Recorded 1963 The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
(2013) The U.S. Albums
(2014) Release date 17 December 2013 Genre Beat music | Length 134:53 Artist The Beatles Label Apple Records | |
Released 17 December 2013 (2013-12-17) Producer George Martin (studio outtakes) Similar The Beatles albums, Beat music albums, Other albums | ||
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English rock band the Beatles, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the iTunes Store. While it was initially only available for a few hours, it is currently available again for purchase. The release was timed to extend the copyright of the 1963 recordings under EU law by 20 years – the EU protects recordings for 70 years only if they are formally released. Officially unreleased recordings from the band's earlier recording sessions previously entered public domain in 2012.
Contents
Composition
The album includes 15 studio outtakes and 42 live BBC Radio tracks, adding to those released previously on the albums Live at the BBC (1994) and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013). The album also includes John Lennon's demo recordings of "Bad to Me" and "I'm in Love", later released as singles by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and the Fourmost, respectively.
Track listing
Tracks 1–14 are stereo; the rest are mono.
All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
Songs
There’s a Place (takes 5 & 6)2:19
There’s a Place (take 8)1:59
There’s a Place (take 9)2:04