Fixing A Hole - The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed

Paul Humbley & Mark Wakely
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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! Join them in this Magical Mystery Tour through the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo by listening into Fixing a Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.

  1. 1d ago

    I Feel Fine

    If you play all 22 original UK singles in chronological sequence, you witness first hand the creativity of John, Paul, George and Ringo. That  progress was not a smooth climb. There are some huge leaps which can be demonstrated by the singles Strawberry Fields Forever, Hey Jude and Let It Be. The groups 7th single, A Hard Days Night, indicated that they were starting to move away from there 'Beat Group' sound. With its strident guitar chord intro, it demonstrated a new level of creativity being explored within the walls of Abbey Road studios. In this episode we take a deep dive into the follow up to A Hard Days Night. With its feedback introduction, I Feel Fine announced that The Beatles never wanted to look back, when it came to new material. The single was also supported by a promotional film, which Brian Epstein financed to support the single. Again another first for the band. Welcome to episode 57 0f Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    29 min

  2. 6d ago

    3 Savile Row: Below the Surface

    With the news that Apple are moving back into 3 Saville Row and opening a Beatles experience in 2027. To not only include access to the roof, but a recreation of the basement studio where they recorded and filmed the Get Back sessions in the January of 1969. In this episode Mark and Paul discuss the story of the Apple studio. From the disaster that 'Magic Alex' built to becoming one of the best equipped recording facilities in London. Welcome to episode 56 0f Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    25 min

  3. May 18 ·  Bonus

    3 Saville Row, What Are The Beatles Up To Now?

    When the exciting news dropped last week that apple are opening 3 Saville Row as a London Beatles experience, the Beatles network went into overdrive with rumours about what this would be and when it would open. Paul and Mark couldn't let this momentous news pass by. So here is our take on the subject.  Welcome to this special episode of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    17 min

  4. May 16

    Apple Recording Artists (Part 1) Hot Chocolate and Badfinger

    In August 1968, The Beatles Apple records label made their debut with their 'First Four' single releases. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days, Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea, Black Dyke Mills Band - Thingumybob and The Beatles own new single Hey Jude. Over the next couple of years Paul, George and Ringo would embrace working with new talent that the label discovered. Writing songs, playing on recording and producing material for many of the Apple artists. The 'success' or 'failure' of the label is subjective. Yes, they had a lot of behind the scenes issues, especially with the arrival of Klein. But they did have chart success and discovered James Taylor, Badfinger, Hot Chocolate, Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston, among others. In this first of a new occasional series we take a deep dive into two Apple artists, Hot Chocolate and Badfinger. Welcome to episode 55 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    27 min

  5. May 10

    Venus And Mars Are More Than Alright Tonight!

    Following a series of low key tours in 1972 and 72. Wings embarked on a 13 month world tour in the autumn of 1975. A tour which would see they start by playing cinemas and theatres in the UK, before progressing to huge arenas in the USA. The Wings Over The World tour would see Paul go from being ex-Beatle Paul. To Paul McCartney the founder of the multi million selling band Wings. In this episode we take a deep dive into the one and only Wings world tour. Looking at the setlist, the venues, the bootlegs and much more.  Welcome to episode 54 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    26 min

  6. May 3

    'There Are Places I Remember'. Where I Watched The Beatles (Part 1)

    A couple of weeks back my daytime job took me to Wallasey, or more precisely New Brighton. Formerly the location of the Tower Ballroom, where The Beatles played 27 times during there formative years. Seeing the site of this long gone venue, got me thinking about other venues around the UK which have a Beatles connection. In this weeks episode we begin a new occasional series in which we deep dive into the back stories of these sites, some lost, while others are very much alive and working.  In this weeks episode in the company of my co-host and producer Mark I tell the story of three venues. The Tower Ballroom, the Granada Walthamstow and the Empire Pool, Wembley. Welcome to episode 53 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole   You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    36 min

  7. Apr 29

    What's Next For The Beatles?

    When Paul, George, Ringo and the John Lennon estate won control of the groups back catalogue in late 1989. It marked a changing point in the way The Beatles back catalogue was managed. Gone were the themed compilations from EMI, Rock 'N' Roll Music, Love Songs, Reel Music, etc. Instead we have been treated (on the whole) to a series of currated released designed for both the casual music lover and the die hard fan. Around the spring of each year The Beatles rumour mill starts to gossip with what Apple are going to give us this year. I've not heard anything yet, but with the four Sam Mendes feature films due in April 2028. In this episode Paul and Mark, what we would like to see and what we think us fans will receive. Welcome to episode 52 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole   You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    32 min

  8. Apr 19

    Is McCartney' s Lost Bass A Lost Cause?

    The Hoffner violin bass is an iconic symbol of Paul's days with The Beatles. Sometime during the 60's, or was it the 70's Paul's original 1961 Hoffner disappeared. Lost for 50 years, until some pure detective work by a few individuals discovered where it was hiding. In this episode Paul and Mark review the documentary feature 'McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass'. If you enjoy reading Agatha Christie whodunits, or watching repeats of Columbo, you need too watch this documentary. To find out why, listen to episode 51 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole   You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069   All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70   Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com

    29 min
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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! Join them in this Magical Mystery Tour through the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo by listening into Fixing a Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.

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