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[orangerful]

Look what appeared on my desk this week! It's the brand-new Beatles: Live at the BBC, Volume 2!! I'm about halfway through the second disc now and I love it. I need to buy it for my collection (no surprise there).

The thing I love about the BBC sessions is that they are really the closest we have to an official "live" album. The music sounds so fresh, the boys sound so alive. And the talking tracks, the ones filled with giggles and snarky comments between each other, just make me so happy.

At the end of both CDs are solo interviews with each of the Beatles that happened around 1965-66. I listened to John's and George's this morning. John's just broke my heart because the interviewer asked him about being a dad and I'd never really heard John talk about his son at all. Most of the interviews you see, the pretend that both Cynthia and Julian don't exist. John talks about trying to pick out which schools Julian will attend that would be the least traumatizing for him. He also talks about his huge house he bought to sorta get away from people. George makes similar remarks about his much smaller home, though of course has no interest in children yet as he was the youngest of the bunch (which is hilarious because I get the feeling maybe he was the best Dad of the four).

Anyway, if you're a fan, I definitely recommend this set. I think there are a few duplicate songs from the first collection, but they are different takes from different shows. Most of the tracks sound fabulous though they did try to resurrect a few that have a little bit of hiss still but I assume Martin or McCartney or Starr must have had some sort of love for that particular cut to bother to include it with the CD.

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Comments

[domluver.livejournal.com]

I really need to listen to that. It's on my computer, but I just don't sit down and listen to music anymore. I wonder if my Dad's listened to it yet, he had me burn it for him before I even could touch it.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I always make an effort to listen to albums all the way through at least twice before I throw them into the iPod mix. But this one id definitely worth a sit and listen, especially if you can put your headphones on and hear the difference between the live recordings and the ones we already know and love. :)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

YES! I think it came out late last year, right before the holiday season which must be how I missed it. I'm definitely going to buy myself a copy at some point. It's actually not too bad - only $20 on Amazon!

(also HI!!! welcome to the fun!)

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Heee! I have a collection too. After a while, my friends and family stopped buying me anything Beatles-related because they assumed (correctly, in many cases) that I would already have it.

I cannot find my copy of Revolver ANYWHERE though, and it's freaking me out.

Actually, I've been thinking about putting my Star Wars fandom squee on hold to do a 30 Day Meme or at least a 30 Questions Meme that's strictly Beatle-themed. Like favorite album, favorite live performance, favorite moment from various movies, etc.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

OMG YES DO THAT MEME! I will play toooooooo ! :D

Where could REVOLVER beeeeeee??? Someone didn't "borrow" it did they? Never lend Beatles stuff. NEVER!

The same thing happened with me, I had a year when all I got was Beatles stuff and then after that no one could remember what they bought me so I was on my own. I have my Anthology DVDs though. My ex bought me a bootleg of "Let It Be" but I've never been able to bring myself to watch it as just the clips from the Anthology made me depressed. Feels like it would be similar to watching your parents divorce on DVD! :(

but yes, DO THE MEME!!!!! I think a few of us would happily play along!

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I could never get through Let It Be either--same reason. Although I must admit I don't actually have the Anthology on DVD. Because I recorded the entire thing on VHS tape when it aired. I still have it, somewhere, but I really ought to update it because I no longer have the equipment necessary to make it play.

I'm sure I didn't let anyone borrow that CD, but I dunno what happened to it. Gah! It's vexing me.

I shall do a meme! Well, perhaps not a meme per se, but a buncha questions every once in a while as I think of them. First one going up RIGHT NOW. :)