The Beatles’ “most forgotten about official release” has been hunted down by fans.
While there are plenty of albums, singles, and compilations in The Beatles‘ discography, fans have dug deep and found the lesser-known, official releases. One such release has been praised by fans who say it needs more discussion and should even be reprinted as they can’t find it anywhere in record stores. Heaping praise onto On Air: Live at the BBC Volume 2, fans took to the r/Beatles subreddit and shared their thoughts on one of the “most forgotten” about releases from the band’s discography. A fan asked: “Which official release is considered the most forgotten about? For me, both Live at the BBC albums are considered the most forgotten official releases.
“I never see discussions about it, never see any at the record stores, never see anyone say this is their favourite release.” While there may be few people saying it’s their favourite release by the band, others have suggested it’s a solid listen. Others pointed to soundtrack albums and official releases which flew under the radar, but are definitive pieces of their discography.
One fan wrote: “Release of the soundtrack for the documentary Eight Days a Week, aka the 100th re-release of the Hollywood Bowl.” Another added: “I think it’s only the second official release of the Hollywood Bowl. The first was in 1977 on vinyl, cassette, and 8 track. This was the first digital release.”
A third shared: “This one was essentially released with no mention or acknowledgement from anyone!” Attached was an image of The Beatles: Bootleg Recordings 1963. Some have joked this, like the aptly titled Copyright Collection releases from Bob Dylan, that this release is more to retain copyright in parts of the world for The Beatles’ work.
A fan wrote: “Everyone’s favourite copyright extension album!” Another added: “Bat to Me and I’m in Love in it are beautiful though, even with low quality.” Others believe the first instalment of the Live at the BBC tapes was a surprise hit, but it may have been because of the release of the Anthology package.
One fan wrote: “BBC Vol 1 was a big release at the time…. That was before the Anthology excitement. I remember listening to the BBC CDs for a long time after they were released. But I will admit I haven’t listened to them in years. And I have never listened to Volume 2 all the way through. That’s one that went right under the radar for me.”
Another agreed, adding: “Yes. It is kinda forgotten by the new fans today, but they were very well commented back then. Also, the new fans usually don’t enjoy the first half of The Beatles’ career, so that’s another reason too.
Even the Anthologies are not often mentioned by the new fans, and about 90% of them never watched the documentaries. Now they are commenting on it because it’s being released again, but just before, they were rarely mentioned.”
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