BEATLES – LIVE FROM CANADA 1964: VANCOUVER AUGUST 22 (LP)

20,000 fans were there for The Beatles‘ first appearance in Canada at the open-air Empire Stadium, Vancouver. The boys’ set lasted just under half an hour and they forgot to play ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’. The show was broadcast live by local radio station CKWX and the engineer only got the balance right on the fourth song, the vocals on the previous songs had too much distortion. It almost didn’t happen as the airline pilot didn’t have the correct paperwork for entering Canada, and the group only got to the venue at 9.15pm. The fans loved it but the critics were less impressed.

Track Listing:
A1. Introduction
A2. Twist And Shout
A3. You Can’t Do That
A4. All My Loving
A5. She Loves You
A6. Things We Said Today
A7. Roll Over Beethoven
A8. Can’t Buy Me Love
A9. If I Fell
B1. Boys
B2. A Hard Day’s Night
B3. Long Tall Sally
B4. Vancouver Press Conference