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An independent, unofficial review and discussion of what The Beatles were up to 60 years ago each day.

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The beats of different drummers — Beatles60

The Big Freeze of 1962/63 in the UK was coincidentally followed by a period of social change as the 1960s really started to look like the 1960s. Women wore shorter skirts and mod hairstyles. The Profumo Affair scandalized an already weak establishment. Over a decade of Tory government would be endin

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Hustling For national visibility — Beatles60

At the end of 1962 we look ahead to an historic winter freeze that immobilized most Britons for three months. But it was a great time to be the Beatles. ‘Love Me Do’ was enjoying a long run on the UK Top 20 Singles Chart. To go along with that, The Beatles were booked for more appearances on radio a

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17 with a bullet (late '62 to early '63)

Before the Beatles' rise to national and then international fame, just how cool was the UK? There was The Goon Show, Hammer Horror, and others (tell us what ...

5 October 1962. The Beatles’ first single, ‘Love Me Do,’ was released in the UK. Interestingly, the first 'Bond film,’ Dr. No, was released on the same day. This started the period we’re calling 'proto-mania.’ The beginnings of nationwide Beatlemania were imminent and the transition of the UK into the cool place for entertainment was on the horizon. Over the next six months, after the release of the 'Please Please Me’ single, but before the release of The Beatles’ first full-length LP, proto-mania was a happening thing. We call this episode 'Between the Singles.’

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The summer of 1962 was heading towards autumn. The Beatles were heading towards the release of their first single. In this episode of The Beatles60 podcast we talk about the convoluted path ‘Love Me Do’ followed to be that first single. It included some drama for Ringo. We talk about what must’ve been going through his mind. By the time ‘Love Me Do’ was released, there was a feeling that the relationship between George Martin and the Beatles was starting to solidify. We talk about all that and we have a little discussion with author Jude Southerland Kessler about John’s mother, Julia. An episode packed with insights. Don’t miss it!

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Welcome to 1962

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Walk with us in the Fabs’ boots sixty years ago every day. An independent, unofficial study group, we follow their experiences in real time.

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New Worlds — Beatles60

The summer of 1962 brought a new world to The Beatles. They were recording for Parlophone Records, who was deciding on a first single to be released. John and Cynthia were about to get married. And oh, yeah, there was that new drummer coming in to join the group. Exciting times happening as we say g

48 minutes of insightful audio!

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BeatleDrama by King Mixer (Eric Howell) — Beatles60

‘A Day In THEIR Life: An Audio Drama Series of The Beatles Story!’ takes you, the listener, on a magical mystery audio trip unlike any other recount of The Beatles story ever presented. Produced by Eric Howell with a little help from his friends.

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Songwriting, charisma, serendipity — Beatles60

Artists usually didn’t write their own songs. But John Lennon and Paul McCartney did. George Harrison’s cheeky wit could break the ice and highlight the charisma of the whole group. It was serendipity that the group was thrust upon George Martin. In this episode of The Beatles60 podcast we’re talkin

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One of the earliest told stories of the signing of The Beatles to EMI’s Parlophone Records division in May of 1962 goes like this: While Brian Epstein was having the Decca audition tapes transferred to acetate for easier distribution to labels, the songs were heard by Sid Colman, who ran EMI’s Ardmore and Beechwood Publishing division. He was interested in obtaining the publishing rights to The Beatles’ original songs. And that’s where the story seems to split into different tellings.

Brian Epstein would relate that Colman took the recordings to George Martin, who liked them very much and would be willing to give them an audition. Martin remembered it differently. He said he “wasn’t knocked out at all.” So how did The Beatles eventually get signed? In this episode we talk about the fairy tale version and the version that is closer to what really happened.

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[Beatles60] The death of Stuart Sutcliffe

Members of The Beatles, John and Paul especially, had experienced loss in their young lives. Both had lost their mothers while they were teenagers. John had ...

Stuart Sutcliffe was an important member of The Beatles. He helped come up with the name and was always the first to adopt a new clothes or hairstyle. He was also John’s closest friend. John and the others would be forced to endure an unexpected tragedy on April 10, 1962. In this episode, we’re talking about the circumstances and atmosphere surrounding the death of Stuart Sutcliffe.

(Larry notes: This covers events of three weeks ago. Sorry for the delay in postproduction. I took some time off in April. It’s an hour long! Perfect to take with you on a hike, or something.)