BBC REELS IN BEATLES

A 1960s audio recording of the Beatles playfully reviewing rock'n'roll singles and chatting about Elvis Presley on a television program has been presented to the BBC.

The recording of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison speaking on a December 1963 broadcast of the BBC's Juke Box Jury was made by a viewer using reel-to-reel tape.

A BBC spokeswoman said the tape was not of broadcast quality, but was "marvellous to have".

On the show, which featured guests who picked pop songs as either "hits" or "misses", the Beatles reviewed new singles by the Swinging Blue Jeans and their early hero, Elvis Presley.

"I love his voice and I love all the records like "Blue Suede Shoes", but I don't like the songs now," Paul McCartney sniffed at Elvis's "Kiss Me Quick" on the tape.

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