Label: BBCBCD 1454 Length: 45:11 1. The Mersey Sound Filmed between 27th-30th August 1963. "Twist and Shout/ She Loves You" - Live recordings. "Love Me Do" - Mimed. At Little Theatre, Houghton Street, Southport, 27/08/63. Transmitted, BBC1, 9/10/63. 2. It's The Beatles Afternoon taping session, 7/12/63. Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Tranmitted BBC1 later the same day. (Note at the end of "From Me To You" instrumental they play the "Third Man Theme". This is not documented anywhere, not even in Lewisohn's book, and has never been on bootleg and has never been broadcasted). This is all the music that survives from this special in the BBC archives. 3. A Degree Of Frost Paul. Afternoon taping at studio 4, TV Centre, Wood Lane, London. 15/4/64. Transmitted BBC1, 18/8/64. Repeated BBC1, 1/9/64. A further repeat was dropped from the "One Day In The 60's", Frost special programme, August '93. 4. Not Only ... But Also John with Dudley Moore and Norman Rossington. (A) Recorded 20/11/64. Wimbledon Common. (B) Recorded 29/11/64, Studio 1, TV Centre, London. Tranmitted BBC1 9/1/65. (Reciting Poetry) 5. Tonight John. Transmitted live 18/6/65, Lime Grove Studio's London. (Reciting Poetry and Talks about "Spaniard In The Works") 6. Morecombe And Wise Sometime in 1964. The Beatles sing "Moonlight Bay" with Eric and Ern'. Bonus track.
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