Teenager's Turn - Here We Go
Radio Broadcast
BBC Light Programme
8:00-8:45pm
Wed. 7 March 1962
Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, UK
5:00-5:29pm
Thurs. 8 March 1962
Ray Peters
Peter Philbeam
None Officially
Teenager's Turn - Here We Go | |||
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Type : | Radio Broadcast |
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| Broadcaster: | BBC Light Programme |
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| Recorded: | 8:00-8:45pm |
Wed. 7 March 1962 |
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| Location : | Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, UK |
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| First Broadcast : | 5:00-5:29pm |
Thurs. 8 March 1962 |
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| Presenter: | Ray Peters |
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| Producer: | Peter Philbeam |
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| Duration: | |||
| Availability: | None Officially |
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The Beatles, with Pete Best on drums, were auditioned at the Broadcasting House, Manchester on 12 Feb. 1962 and despite some reservations about Paul, they were offered a contract to appear on the BBC Light programme. Brian signed and returned the contract drawn up on the 20 Feb. agreeing to a fee of £26 18s 0d plus the cost of four return rail tickets at £0 8s 6d each . Just two days after the contract was drawn up the imminent broadcast was announced on the front page of the fortnightly Liverpool music paper Mersey Beat - Vol1 #16 - Feb. 22. With the BBC's listings magazine Radio Times printing details of their performance before the show was even recorded. |
| The Beatles rehearsed from 3:45 unfortunately this was not recorded. Despite being a radio show the boys then changed into their new suits for the first time. To be fair it was being recorded by the BBC in front of a teenage audience. |
They performed : Till There Was You, Like Dreamers Do, Memphis Tennessee and Hello Little Girl. Pete Best was on drums on this show. |
Whilst the complete show does not circulate, we do have the three The Beatles elements, including introductions. It is for this reason that it is unclear what order the songs were broadcast. The announcer clearly says 'This time, John Lennon takes the vocal lead' before Memphis Tennessee, but that only suggest that it was not recorded first. I am however happy to stand by Kevin Howlett's guide and retain Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?) as having been broadcast first. |
| I.D. | Song | Comments | |
| R620307-01* | Intro |
Ray Peters |
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| R620307-02* | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?) |
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| R620307-03* | Intro |
Ray Peters |
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| R620307-04* | Memphsis, Tennessee |
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| R620307-05 | Intro |
Ray Peters |
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| R620307-06 | Please Mr Postman |
Ray Peters |
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| R620307-07 | Outro |
Audience and calls for more |
* The order of Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?) and Memphis, Tennessee has been disputed |
Complete Show has not been rebroadcast . Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?) - 1988- BBC Radio 1 Series - The Beebs Lost Beatles Tapes |
Without the complete show and only three elements of an unknown order, I have only listed sources of complete elements below, for individual performances, please follow the specific song links. |
| CORE | Title | Label |
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Unsurpassed Broadcasts - Second Edition Volume 1 | Hobnail |
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| CD | |
Vinyl |
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Wanted Image |
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Contract |
Mersey Beat Vol.1#16 |
Radio Times |
22 Feb 1962 |
1 March 1962 Issue |
If you have any photographs, tickets, invites, reviews or information about this show please drop me an email. |
The collated information is from hundreds of sources, I am unable to verify the accuracy of any information implied or provided .
I neither
own these discs or know how to obtain them , so any Corrections or New material
is always appreciated.
This page is a working document, last updated on the 14-Oct-2013
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