THE BEATLES TALK DOWNUNDER (AND ALL OVER) VOL 2
Raven RVLP 1013
Released November 1984
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Released in November 1984, this sequel broadened the scope beyond the Australasian tour with interviews and press conferences recorded across Australia, Britain, Europe and the United States.
Labels & Related Material
AULP1013RVB
November 1984
Tracks

Side 1

Side 2

1. Bernice Meets The Beatles

1. Miami, February 1964

2. Sydney, June 1964

2. Minneapolis, August 1965

3. MBE Chat

3. Rome, June 1965

 

4. Tokyo, July 1966

 

5. Seattle, August 1966

 

6. The Thoughts of Chairman John

 

7. The Thoughts of Guru Harrison
Pressing & Mastering

First Issued

Side 1

Side 2

Parts

Nov-84

✎RVLP-1013-A

✎RVLP-1013-B

AU
Sleeve Information

Code

Circulated

Comments

AU1

Nov-84

Laminated sleeve
Overview
Three years after The Beatles Talk Downunder, Raven returned to the group’s spoken-word history with a broader geographical brief. Released in mono in November 1984, The Beatles Talk Downunder (And All Over) Vol 2 extended beyond the first album’s account of the 1964 Australasian tour to include interviews and press conferences recorded in Australia, Britain, Europe and the United States.

The project continued Raven’s archival approach. Founded in Sydney in 1979 by music historian and journalist Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito, the label specialised in recovering rare and overlooked recordings. It began with Australian beat and garage rock, expanded into archival LP compilations in 1980, and gained access to material through Australian and overseas licensing agreements and direct arrangements with artists. Its description, “prepared by collectors for collectors”, captured the intention behind releases such as these. Raven remained active until April 2017.

Glenn and Bruce Hamlin compiled the second volume, whose expanded title acknowledged its international scope. Issued in a gatefold sleeve and distributed by Larrikin Records Distribution, it placed Australian encounters within a wider collection of the Beatles’ public conversations. Click the sleeve image above to view the inner gatefold.

An elaborate Japanese edition followed on 5 December 1986 through Overseas/Teichiku as UPS-679-V. It included picture labels, an eight-page Japanese transcript, a postcard, a sticker and an individual collector’s number. Its gatefold drew on photographs from the 1964 tour, including numerous images of Jimmy Nicol, giving the Australian connection a prominent place in the overseas presentation.