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June 4, 1963
VENUE: Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall,
135-137 New Bond Street, London W1
REC.: 24.05.1963, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
TX.: 04.06.1963, 5:00 - 5:29 p.m.
ANNOUNCER: Lee Peters
PRODUCER: Terry Henebery
- 1. POP GO THE BEATLES
- (Trad., Arr. Patrick)
- 2. FROM ME TO YOU
- (Lennon-McCartney)
- 3. EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO BE My BABY
- (Perkins)
- 4. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
- (Lennon-McCartney)
- 5. YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME
- (Robinson)
- 6. MISERY
- (Lennon-McCartney)
- 7. THE HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE
- (Romero)
- 8. POP GO THE BEATLES
- (Trad., Arr. Patrick)
NOTES. The first appearance on the most important
series of radio shows for the Beatles' career.
A trial
of four programmes had been scheduled first,
but it
proved so popular that the series counted eleven more
transmissions. It should be kept in mind
that when
Pop Go The Beatles started, the Beatles had scored
only two number one records, and one year
before
they were virtually unknown outside of Liverpool: the
BBC decision was an extremely progressive one. The
Beatles enjoyed this programme and had fun
joking
with the announcers, reading fans' cards,
and intro-
ducing their songs. What's more interesting is that the
group, more than on other programmes, used to play a
great number of rock and pop classics, which they never
commercially released on record.
of the nursery rhyme "Pop Goes The Weasel". Although
from the first showonly "The Hippy Hippy Shake" did not
make it onto disc, two more songs were unreleased in June
1963: "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" and "You Really
Got A Hold On Me". Track 2 iscurrently not available;
most of the other tracks are known from this time period,
but unfortunately their quality is comparatively inferior.
THE SONGS:
3. "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
was by Carl Perkins and was on his self-titled 1959 UK LP.
The Beatles included it in their repertoire years before releasing
it in November 1964, and indeed this BBC version closely
matches the released one. They performed it 5 times at the BBC,
twice before the official release, twice to promote their "Beatles
For Sale" LP, and the last time during their last appearance in 1965.
Lead vocalist: George.
5. "You Really Got A Hold On Me".
Another American classic, written by Smokey Robinson for the
Miracles. It was performed four times on the BBC before its release
on the Beatles' second album.
Lead vocalist: John.
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