86: 2016 In Review
In this year-end special, Richard and Robert took a look back at some of the Beatle-related events of 2016: the new releases – the films – the tours – the anniversaries – the passings.
December 2016
Christmas Time is Here Again SATB remix
(video produced by Richard Buskin)
85: Magical Mystery Tour – The Film
The Beatles’ 1967 self-produced TV special/film has been pilloried from day one as their first critical disaster; a creative overreach that critics saw as proof of how lost they were when operating out of their element.
84: Beatles Christmas
Most fans are pretty familiar with the Beatles Christmas messages: the annual holiday greetings delivered on flexi-discs to fan club members from 1963 through 1969.
Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out)
(video produced by Richard Buskin)
83: John Lennon Memorialized
It has been 36 years since the December night when we lost John. On this show, Robert and Richard discuss the array of musical tributes to the slain former Beatle that came from peers and admirers alike, some many years later.
82: Our Favorite Solo George Songs
For an artist with such a deep and diverse catalog of top-flight material, George remains “the Quiet Beatle” – as his most familiar songs seem to be those from two albums in particular (while the remaining eight are routinely overlooked).
