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Liverpool's legendary The Cavern Club, where The Beatles made their name, have denied reports that the venue is for sale.
The Fab Four played the nightclub over 300 times in their early years and has since become a landmark and spot of pilgrimage for Beatles fans from around the world.
This weekend, The Times newspaper reported that the venue will be sold along with the neighbouring Cavern Walks Shopping Centre for £1million, and that the properties were being sold after owner, Warner Estate, filed for administration last month.
However, speaking to Gigwise a spokesman from The Cavern Club insisted that the venue was 'not for sale', and that the auction lot only applied to the shopping centre.
Beatles' manager Brian Epstein first saw the band perform at The Cavern Club in November 1961, before the venue went on to become a focal point of the rise of rock n' roll and the famous Mersey Beat scene in the 1960s - seeing performances from the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Elton John, Queen, The Who and John Lee Hooker.
Watch The Beatles peforming 'Some Other Guy' at The Cavern Club below
Last month, it emerged that The Beatles will release On Air Live At The BBC - Volume 2 on 11 November on 2CD and vinyl, featuring tracks recorded for radio between 1963 and 1964. The new release follows the 1994 chart topping release, Live At The BBC, which sold over 5million copies in just six weeks on sale.
The new collection boasts 63 tracks, including two cover versions that have not been released before. These are The Beatles' interpretations of 'I'm Talking About You' by Chuck Berry and a cover of 'Beautiful Dreamer', written by Stephen Foster.
"There’s a lot of energy and spirit," says Paul McCartney of the new release. "We are going for it, not holding back at all, trying to put in the best performance of our lifetimes."
The full tracklisting for The Beatles On Air Live At The BBX - Volume 2 is below. The collection is release on 11 November, 2013.
CD ONE
1. And Here We Are Again (Speech)
2. WORDS OF LOVE
3. How About It, Gorgeous? (Speech)
4. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET
5. LUCILLE
6. Hey, Paul… (Speech)
7. ANNA (GO TO HIM)
8. Hello! (Speech)
9. PLEASE PLEASE ME
10. MISERY
11. I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU
12. A Real Treat (Speech)
13. BOYS
14. Absolutely Fab (Speech)
15. CHAINS
16. ASK ME WHY
17. TILL THERE WAS YOU
18. LEND ME YOUR COMB
19. Lower 5E (Speech)
20. THE HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE
21. ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
22. THERE’S A PLACE
23. Bumper Bundle (Speech)
24. P.S. I LOVE YOU
25. PLEASE MISTER POSTMAN
26. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
27. DEVIL IN HER HEART
28. The 49 Weeks (Speech)
29. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU)
30. Never Mind, Eh? (Speech)
31. TWIST AND SHOUT
32. Bye, Bye (speech)
33. John - Pop Profile (Speech)
34. George - Pop Profile (Speech)
CD TWO
1. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
2. GLAD ALL OVER
3. Lift Lid Again (Speech)
4. I’LL GET YOU
5. SHE LOVES YOU
6. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SATURDAY CLUB
8. Now Hush, Hush (Speech)
9. FROM ME TO YOU
10. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT)
11. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
12. Brian Bathtubes (Speech)
13. THIS BOY
14. If I Wasn’t In America (Speech)
15. I GOT A WOMAN
16. LONG TALL SALLY
17. IF I FELL
18. A Hard Job Writing Them (Speech)
19. AND I LOVE HER
20. Oh, Can’t We? Yes We Can (Speech)
21. YOU CAN’T DO THAT
22. HONEY DON’T
23. I’LL FOLLOW THE SUN
24. Green With Black Shutters (Speech)
25. KANSAS CITY/HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY!
26. That’s What We’re Here For (Speech)
27. I FEEL FINE (STUDIO OUTTAKE)
28. Paul - Pop Profile (Speech)
29. Ringo - Pop Profile (Speech)
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