When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

During ten days in 1977, Neil Innes, Rikki Fataar, Ollie Halsall, John Halsey and Andy Brown recorded twenty+ songs that would last a lunchtime.     No time for trousers, but plenty of laughs and maybe a poignant comment or two about the boxing kangaroo's.  

Jon and I sit down to review the 2010 documentary "LennoNYC" (aka: Lennon NYC).      Lots of interviews, lots of fairly rare footage, a bit of surprisingly candid Yoko Ono, but does it deliver on the stated objective.    Hint: "Does Exactly what it says on the tin" may be stretching things.     Also a bit of chat about the new single featuring Ringo on drums, Louise Harrison and speculation concerning the announced McCartney/Wings documentary.

George Harrison was quite generous with his talents - not just for friends and relatives, but associates and "friends of friends" as well.    Kristof Engelhardt has been chasing such recordings for thirty years, most recently in "The Beatles Fully Uncovered."    https://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Fully-Uncovered-Kristofer-Engelhardt/dp/1897350619. The George Harrison corner of that square can be filled in with "Spot the Looney" from FLO records, and we go through some of our favorites from the set, and the enirety of one of the discs.

Part two of our chat with Allan Kozinn (co-author of "The McCartney Legacy" with Adrian Sinclair).      Lots more chat about Wings, Thrillington, Bruce McMouse and other oddities from the RAM era.    THIS is pure McCartney.

Part 1 of our discussion with Allan Kozinn, co-author (with Adrian Sinclair) of "The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1, 1969-1973".     Some might describe this book as "Everything you wanted to know about Sir Macca, but was afraid to ask", but that would be inaccurate, as Allan has asked plenty of Paul when he got the opportunity to speak with him several times during "the Kozinn era" at the New York Times.  

This week we look at the 1965 Granada television special "The Music of Lennon and McCartney".      Peter Sellers, Billy J. Kramer, The Beatles and a thingie which is not too terribly fiendish.       We close out with some additional thoughts on Mary McCartney's "If These Walls Could Sing", which is getting a lukewarm reception from the public at large.

What do "Benny and Joon", "Mad Men" and 1976 (the year) have in common?     The VH-1 television movie "Two of Us", which featured two of the leads from those projects in a fictionalized version of what happened when John Lennon and Paul McCartney hung out one evening, and Lorne Michaels (on the then new "NBC's Saturday Night") made an offer to four guys - "The Beatles."

We start 2023 by looking  back to 2022.      The Revolver box set, Paul and Ringo tours and more!    Happy New Year to everybody listening, and thank you for downloading each week and offering up your support.

Merry Christmas everybody!    This week, Jon and I talk "Unforgettable" (aka "Paul's Christmas Message"), the Beatles Christmas disks and the finances at Apple.   

Episode 2 of Toppermost of the Poppermost!      November 1962.    More "Love Me Do", Helen Shapiro, Frank Ifield (and Iris Caldwell), The Beach Boys and more.   Please like, subscribe, review and give both WTWF and Toppermost five-start ratings on Apple podcasts or your provider of choice.      Only one more episodes will be included on the "When They Was Fab" feed.  

 

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