When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

Marv and I finish our review of episodes nine to twelve of the McCartney "Life and Lyrics" podcast and look forward to what we might find in the second series which is expected in the coming weeks!    Magical Mystery Tour (roll up), The Birds of McCartney (not Linda or Nancy), Too Many People and Helter Skelter

Lonnie Pena and I sit down to consider the John Lennon episode of "A Life in Ten Pictures".     One hour is barely enough time to give an overview of a "regular person's" life, much less a complex superstar.     How well did the BBC accomplish that task, and are the photos chosen really representative of a chameleon-figure like John Lennon?

More from the Muldoon and McCartney Life in Lyrics podcast.     "Penny Lane", "Here Today", "Uncle Albert" and "Live and Let Die".     A study in how Paul McCartney thinks about characters, both his own and those given to him for a song.   Martin Quibell co-hosts, which only seems proper.

Time continues to march on as Jon Stone, Martin Quibell and I (Naturally!) move through the latter half of 2023.    Not just "Now and Then", but a number of tremendous books, a new Ringo EP, more touring from Sir Ringo and Sir Paul and collaborations with Dolly Parton and the Rolling Stones,.

The "Gab Four" are together again for the first show of 2024.    A lot of Ringo, some chat on Beatle books from the first half of the year and "in memoriam" to folks like Royston Ellis, Chas Newby and Caroline Buckman.

This week: The "When They Was Fab" Christmas spectacular.     Three of the "Gab Four" review the 1995 "Rubber Band" album from Dutch band the Beatmas (featuring Soren Dahlberg).    The Fab Four were not the first to do Beatles-styled Christmas Carols.    Tune in for XMAS! fun.

Sam Whiles (Paul or Nothing) steps in as we discuss the life, loves and trousers of Denny Laine.    Also joining is Darin Murphy (who gets a few more words in than Roger McGough, the man who actually knew the Rutles).    Merry Happy Holidays to all.

We continue with our look at the 2023 remixes of "The Beatles 1962-1966".    As with disc one, the percussion blows us away.     Join Martin Quibell and I as we consider the remixes and discuss some of the recent announcements as we look forward to 2024.

Now we are channeling the SuperDeluxeEdition energy!    Nineteen new mixes on the first CD of 1962-1966.    Hear Ringo playing the bongos on "A Hard Day's Night".    Claves, handclaps, and drums as far as you can hear.    Martin Quibell (and a bit of Lonnie Pena) join as we talk the wonders of MAL and the ears of Giles Martin.

Paul McCartney's "Got Back" tour hit Mexico City in mid-November 2023.    This is Paul and the band's first visit to "Ciudad de Mexico" in six years.     Despite being highly similar to the 2022 US version, a splendid time is still guaranteed for all, particularly with crowds like those we shared the evening with!