The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
Compilation album / live album by
Released17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)
Recorded11 February – 26 December 1963
StudioAbbey Road Studios
Length134:53
37:40 (outtakes)
94:12 (BBC recordings)
3:01 (demos)
LabelUniversal
ProducerGeorge Martin (studio outtakes)
The Beatles chronology
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
(2013)
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
(2013)
The U.S. Albums
(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. 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.