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''The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963'' is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English
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, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the
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. While it was initially only available for a few hours, it later became available again for purchase. 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.


Composition

The album includes 15 studio outtakes and 42 live
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tracks, adding to those released previously on the albums ''
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, respectively.


Track listing

Tracks 1–14 are stereo; the rest are mono.


See also

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1963 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1963. Specific locations * 1963 in British music * 1963 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1963 in country music * 1963 in jazz Events * January 3 – The Beatles begi ...
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* '' The 50th Anniversary Collection'', 2012 compilation of
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recordings also released to prevent recordings from entering the public domain *
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References

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