2023.51 Denny Laine (featuring Darin Murphy and Sam Whiles)

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2023.51 Denny Laine (featuring Darin Murphy and Sam Whiles)

FromWhen They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

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Dec 18, 2023

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Sam Whiles (Paul or Nothing) steps in as we discuss the life, loves and trousers of Denny Laine. Also joining is Darin Murphy (who gets a few more words in than Roger McGough, the man who actually knew the Rutles). Merry Happy Holidays to all.

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Dec 18, 2023

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2021.r01 Danny Kristensen -- WTWF classic 01: WTWF classic 01. Danny Kristensen of Beatles (and 60's) tribute band "The Fab 5". (https://thefab5.net/). Originally released 2021. by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
52 min listen
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 edi... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
56 min listen
2021.r5 Long Lost John -- The Blackjacks: We move on to disk 7 - the Jams. John, Klaus, Ringo and Yoko have fun in the studio during the recording of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. John leads the band through his favorites - predominantly, but not entirely classic rock and roll. by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
53 min listen
2021.r8 Working Class Hero (Darin Murphy): Part two of our visit with friend of the show Darin Murphy covering the Demos and Evolution documentaries from the John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Collection. More of the three of us wandering around Beatles topics, while managing to talk abou... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
60 min listen
2021.r00 Get Back!: Welcome to a (somewhat delayed) relaunch of "When They Was Fab". We are back! Anything happen in our absence? by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
29 min listen
2021.r16a Find My Way video and McCartney 3 2 1 pt.3 (Kit O'Toole) by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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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 "... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
61 min listen
2021.r06 Darin Murphy (2018): WTWF classic. The first appearance of friend of the show Darin Murphy (2005's Lennon: The Musical, Cotton Mather, Trish and Darin). Originally released 2018. by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
45 min listen
2021.c05 Nowhere to Go (2020) -- Beware of ABKCO review.: The George Harrison Estate has announced the fiftieth anniversary edition of "All Things Must Pass", which includes the contents of the beloved "Beware of ABKCO" unofficial release. This classic episode from 2020 features Lonnie Pena and myself review... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
47 min listen
2021.r2 Another Day -- Jon Stone, Steve Wilson, Randy Miller: Everyone of us has all we need! Please welcome Mr. Jon Stone to the pocast as the good ship WTWF relaunches for real this time! by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
52 min listen
2021.b02 Peter Jackson‘s: The Beatles - Get Back. First impressions. pt.1: Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Jon spent the holiday with family, so we will wait for the forthcoming "Deep Dive" to hear his thoughts. In the meantime, I was joined by Nick Anthony of the "Winter of Discontent" podcast (Nagras, nagras and more nag... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
50 min listen
2021.r21 All Things Must Pass part 4 (Day 1 Demos) — Katie Skene Andrea Whitt, I Live For You: Week four of our look at ATMP. This week, the day one demos. Also a bit about the official announcement of the "Let It Be" box set, the songs Apple made available to the public, and Charlie Watts. Hang on, only one more week before this (box se... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
52 min listen
2021.r7 Cold Turkey (Darin Murphy) - Neal Francis: Darin Murphy returns for this week and next. This week we catch up, wander through the discs and start considering the set from the perspective of a singer, songwriter and performer. What surprised us in the demos, and do we think the evolution... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
54 min listen
2021.r3 Mother (review JL/POB deluxe week one): Happy (US) Mother's Day everybody. We slide into our review of the JL/POB slowly, like easing into a warm bath. Some chat about the events of 1969-1970 that resulted in the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band singles (as featured at the end of the discs)... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
55 min listen
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. by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
44 min listen
2021.r13 It's Only Love (2021) --Alejandro J. Sarmiento: This week: The Beatles take drugs! No, nothing surprising about that revelation, so we spend the rest of the hour talking about how the substances changed their mindset (and subsequently songwriting, recording and production). We also examine the ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
58 min listen
2021.r12 Ringo and Alternate All Starrs -- Mindi Abair: Jon and I consider an alternate set of All Starrs. In the thirty plus years of the band, Ringo has only had one female member. Should Ringo choose to go a different route, what would it look like? Which musicians might fit well in the band - pro... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
55 min listen
2021.c04 Darin Murphy (2018) - Ringo's Drumming Style: A classic WTWF that has always been among the favorites of Lonnie Pena and myself. Darin Murphy sat down behind a drum kit and demonstrated some of Ringo Starr's drum stylings and how Ringo's playing evolved through the years. by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
58 min listen
2021.b01 Ringo's Birthday Bash 2021.: Have fun, cue this episode up and hit start 5 minutes to noon local time (7/7/21). Peace and Love everybody, and the happiest of Birthdays to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sir Richard Starkey. Peace and Love everybody! by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
13 min listen
2021.r9 Love (Piano) - Balladial.: Jon and I move through the highlights of the remaining discs. Out-Takes, Elements and raw studio mixes for each. We talk through some of our favorite tracks, discuss the more (or less) significant items, and consider what we might have done differ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
52 min listen
2021.c03 Darin Murphy (2018): The second part of Darin Murphy's first visit with WTWF from 2018. New episode coming on schedule! by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
38 min listen
2021.r4 Remember -- Plastic Ono Band deluxe week 2: Week 2 of the WTWF look at the Plastic Ono Band deluxe box set. We pick up from "Mother" (last week being Mother's Day in the US), and carry through the rest of the record. The cover is courtesy of Miles Zuniga, originally performed for KUTX radi... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
49 min listen
2021.r24 Apple Singles Pt.2 - The Iveys/Badfinger, James Taylor, Doris Troy,John and Paul and George and Ringo: Part two of our look at the singles of records. Hits, misses and sounds that definitely fall in-between. Would you believe Apple released a single on 78? Even Allen Klein could not stop the multiple artists that Apple presented to the world dur... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
58 min listen
2021.r10 Apple of My Eye (2021) -- The Hullabaloos: Jon and I spend this week talking about Apple Corps Limited. Publishing, Records, Retail, Manufacturing, Schools, Electronics and maybe even an island off the coast of Greece. They even managed a Recording Studio at 3 Savile Row. Even though ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
55 min listen
2021.r25 Change the World and ”Ringo‘s Rock and Roll”: Ringo released the "Change the World" EP on September 24. This week, we dive into the songs, songwriters, and how these pieces fall together into the whole that is expected to hear next year. We continue to "Rock Around the Clock" with a playlist... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
57 min listen
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 t... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
59 min listen
2022.r08 Fab Fools (Jem Roberts): There's a lot of serious business to fooling around! This week, Jon and I sit down with humorist, author and man about town Jem Roberts. The audio version of his book "Fab Fools" is newly available on Audible. We touch on a number of comedy to... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
80 min listen
2021.r11 Falling In Love Again -- Hamburg Beat: Thorsten Knublauch's new book ("The Beatles Mach Schau in Hamburg") and a deep dive into Lord Reith's "Executive Version") of Live at the Star Club inspired this week's topic - a look at the Beatles trips to Hamburg, We trip through the highlights of 196... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
57 min listen
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 by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
45 min listen
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... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
63 min listen

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2024.18 The Lagos Tape and Crooked Boy!: A review of the Geoff Emerick Lagos tape as auctioned off last September. Two high-profile "Dutch Imports" have hit the market recently (confusingly, each coming from a different dub of the Emerick masters). The variants were classified, artif... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.17 Around the Beatles: Kit O'Toole joins the show this week as we run through the voluminous Beatles news from the past week (Record Store Day, Ringo, Let It Be) and discuss the Beatles portion of "Around the Beatles." Costumes, Shakespeare, Trevor Peacock and some kic... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.16 Wings in Kampuchea - December 29, 1979: Lonnie Pena and I discuss Wings at the Hammersmith Odeon - the Concert(s) for the People of Kampuchea. Through circumstance, December 29, 1979 would end up being the final Wings concert ever. Got to Get You Into My Life, Coming Up, Maybe I'm ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.15 Oops - all Ringo! (and Rob Sheffields list): Marv and I sit down and chat about the Ringo selections on Rob Sheffield's "100 Best Solo Beatles Songs" list. As Dana Carvey might say, "isn't it conveeeeenient" that each claims one of the top four. More seriously, we discuss the nature of ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.14 Life in Lyrics Season 2 - episodes 6_7 and_8: More of our thoughts on the "Life in Lyrics" podcast. Martin Quibell and I discuss Episodes 6, 7, and 8. The episodes are entitled "Silly Love Songs", "A Day in the Life" and "Hey Jude". However, roughly fifteen different songs get covered ... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.13 The Beatles Forever (not that one) - 1977: A Beatles special you might not know about. In 1977, NBC purchased "The Beatles Forever", a variety-entertainment special from ITC Entertainment (aka: The company led by Sir Lew Grade). The Toppermost gang "comes together" to discuss this Than... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.12 Wings in Newcastle - July 10, 1973: Martin Quibell and Sam Whiles (Paul or Nothing) join to discuss the final Wings show of the summer 1973 tour. If your experience of Wings Live begins with Jimmy McCulloch, you are in for quite a different experience. Excerpts have been avail... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.11 Red Rose Speedway (sort-of Underdubbed): Martin Quibell joins this week as we discuss the recent "fan mixed" Underdubbed version of "Red Rose Speedway". Sorry Paul, the term still is not going to catch on among the general public. This mix is probably more accurately referred to a... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.10 Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session: Welll...It's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go cat go! George "Don't Call It a Comeback" Harrison joined his buddy Carl Perkins and his other buddies Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton to pay tribute to their friend and ment... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.09 Life in Lyrics Season 2 - episodes 3_4 and_5: A grand old painter died last night. I must've done something wrong. More life, more lyrics from McCartney and Muldoon. Lonnie Pena and I run through three more episodes of the "Life in Lyrics" podcast, talking about their talking, but als... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.09 Life in Lyrics Season 2 - episodes 1 and 2: Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon return for the second season of the "Life in Lyrics" podcast. We sit down to consider the first two episodes of the new season ("Love Me Do" and "Band on the Run"), and talk about the slight stylistic change between... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.08 The Ed Sullivan Show, Feb 9 and 16: It was Sixty Years Ago Today... Beatlemania finished its reach as the Fab Four use New York City, Miami Beach and the Ed Sullivan Show to broadcast across the United States. We not discuss the Fab Four, but Fred Kaps, Mitzi Gaynor, Rossi and All... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.07 Band on the Run Underdubbed (Review/Overview): Before he jetted off to New York, and then Vegas, Sir Paul and his team dropped the fiftieth anniversary release of "Band on the Run", highlighted by the "Underdubbed edition." This week we consider the new release and look at what is under the o... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.05 Muldoon and McCartney, Life in Lyrics Podcast episodes 9-12: Marv and I finish our review of episodes nine to twelve of the McCartney "Life and Lyrics" podcast and look forward to what we might find in the second series which is expected in the coming weeks! Magical Mystery Tour (roll up), The Birds of McCa... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.04 John Lennon - Life in Ten Pictures (review): Lonnie Pena and I sit down to consider the John Lennon episode of "A Life in Ten Pictures". One hour is barely enough time to give an overview of a "regular person's" life, much less a complex superstar. How well did the BBC accomplish that t... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
65 min listen
2024.03 Muldoon and McCartney, Life in Lyrics Podcast episodes 5-8: More from the Muldoon and McCartney Life in Lyrics podcast. "Penny Lane", "Here Today", "Uncle Albert" and "Live and Let Die". A study in how Paul McCartney thinks about characters, both his own and those given to him for a song. Martin Qui... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2024.02 2023 in Review (July - December) and upcoming for 2024.: Time continues to march on as Jon Stone, Martin Quibell and I (Naturally!) move through the latter half of 2023. Not just "Now and Then", but a number of tremendous books, a new Ringo EP, more touring from Sir Ringo and Sir Paul and collaborations... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2023.52 The Beatmas (review): This week: The "When They Was Fab" Christmas spectacular. Three of the "Gab Four" review the 1995 "Rubber Band" album from Dutch band the Beatmas (featuring Soren Dahlberg). The Fab Four were not the first to do Beatles-styled Christmas Carols... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2023.50 Red Album 2023 CD2 Overview and Review: We continue with our look at the 2023 remixes of "The Beatles 1962-1966". As with disc one, the percussion blows us away. Join Martin Quibell and I as we consider the remixes and discuss some of the recent announcements as we look forward to 2... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2023.49 Red Album 2023 CD1 Overview and Review: Now we are channeling the SuperDeluxeEdition energy! Nineteen new mixes on the first CD of 1962-1966. Hear Ringo playing the bongos on "A Hard Day's Night". Claves, handclaps, and drums as far as you can hear. Martin Quibell (and a bit of... by When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
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2023.51 Denny Laine (featuring Darin Murphy and Sam Whiles)

2023.51 Denny Laine (featuring Darin Murphy and Sam Whiles)

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