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Members: Arthur Fandl (vocals & bass), Peter Pleyl (vocals & guitar), Hans Mayrhofer (vocals & guitar) and Ali Rammel (drums).
Location: Vienna, Austria
Liverpool Beatleweek Appearances: 2004
Biography: (from the Beatleweek 2004 Programme)
Can you guess which Beatles album this band is inspired by…? Yes, the BBCtles aren't obsessed about Eastenders, they're fans of the Beatles at the BBC album!
The BBCtles, who were founded in 1998 and play mostly in the clubs around Vienna, feature Arthur Fandl on vocals & bass, a music teacher who has composed two musicals and along with vocalist & guitarist Peter Pleyl played at Liverpool Beatleweek way back in 1995 & 1996. Peter owns his own music studio and has produced and recorded a lot of albums and music for television (not the BBC?!). Hans Mayrhofer (vocals & guitar) is also a music teacher and plays in various other groups all over Austria including Sinus & Co., and last but no means least, drummer Ali Rammel who took part in a musical called "Into the Woods" and spends his time away from the BBCtles playing with other bands in Vienna.
There were 275 Beatles recordings for the BBC, 36 of which were the groups only studio performance of those songs. Shows broadcast between 1962-1965 included Brian Matthew's 'Saturday Club', 'Parade of the Pops' and The Beatles own shows 'From Us To You' and 'Pop Go The Beatles'. The BBCtles perform many of the songs recorded for these shows so you can guarantee that whether you're whistling along to 'Clarabella', or jiggling to 'I Got A Woman', you'll be doing the 'Hippy Hippy Shake' at The BBCtles shows!
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