Episode 13 - Please Please Me: The Album The Beatles debut album, Please Please Me, came out in March 1963. Producer George Martin wanted to build on two successful singles, and he needed to figure out how to capture a band that had become a fiercely able live act. What nobody expected was an album that did more to change the long-player than the later, more celebrated, records like Rubber Soul & Sgt.Pepper. Once Please Please Me got to number one on the album charts, The Beatles stayed ther...
Sep 24, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12 - Other People’s Songs About The Beatles In 1963 The Beatles very quickly became a cultural phenomenon, and if you’re part of the culture you will be referenced in print, on the screen, and in song. By the end of the year, the very first songs about The Beatles were hitting the charts. Over the years these tracks evolve from novelties to commentaries, to tributes and beyond. Your hosts Steven and Jason take you on fun but far-from-conclusive journey though some of these songs. Warning...
Sep 10, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In December 1966, faced with the prospect of no new Beatles record for Christmas, EMI put out A Collection Of Beatles Oldies, the first Beatles compilation. For many Beatles fans, a compilation was our introduction to the band, but by themselves, these albums tell a story about record contracts, format wars, branding, as well as the enduring popularity of The Beatles. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Follow us on Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Support t...
Aug 27, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10 - Abbey Roadtrip This episode was recorded inside the legendary Abbey Road Studio, and also outside the studio, in the area known as London. For 10 days, Abbey Road have opened their doors for a series of lectures allowing Beatle fans into Studio Two to experience the space, learn the history and get a preview of upcoming technologies. There might even be a chance to get to play an actual Beatles piano. Steven & Jason will also have a look at the upcoming Abbey Road Anniversary Bo...
Aug 13, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Beatles were busy in 1963, and their speciality was not putting a foot wrong. Every stride was greater than the one before, and as the months rolled by they evolved from being successful into a unique phenomenon. This is a podcast about one song. I Want To Hold Your Hand is the portal through which everything changed. How big and successful can one band get? Cometh the hour, cometh the song. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Follow us on Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: htt...
Aug 06, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
1972 was the first year in his career that Paul McCartney didn’t put out an album. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t busy: Wings became a live band with tours in the U.K. and Europe; they released a scattering of stand-alone singles; and they worked towards the release of Red Rose Speedway, the second Wings album, which came out in 1973. There’s so much more to explore: the single album that blossoms as a double album, the contractual obligation tv special, the live film they tried to suppress (due to...
Jul 31, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In 1971, Paul McCartney decided his third post-Beatles album would be as a band, and the band was called Wings. He was 29. Through Wings he would live the fantasy he had suggested to The Beatles when they started the Get Back project in January 1969: be a real band, start from scratch and hit the road. In December 2018 an 11-disc boxset came out celebrating Wings 1971-73 . In this two part episode, Steven and Jason start with the debut album, Wild Life, and guess which one is a fan? Live on tape...
Jul 23, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In the second and final part, Steven and Jason look at more songs The Beatles wrote about each other. Starting at the end of 1971, Paul McCartney’s Dear Friend was the first musical peace offering. After the death of John Lennon, these songs evolved into tributes and warm reminiscences. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Spotify Playlist: http://tiny.cc/NIR1 Follow us on Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBG Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-i...
Jul 09, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
As the years went by, and there seemed like there were no worlds left to conquer, The Beatles started to create songs about the subject they knew best: Themselves. Over the years these songs were direct, opaque, angry, conciliatory, happy and sad. Nothing Is Real hosts Steven Cockcroft & Jason Carty trace the lineage of these songs from the Beatle days and into the solo years. Part one of two. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Spotify Playlist: http://tiny.cc/NIR1 Follow us on ...
Jun 25, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Books about the Beatles are a genre onto themselves. In this bonus episode, Nothing Is Real hosts Steven Cockcroft and Jason Carty are here to offer an introductory overview, and maybe help you choose some holiday reading. What’s the best biography? What’s the best book by a Beatle? What’s the book to avoid? Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Follow us on Twitter: @BeatlesPod Facebook Group: https://tinyurl.com/NIRFBGroup Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-...
Jun 18, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On the first weekend of 1970, Paul, George and Ringo went to Abbey Road Studio Two and, with George Martin behind the production desk, cut a new Beatles song: I Me Mine. The last one. Then they finished off Let It Be. And then they were done. But this session was an outlier. It had been four months since all four had recorded together, finishing up the Abbey Road album in August 1969. In this episode Steven Cockcroft & Jason Carty look at the timeline of events and hypothesise about this ses...
Jun 11, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
At the end of 1967, the Magical Mystery Tour came to town, presented by The Beatles as a TV special and novel double EP. In the USA, the six-song EP was turned into an 11-track album. Nowadays it’s become an official Beatles album in the canon. Does this non-Beatles-sanctioned compilation stand up as possibly their best? Was there another album that could have been released in December 1967? Hosts Jason Carty and Steven Cockcroft are coming to take you away. Get in touch. Twitter: @BeatlesPod Su...
May 28, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1 - Help Me If You Can Why is the Beatles Help! album, the home of Yesterday and Ticket to Ride, never spoken about with the same hushed tones as Rubber Soul or Abbey Road? Hosts Jason Carty and Steven Cockcroft think it over. Follow us on Twitter: @BeatlesPod Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 14, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
50 years on, the world is still in love with The Beatles. Join Nothing Is Real hosts Jason Carty & Steven Cockroft as they continue the never-ending conversation about the greatest band the world has ever known. Each episode puts a tiny piece of the Beatles story under the microscope to try and make sense of it all. Coming at you live, on tape, from Dublin. Fortnightly. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
May 05, 2019•16 min
