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271 Here and Now with “Now and Then”: a SATB Special

The release of a new Beatle recording in our lifetime warrants a special approach. To that end, I assembled a group of some of your favorite podcast guests, plus a few new ones to discuss, critique, and analyze the new Beatle record. Folks representing a number of geographical and generational perspectives weigh in with their insights and observations. In alphabetical order, they are: Nancy Lee Andrews (Photographer and Author, A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll) Dr. Allison Bumsted (Author, 1960s Teen Fan Magazines and The Beatles ) Ray Connolly (British journalist and Beatles insider, author of Born At The Right Time and Being John Lennon, etc.)Richard Courtney (Beatles radio host and author, From Me To You)Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)Dr. Duncan Driver (University of Canberra)Dr. Christine Feldman-Barrett (Author, A Women’s History of The Beatles) Debbie Gendler (Author, I Saw Them Standing There)Glenn Greenberg (Author of Beatles bookazines)Cameron Greider (Musician and musicologist, RPM-School.com )Jerry Hammack (Producer/Author, The Beatles Recording Reference Manuel series )Chip Madinger (Author, https://lennonology.com/ )Skylar Moody (Beatles content creator)Dr. Sibbie O’Sullivan (Author, My Private John Lennon) Dan Rivkin (Blogger, https://theymaybeparted.wordpress.com ) Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs, solo artist) Arion Salazar (Founding member of Third Eye Blind)Pat Sansone (Wilco, Autumn Defense) Carol Tyler (Cartoonist/author, Fab 4 Mania) Erin Weber (Author, The Beatles and The Historians)Gary Wenstrup (Music lecturer/cowbell) 

270: Top Ten Most Important/Influential Beatles Sources with Erin Weber

The first half hour+ was taped live at The Fest in August 2023, as you can doubtless tell. The rest was done in the usual way, and you’ll note we didn’t necessarily cover everything we listed in great detail, but that’s showbiz.  Here’s Erin’s list:1. A Hard Day’s Night film 2 and 3. The Internet. Two slots because I see it impacting the historiography in two major ways: First, it has vastly increased accessibility to primary sources and research materials that in previous decades were extremely difficult to find. Second, its fundamentally changed the fandom experience thru podcasts, discussion boards, etc.  4. Hunter Davies: The Beatles – An Authorized Biography 5. Lennon Remembers/Rolling Stone 6. Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions 7. Philip Norman: Shout! 8. The Beatles Anthology (mainly the documentary, but the book, too).  9. Barry Miles: Many Years From Now 10. Christine Feldman Barrett’s A Women’s History of the Beatles Here’s mine:        Influential What’s your list look like?

269: George Harrison in the 70s with Eoghan Lyng

Between 1970 and 1979, George issued six studio albums (plus one triple-live one), followed by a second draft of his 1980 album the following year. Rock scribe Eoghan Lyng and I re-examine these works with fresh ears – we hope you will too.  Eoghan’s book: https://www.amazon.com/George-Harrison-70s-Eoghan-Lyng/dp/1789521742

268: Buddy Holly and The Beatles with Luther Russell

The Beatles were the end result of an array of confluences, circumstances and influences. On the short list near the very top (if not THE top) was American rocker Buddy Holly. In his short career, he wielded his influence on the budding Liverpool rockers in an array of ways, which returning guest Luther Russell and I discuss here. Though his time on earth was brief, the impact he made casts a long shadow, as he provided an unwitting blueprint on what a successful rock artist looked like, sounded like and could aspire to.  

267: Sgt. Pepper’s Guitars

Conversations about a familiar subject with guys who know what’s what are invaluable, because the depth of knowledge shared will always shed new light and get you to listen with fresh ears. My guests are the returning trio of pro musicians and musicologists: Cameron Greider (Sean Lennon), Jack Petruzzelli (Fab Faux) and Walter Everett (The Beatles as Musicians Vol 1 and 2). You’ve heard their insights on previous shows, and this time they counter some myths that have grown about The Beatles’ most acclaimed album, focusing on the guitars.  Their Sgt. Pepper online class at RPM-School begins October 2 – you can see about registration and other details here.

266: Nowhere Man ’23 with Robert Rosen

The author of Nowhere Man (2000) returns for a conversation prompted by the book’s recent re-publication, augmented with an array of new material and appendices. Robert will also be making a rare personal appearance in St Louis on October 4th in St. Louis – details here.  Among the subjects we talked about this time round were:  Robert’s website and blog can be found here. 

265: EMI Days with John Leckie and Friends

Returning guest and renowned producer John Leckie is back on SATB and this time he brought his friends; colleagues from EMI with impressive credentials of their own, who also worked with The Beatles: Nick Webb and Roger Ferris.  It was a real delight to be a fly-on-the-wall as three guys who’ve known each other for decades spun stories about working at the most famous recording facility on earth, and the clients they supported. Among the topics that came up: 

264: Harrison, Lennon: It’s Also Complicated 

As a follow-on to my last conversation with author Glenn Greenberg, we sat down to explore the Harrison-Lennon dynamic. A couple of things referenced in the show can be found below:  Here’s John’s 1974 note to George.  Here’s John’s 1976 Q&A.  Glenn Greenberg’s Making of the White Album bookazine can be found here.   “I Know It’s True” (end song) by Iamaphoney can be found here. 

263: Fab 4 On Film: The Dick Lester Films with Steve Matteo

Journalist Steve Matteo has a new book out – Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film.  It’s an all-encompassing volume detailing and contextualizing the making of every one of their cinematic projects, including a few that didn’t actually get filmed.  For this first discussion, we focused on their first two, both directed for United Artists by Richard Lester and produced by Walter Shenson. 

262: McCartney’s Musicality; Post-Beatles with Luca Perasi

My guest today has recently completed the first volume of an exhaustive study of Paul’s body of work in Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas 1970 – 1989. Luca Perasi is a Beatles historian who specializes in the group’s bassist, post-split. He was a consultant hired by MPL for the recent 7″ single box set, as well as the Italian translator for Paul’s The Lyrics book. For our first discussion, we focused on the broad parameters of Paul’s art, pre-Beatles through the first Wings album. Luca’s book discusses every McCartney session and the music it yielded, whether released at the time or not, for a greater context into Paul’s musical development. You can find out more at Luca’s site, and I encourage you to follow him on Twitter (@LucaPerasi ) for daily postings featuring amazing rare photos of Paul at work.

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