The Beatles - 1963-03-16 - London, UK (FM)

The Beatles

1963-03-16

Saturday Club

BBC Studios

London, UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Saw Her Standing There 

02. Chat 

03. Misery

04. Too Much Monkey Business 

05. I'm Talking About You 

06. Chat 

07. Please Please Me 

08. Hippy Hippy Shake 

The Beatles - 1963-03-16 - London, UK (FM)

1960s - #4: The Beatles were originally scheduled to record a session for the BBC radio show Saturday Club on on March 11, but had to cancel due to John Lennon’s illness. Instead they made a live appearance on the show on March 16, 1963, 63 years ago today, as captured in this BBC broadcast recording. The group arrived at 9 am for a quick rehearsal, with the live broadcast beginning at 10 am.  The Fab Four performed six songs, including 3 from their debut album Please Please Me, which would be released 6 days later - I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, and the title track. Immediately after the broadcast, The Beatles drove 158 miles to Sheffield, where they rejoined touring partners Tommy Roe and Chris Montez for that night's scheduled concert!