When the Beatles contract with EMI expired in the February of 1976. EMI were free to exploit the band back catalogue....or were they?
With Paul signing a new contract with EMI subsidiary Capitol. EMI were mindful not to upset one of their most lucrative assets.
Following the rerelease of all 22 UK Beatles singles, EMI and Capitol came up with a compilation of The Beatles rockier recordings. Which although housed in an ill conceived 50's influenced sleeve. The album was a great introduction for new fans.
The following year came a live album compiled from tapes which had sat unreleased in the vault since the mid 60's. The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl is a fantastic document of Beatlemania, which we all hoped would lead to more excavations of the vault, but no. What we received were compilations of Love Songs, Ballads, Film Songs.
In this episode we look at the full story behind these themed compilations. What was released. What never left the vault and why.
Welcome to episode 25 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.
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Join Paul Humbley and Mark Wakely for their weekly conversations talking about all things Beatles in the Fixing a Hole podcast.
Paul, a lifelong Beatles obsessive. Mark an ex-London black cab driver, pirate radio DJ and podcast producer have one thing in common. Music, and particularly a love for The Beatles.
They have partnered to bring you weekly themed conversations covering all aspects of John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s careers. Both together as a group or as solo artists. It is Mark’s job to extract the knowledge from Paul’s Beatle brain and stop him when it gets a bit too nerdy!
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