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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For 50 plus years Jacques Volcouve has been one of the world’s leading Beatles authorities and archivist.

From his Paris home he has written 9 books, published 2 long running fanzines and run a media press agency for all things John, Paul, George and Ringo. On top of which he also built one of the greatest Beatles record and memorabilia collections.

In this episode of Fixing A Hole, Mark and Paul chat with Jacques and discovered how this obsession with all things John, Paul, George and Ringo evolved. His work with radio and media companies and get the lowdown on his latest project, his podcast ‘Beatles’ Secrets’, which he hosts with Philippe Gault and is available on all major podcast platforms.

Welcome to episode 24 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.

If you’re a fan of the podcast, or you like to be a guest on an episode, we’d love to hear from you.

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Jacques Volcouve and Philippe Gault podcast ‘Beatles’ Secrets’, is available on all major platforms including:

Spotify

Beatles' Secrets | Podcast on Spotify

Apple Music

Beatles' Secrets - Podcast - Apple Podcasts

By December 1973, no one could knock Paul's work ethic. It was now 3 years since he announced he was leaving The Beatles. In that time he had released 4 albums and 8 singles (in the UK). But although the albums had their moments, they were not on the same level as later Beatles albums - Sgt Pepper, White Album, Abbey Road.

Now, on the eve of recording a fifth album, his new band Wings was falling apart. But as we have seen throughout his career, Paul is not one for rolling over and giving up. Instead with surviving Wings members wife Linda and Denny Laine he travelled to Lagos, Nigeria and under the most basic of conditions created his post Beatle masterpiece, Band On The Run.

In this episode we tell the story of the recording of the album and discover why this is Paul's greatest post Beatles work.

Welcome to this weeks edition of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed.

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