RECORDED: 01 June, 1963, 9:30 a.m – 1:30 p.m.
TRANSMITTED: 18 June, 1963, 5:00 – 5:29 p.m
ANNOUNCER: Lee Peters
PRODUCER: Terry Henebery
GUEST GROUP: Carter Lewis and the Southerners
TRACK LISTING:
1. POP GO THE BEATLES
2. A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES
3. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
4. A TASTE OF HONEY
5. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU)
6. GREENBACK DOLLAR – CARTER LEWIS AND THE SOUTHERNERS
7. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT)
8. FROM ME TO YOU
9. POP GO THE BEATLES (OUTRO)
SOURCE TAPES:
The Yellow Dog tapes had the best sounding source dubs and included newly discovered segments, although “From Me To You” is slightly longer on the Great Dane source tapes, which also has a more complete version of the show outro. These two were all merged into the best presentation possible for this show. However, I wasn’t satisfied with the overall equalization of the music tracks. I was (and still am) even less enthralled with the tape quality of the chatter in between numbers. I decided the focal point was the music, so I spent a great deal of time re-equalizing the tracks and applying very light noise reduction, just enough to reduce the hiss but not “overkill” like so many “wanna-be” engineers do, washing out the entire upper frequency range of the recording itself. It’s a delicate balance. So, in instances where you notice tape hiss… live with it. I would rather hear that, than hear Ringo’s cymbals washed away and eroded. Wouldn’t you? Please note that this is not a 100% complete restoration. There is a bit of banter from Lee Peters (about 15 seconds, right after “A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues”) regarding Ringo’s birthday that was not included. The sound quality was so poor that you could not understand most of the highly muffled words. If a cleaner source becomes available, I will gladly restore that portion back into the mix. Also noteworthy, I do not use EMI/APPLE remastered/equalized digital sources. I like to go back to the source tapes as much as possible. I don’t care at all for how the BBC collections were mastered. With all the ego I have in my very being… I have to honestly and arrogantly say… I think I could have done better. Even in 1994. So there.