| The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Longtype: | / live album |
| Artist: | the Beatles |
| Cover: | The_Beatles_Bootleg_Recordings_1963_cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 11 February – 26 December 1963 |
| Studio: | Abbey Road Studios |
| Length: | 134:53 37:40 (outtakes) 94:12 (BBC recordings) 3:01 (demos) |
| Label: | Universal |
| Producer: | George Martin (studio outtakes) |
| Prev Title: | On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | The U.S. Albums |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English rock band the Beatles, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the iTunes Store.[1] While it was initially only available for a few hours,[2] it later became available again for purchase.[3] The release was timed to extend the copyright of the 1963 recordings under EU law by 20 years – the EU protects recordings for 70 years only if they are formally released.[1] [4]
The album includes 15 studio outtakes and 42 live BBC Radio tracks, adding to those released previously on the albums Live at the BBC (1994) and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013).[5] The album also includes John Lennon's demo recordings of "Bad to Me" and "I'm in Love", later released as singles by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and the Fourmost, respectively.[1]
Tracks 1–14 are stereo; the rest are mono.