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Anna (Go to Him)"
Pop Go the Beatles (12), 3 September 1963 (1 August 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Roll Over Beethoven"
  3. "There's a Place"
Pop Go the Beatles (13), 10 September 1963 (3 September 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Lower 5E"
  3. "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Pop Go the Beatles (14), 17 September 1963 (3 September 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Lucille"
Pop Go the Beatles (15), 24 September 1963 (3 September 1963)

Disc 1

  2. "Ask Me Why"
  4. "Devil in Her Heart"
  5. "The 49 Weeks"
  6. "Sure to Fall (In Love with You)"
  7. "Never Mind, Eh?"
  9. "Bye, Bye"
Saturday Club, 5 October 1963 (7 September 1963)

Disc 2

  1. "I Saw Her Standing There"
  3. "I'll Get You"
  4. "She Loves You"
  5. "Memphis, Tennessee"
  6. "Happy Birthday Dear Saturday Club"
Easy Beat, 20 October 1963 (16 October 1963)

Disc 2

  2. "Now Hush, Hush"
  3. "From Me to You"
Saturday Club, 21 December 1963 (17 December 1963)

Disc 2

  2. "Brian Bathtubes"
  3. "This Boy"
From Us to You (1), 26 December 1963 (18 December 1963)

Disc 2

  2. "Money (That's What I Want)"
  3. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Saturday Club, 15 February 1964 (7 January 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "If I Wasn't in America"
From Us to You (2), 30 March 1964 (28 February 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "Oh, Can't We? Yes We Can"
Saturday Club, 4 April 1964 (31 March 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "I Got a Woman"
Top Gear, 16 July 1964 (14 July 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "Long Tall Sally"
  3. "If I Fell"
  4. "A Hard Job Writing Them"
  5. "And I Love Her"
  7. "You Can't Do That"
Top Gear, 26 November 1964 (17 November 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "Honey Don't"
  3. "I'll Follow the Sun"
  5. "That's What We're Here For"
  6. "I Feel Fine" (unaired)
Saturday Club, 26 December 1964 (25 November 1964)

Disc 2

  2. "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"
Top of the Pops BBC Transcription Service, May or June 1965

Disc 2

  2. "Green with Black Shutters"
BBC Transcription Service, 30 November 1965

Disc 1

  2. "John – Pop Profile"
  3. "George – Pop Profile"
BBC Transcription Service, 2 May 1966

Disc 2

  2. "Paul – Pop Profile"
  3. "Ringo – Pop Profile"

Personnel

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Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]27
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21]7
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[22]31
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[23]26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24]6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[25]18
French Albums (SNEP)[26]26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27]8
Greek Albums (IFPI)[28]11
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29]19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30]26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31]31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32]9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[33]30
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34]16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[35]36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]19
UK Albums (OCC)[37]12
USBillboard 200[38]7
USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[39]1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[40]72
UK Albums (OCC)[41]166
Chart (2014)Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[42]56

Certifications

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[43]Platinum80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[44]Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  2. ^"The Beatles On Air Live At The BBC Volume 2". The Beatles Store. 2013.Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved13 September 2013.
  3. ^"'ON AIR – LIVE AT THE BBC VOL2' to be released" (Press release). TheBeatles.com. 12 September 2013. Archived fromthe original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved8 June 2015.
  4. ^The remaining songs which were performed by the Beatles on the BBC but not released on eitherLive at the BBC orOn Air are "Besame Mucho" (with Pete Best on drums), "I Call Your Name", "I Should Have Known Better", "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" and "The Night Before".
  5. ^"On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 – The Beatles".Metacritic.Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved18 December 2013.
  6. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas."On Air: Live at the BBC, Vol. 2". AllMusic.Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved11 November 2013.
  7. ^If you don't have [the original Live At The BBC set], get it. If you do and want more, here it is. [Dec 2013, p.109]
  8. ^Harper, Simon (11 November 2013)."The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2".Clash. Retrieved26 October 2025.
  9. ^Gill, Andy (8 November 2013)."Album review: The Beatles, On Air: Live at the BBC Volume 2 (Universal)".The Independent. Retrieved26 October 2025.
  10. ^abSavage, Jon (11 November 2013)."The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2".Mojo. Archived fromthe original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved11 November 2013.
  11. ^Berman, Stuart (14 November 2013)."On Air - Live at the BBC Vol. 2 - The Beatles".Pitchfork. Retrieved26 October 2025.
  12. ^It's all good, clean, Beatles fun, on a record that celebrates a heart-warmingly more romantic and innocent age. [Dec 2013, p.118]
  13. ^Fricke, David (12 November 2013)."The Beatles 'On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2'".Rolling Stone.Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved16 November 2013.
  14. ^Aswad, Jem (12 November 2013)."The Beatles' 'On Air – Live at the BBC, Volume 2' Invites You to Meet a Hungrier, Rawer Fab Four".Spin. Retrieved26 October 2025.
  15. ^Volume 2 contains more talk than its predecessor, and by linking the 39 songs on these two discs with snippets of dialogue, the compilers attempt to replicate the mood and flow of those shows, showing us how the group broke through the barriers of formality hitherto erected between performers and audience. [Dec 2013, p.77]
  16. ^Fanelli, Damian (10 November 2013)."Album Review: The Beatles, 'On Air — Live At the BBC Volume 2'".Guitar World.Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved11 November 2013.
  17. ^"Australiancharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  18. ^"Austriancharts.at – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  19. ^"Ultratop.be – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  20. ^"Ultratop.be – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  21. ^"The Beatles Chart History (Canadian Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  22. ^"Czech Albums – Top 100".ČNS IFPI.Note: On the chart page, select46.Týden 2013 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  23. ^"Danishcharts.dk – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  24. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  25. ^"The Beatles: On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  26. ^"Lescharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  27. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  28. ^"Official Cyta-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 48/2013)" (in Greek).IFPI Greece. Archived fromthe original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved9 December 2013.
  29. ^"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 46, 2013".Chart-Track.IRMA. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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  31. ^"Charts.nz – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  33. ^"Portuguesecharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  34. ^"Spanishcharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  35. ^"Swedishcharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  36. ^"Swisscharts.com – The Beatles – On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  37. ^"The Beatles | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  38. ^"The Beatles Chart History (Billboard 200)".Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  39. ^"The Beatles Chart History (Top Rock Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  40. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 2013".dutchcharts.nl.Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved24 March 2021.
  41. ^"End of Year 2013"(PDF).UKChartsPlus.Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved24 March 2021.
  42. ^"Top Rock Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts".Billboard.Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved14 May 2016.
  43. ^"Canadian album certifications – The Beatles – On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2".Music Canada. Retrieved16 May 2016.
  44. ^"British album certifications – The Beatles – On Air Live at the BBC Volume 2".British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved16 May 2016.
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