November 18, 2019
"The Compleat Beatles" began life as a promotional film intended as promotion for a two-volume set of Beatles sheet music. That project eventually became a success in the early home video market (VHS, Beta and Laserdisc), earning a theatrical release in 1984. Antony Rotunno, host of the "Glass Onion: On John Lennon" podcast joins us again, as we pick up the film in 1962, and continue our review through the end of the Beatles, the early 1980's production of the project, and touch on how it might be changed and improved should Apple ever see fit to let it escape from their archives.
November 11, 2019
Antony Rotunno of the Glass Onion: On John Lennon podcast joins us as we go through the book on "The Abbey Road", and start our review of the classic Delilah films documentary "The Compleat Beatles." Does the film hold up given the onslaught of official, high dollar, better restored, and indeed more complete projects such as "The Beatles Anthology"? Tune in and hear our opinions, as we discuss the response both "Now and Then".
November 4, 2019
Ringo Starr's new release is his twentieth studio album. He is joined by Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Dave Edmunds, Steve Lukather and many friends, family and collaborators both old and new. Recorded at Roccabella West (aka: Ringo's home studio),, this collection of ten songs includes new material and covers from the past ("Money" and "Grow Old With Me"). Guitars, synths, backing vocalists and a whole lot of peace and love!
October 28, 2019
This week: Disc three from the Abbey Road box set. "Come Together", "Come and Get It" and more about the medley (aka "The Long One") and its individual components than you can shake a stick at. Consider the issue of "Mean Mister Mustard". The article was from "the summer of Love" in 1967, but John wrote the song in India. How did that end up happening? Mark Lewisohn offers a suggestion that makes some sense.
October 21, 2019
Lonnie is back, and we continue our look at the Abbey Road Deluxe Anniversary Edition. This week, disc two. Goodbye, The Ballad of John and Yoko, demos, outtakes and works in progress. A few things that we have heard before, but many more tracks that have never found their way to bootlegs!
October 14, 2019
This week - home audio reproduction and The Beatles. Over the years, The Beatles have given us their music in many different styles. Without going into the multitudes of physical media we can count: mono, stereo, PCM Stereo, DTS, surround, 5.1, 7.1 and now Dolby Atmos. What does all this mean? I take the time out to explain (to the best of my knowledge!) and highlight some of the goodies to be found in "the other speakers" from the ATMOS and Surround mixes of Abbey Road. The show closes with Ringo's new cover of "Grow Old With Me" and a bit of audio technology from the days of yore. The Beatles and "Out of Phase Stereo" (OOPS) through the years, and a brand new, tremendous fan-made "Real Love" mix!
October 7, 2019
The Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition was released on September 26, 1969. This week, we start our review of the box with Disc 1 - the remixed album. Just how different is this mix from the original? Is it vastly different like "The White Album" or a bit more conservative like "Pepper"? We discuss and play snippets from the remix and an original British needledrop for comprison.
September 30, 2019
Ringer Star (Mike C.) joins us again as we continue our discussion of what it's like to be the world's greatest Ringo Starr Tribute artist. This week - some of the people he's had a chance to play with (Mark Hudson, Joey Molland, members of Wings, Stan Perkins) and the places his travels have taken him (the Dingle to a session in Abbey Road).
September 23, 2019
The first of two weeks with Mike C., better known as "Ringer Star: The World's Greatest Ringo Starr Tribute Artist." Ringer was recently in Houston for a private party including friends of the show Joe Baiardi and the Fab Five. We caught up with him and arranged for him to be on the podcast. We talk about his background, playing the drums, portraying Ringo and some of the spots his career has taken him.
September 16, 2019
Week two of our look at the McGear box set from Cherry Red Records. Mike takes us through his memory of his promotional video for "Leave It", and more while sitting in LIPA (formerly the art school and the Liverpool Institute) and the Everyman Theater in Liverpool. We then discuss the outtakes and other tracks from Mike with and without "our kid". Of particular note is Paul's final work in Apple studios. The show closes with a brief visit to London, 1963 to discuss the wonders of spectral editing and the magic in a new, amazing fan-made stereo mix of the "Please Please Me" album.
