Each year between 1963 and 1969 The Beatles gifted members of the official UK fan club, specially recorded Christmas messages. These exclusive recordings have not only become collectors’ items. They inadvertently trace the story of the group. From the lovable ‘Moptops’ who conquered the world. Through the psychedelic years of peace and love. To John, Paul, George and Ringo starting to drift apart.

In this episode we not only discuss the story of these fascinating recordings. We also look at how I discovered and first heard them. Along the way we touch on how EMI scheduled new Beatles releases to hit the lucrative Christmas market. Plus, the solo Christmas songs of John and Paul.

Christmas time is here again, and this episode is a Christmas gift from me to you.

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Like an old family photograph, or a treasured gift. Music has the ability, to instantly transport you back in time to the place where you first heard a certain song. Or trigger a special memory, of a first date, or family gathering.

In the first episode of Fixing A Hole, Beatles expert Paul Humbley told the story of how he discovered The Beatles as a 10-year-old and the impact they have had on his life. In Episode 4, we discover how and when he discovered The Beatles albums. From being gifted a couple of original 60s pressings, to making his pocket money stretch by recording albums onto cassette loaned to him by family and friends.

Along the way Paul even admits that for a few weeks in the summer of 1976, the new Wings album, Wings At The Speed Of Sound was more important to him than Sgt. Pepper! Perhaps there is some truth behind the Alan Partridge statement. That Wings were the group The Beatles could have been.

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In 1968 John, Paul, George and Ringo released their 9th studio album, simply titled The Beatles. But almost immediately it became known as the White Album.

Welcome to episode 3 of Fixing A Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed. This time my co-host Mark Wakely quizzes me on the White Album. We discuss the writing and recording. Richard Hamilton’s pop art cover design. The mono and stereo mixes and rare issues of this the most fascinating of all The Beatles albums.

Plus, we discuss if John was right when he told us the walrus was Paul!

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