Beatles releasing bootlegs?

[Soulsaman]

This is an interesting release.

http://www.examiner.com/article/report- ... s-bootlegs

They would definitely make a ton of money if they released all their alternate and unreleased material for hardcore fans.

[kennyhowes]

...but so soon after releasing BBC Vol. 2?

[hamilton_square]

See this article on the BBC website for reasons why:

“Beatles rarities being released to beat copyright laws” …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25364624

Extract taken from the BBC article:

European Union copyright law protects songs for 70 years after they are recorded, but only if they get an official release. Otherwise, copyright lasts 50 years.

In the case of The Beatles, that means their 1963 debut album Please Please Me is protected until 2033, but the unreleased session tapes for that album are not.

If Apple Corps chose not to release the recordings before the end of the year, it would mean other record labels could theoretically put them out and profit from them.

[k43rover]

Seems that this release was purely an exercise in copyright extension/protection as the rolling global iTunes releases were all deleted after only a few minutes....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/musi ... racks.html

[hamilton_square]

More on the matter from the BBC …

“Beatles 1963 rarities released”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25413838

Extract taken from the BBC article:

The 2-disc set was apparently released, then removed, early on Tuesday, causing speculation it was only being published briefly to extend the copyright period.

Fans posted screenshots of the collection on the New Zealand iTunes store, along with links which later became invalid.
Online reports suggested the same thing had happened in Australia, Russia and Saudi Arabia - although the EU's copyright laws would not apply in any of these territories.

However, the full album appeared on the UK iTunes store shortly after 14:00 GMT. The BBC has been told the songs will remain on the site "indefinitely".

Track List:

1. “There's A Place” - Takes 5 & 6. (2:19)
2. “There's A Place” - Take 8. (1:58)
3. “There's A Place” - Take 9. (2:04)
4. “Do You Want To Known A Secret” - Track 2, Take 7. (2:17)
5. “A Taste Of Honey” - Track 2, Take 6. (2:12)
6. “I Saw Her Standing There” - Take 2. (3:07)
7. “Misery” - Take 1. (1:54)
8. “Misery” - Take 7. (1:56)
9. “From Me To You” - Take 1 & 2. (3:24)
10. “From Me To You” - Take 5. (2:17)
11. “Thank You Girl” - Take 1. (2:09)
12. “Thank You Girl” - Take 5. (2:04)
13. “One After 909” - Takes 1 & 2. (4:29)
14. “Hold Me Tight” - Take 21. (2:42)
15. “Money (That's What I Want)” - RM 7 Undubbed (2:48)
16. “Some Other Guy” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th January, 1963. (2:02).
17. “Love Me Do” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th January, 1963. (2:31)
18. “Too Much Monkey Business” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 16th March, 1963 (1:50)
19. “I Saw Her Standing There” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 16th March, 1963. (2:38).
20. “Do You Want To Know A Secret” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 25th May, 1963 (1:50)
21. “From Me To You” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th May, 1963. (1:54)
22. “I Got To Find My Baby” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th January, 1963 (1:59).
23. “Roll Over Beethoven” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 29th June, 1963 (2:29)
24. “A Taste Of Honey” - Live At BBC For "Easy Beat" / 23rd June, 1963 (2:01)
25. “Love Me Do” - Live At BBC For "Easy Beat" / 20th October, 1963 (2:29)
26. “Please Please Me” - Live At BBC For "Easy Beat" / 20th October, 1963 (2:08)
27. “She Loves You” - Live At BBC For "Easy Beat" / 20th October, 1963 (2:29)
28. “I Want To Hold Your Hand” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 21st December, 1963 (2:19)
29. “Till There Was You” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 21st December, 1963 (2:16)
30. “Roll Over Beethoveen” - Live At BBC For "Saturday Club" / 21st December, 1963 (2:16)
31. “You Really Got A Hold On Me” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 4th June, 1963 (2:54)
32. “The Hippy Hippy Shake” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 4th June, 1963 (1:43)
33. “Till There Was You” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" /11th June, 1963 (2:14)
34. “A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 18th June, 1963 (2:06)
35. “A Taste Of Honey” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 18th June, 1963 (1:56)
36. “Money (That's What I Want)” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 18th June, 1963 (2:41)
37. “Anna” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 25th June, 1963 (3:02)
38. “Love Me Do” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963 (2:29)
39. “She Loves You” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963 (2:16)
40. “I'll Get You” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963 (2:05)
41. “A Taste Of Honey” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963 (2:00)
42. “Boys” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 17th September, 1963 (2:12)
43. “Chains” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 17th September, 1963 (2:22)
44. “You Really Got A Hold On Me” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 17th September, 1963 (2:57)
45. “I Saw Her Standing There” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963 (2:41)
46. “She Loves You” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 10th September, 1963 (2:15)
47. “Twist And Shout” - Live At BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 24th September, 1963 (2:36)
48. “Do You Want To Know A Secret” - Live At BBC For "Here We Go" / 12th March, 1963 (1:55)
49. “Please Please Me” - Live At BBC For "Here We Go" / 12th March, 1963 (1:57)
50. “Long Tall Sally” - Live At BBC For "Side By Side" / 13th May, 1963 (1:49)
51. “Chains” - Live At BBC For "Side By Side" / 13th May, 1963 (2:23)
52. “Boys” - Live At BBC For "Side By Side" / 13th May, 1963 (1:53)
53. “A Taste Of Honey” - Live At BBC For "Side By Side" / 13th May, 1963 (2:04)
54. “Roll Over Beethoven” - Live At BBC For "From Us To You" / 26th December, 1963 (2:17)
55. “All My Loving” - Live At BBC For "From Us To You" / 26th December, 1963 (2:06)
56. “She Loves You” - Live At BBC For "From Us To You" / 26th December, 1963 (2:21)
57. “Till There Was You” - Live At BBC For "From Us To You" / 26th December, 1963 (2:12)
58. “Bad To Me” - Demo (1:29)
59. “I'm In Love” – Demo (1:32)

[Soulsaman]

Maybe as the expiration of their catalog continues, it will make them release more "bootleg" material.

[kennyhowes]

I went ahead a bought it when it came out. The Beatles have a little more of my money.