When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

2021.r20 All Things Must Pass part 3 (LP2 and Apple Jam Side 2) — Apple Scruffs, The Wall Pennies.

We continue our graze through the "All Things Must Pass" box, and this time the wheel stops on LP2 and side 6 (aka "Apple Jam side 2").      We ponder the nature of life, the universe, "Jam Piece", fidelity (as used in both audio and marital terms) and the passing of one of the few remaining fifties rock legends.

2021.r19 All Things Must Pass part 2 (LP1 and Apple Jam Side 1) -- Pavo Pavo and Friends, Wah Wah

Week two of our look at "All Things Must Pass".   This week, the first LP and side one of the "Apple Jams" box.     George, Eric, Bobby Whitlock and Friends galore.    What was George doing in 1970, and how did it end up as a three record set?

2021.r18 All Things Must Pass part 1 (disc 4)

On August 6, 2021 UMe and George Harrison presented the fiftieth anniversay remix of "All Things Must Pass" in multiple versions.     This week, we look at disc four (better known as "Day 2" or "Beware of ABKCO") from the streaming, 5CD, 8LP and Uber editions of this set.      Nearly an hour of George Harrison, occsionally a bass player and Phil Spector listening in the booth.

2021.r17 McCartney 3 2 1 parts 5 and 6

Jon and I finish our review of the first series of McCartney 3 2 1.    You know the routine.    Paul, Rick Rubin, isolated tracks, stories both new and old - while we talk about their discussions, what they missed out on and where exactly the "Paperback Writer" bit from the trailer went!

2021.r16b You Know My Name (UCLA) + McCartney 3 2 1 part 4

Kit O'Toole tunes up for the B-side, as we present our review of episode 4 of McCartney 3 2 1

2021.r16a Find My Way video and McCartney 3 2 1 pt.3 (Kit O'Toole)

Kit O'Toole guests this week as we look at the "Find My Way" video from Paul and Beck, and review pt.3 of "McCartney 3 2 1".     Don't stop here though, as Kit also joined us for our review of pt.4, which can be found in the "B-side" of this show.

2021.c07 Let It Down (2020) -- Andrew Harrison, Sam Whiles.

Part two of Sam Whiles' "classic" visit to When They Was Fab.    Further discussion of the Beatles in 1970, and how the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo continued to intertwine through their early solo efforts.

 

2021.r15 McCartney 321 parts 1 and 2.

"These Things Bring You Together" and "The Notes That like each Other".    This week we look at the first two episodes of Paul McCartney x Rick Rubin, also known as "McCartney 321".     We go through the tracks and the stories.    Is it possible top find new revelations, even among old stories from "The act we've known for all these years?" 

2021.c06 It Don't Come Eary (2020) — Afterfab, Sam Whiles

"Classic" When They Was Fab.    Sam Whiles joined us in 2020 to discuss the Beatles in 1970, and how the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo continued to intertwine through their early solo efforts.   Pt.2 will be posted shortly!

2021.r14 Beatles and Monkees.

The Monkees both were are were not "a weekly dose of A Hard Day's Night."     This week, we look at the relationship between the two acts.     How did Bob Rafelson come to the concept of "four zany musicians having wild adventures."        What did the "Four Kings of EMI" think of their counterparts, and how often did their paths cross?