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| Episode 114: John Lennon In 1975 (Part 1 of 2) | 19 Nov 2025 | 01:13:08 | |
For our final offerings of the year, we present a 2-part look at 1975, the year of Antony's birth. As is traditional, we first cover the year itself in terms of world events, births & deaths, films and (non-Lennon) music, before turning to the John Lennon events of the year.
The Vietnam War is finally winding down, and there are numerous other examples of progress and destruction in another memorable 12 months on our blue planet. Ali & Frazier fight the fight to end them all and there are great films, singles and albums galore.
We'll look at John Lennon's part in all this fun and games in December
Enjoy!
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episode links 1975 in film and music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_music
Jaws 4k clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzncv0ISaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOe3n9eO6Lc Film Gold audio commentary (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1c_E-LuSxs&rco=1 Documentary on the film's legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtJEhEppu4 Mr Jaws! (spoof song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYCOFblZRg
The Thrilla in Manila fight in HD and 2007 documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olp9gsmD_A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEtCq6X7fUI
Paul Simon on the Dick Cavett show (Still Crazy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtOa8d_BHU
Rolling Thunder Revue documentary (Dylan by Scorsese) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9577852/
'The Eleventh' podcast series (available everywhere podcasts are found) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/truecrime/presents-the-eleventh/105982868
Eoghan Lyng's book about George Harrison https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61043229-george-harrison-in-the-70s
George Carlin on 'The Owners of the Country' (tough love) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY4WlxO6i0
Christopher Hitchens gives the case against Henry Kissinger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNi-rhLGNj8
Baby You're A Rich Man 'video' (Beatles in Greece) | |||
| Episode 113: Lennon Naked with David 'Ghosty' Wills | 23 Oct 2025 | 01:39:04 | |
David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promise!), though our levels of (non-)appreciation of 2010's 'Lennon Naked' differ slightly Christoper Eccleston gives something of a powerhouse performance as a very brutal and cutting version of John Lennon, starting in 1964 but mostly focusing on the 1967-71 period. All the main events of that time in John's life are covered here, with a soap-opera style reminiscent of the previously reviewed 'John & Yoko: A Love Story'. Antony and Ghosty also discuss biopics in general, and the difficulty in capturing charismatic figures and writing dialogue worthy of them There'll be another Glass Onion 2-parter to round off 2025, the first part due to come out in November Enjoy!
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Ghosty's Cliff Richard/Shadows podcast and you tube channel https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p5kf8-10892e3 https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS/videos
episode links Lennon Naked film pages and full film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560164/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon_Naked
The fictional Magical Mystery Tour press conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXLdbJ_xk8
Scene comparisons with real events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFsahlxZZc
Glass Onion's 2020 episode on depictions of John Lennon on film (including Lennon Naked)
Elliot Roberts watched every Beatles biopic… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eon5X1W8uGc
John & Yoko's real encounter with Gloria Emerson (keep smiling) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIM7D_IfCtI
Freddie Lennon's 1965 smash-hit Xmas single (not quite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAiSG09FBk
The World of John & Yoko (BBC 1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dqVemtlJvk
Pete Shotton's recommended memoir https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154066.John_Lennon
John Lennon at his humorous best (Get Back 1969) | |||
| Episode 104: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 2 of 2) | 28 Nov 2024 | 01:21:42 | |
We conclude our look at John Lennon as an actor, starting from 1965's 'Help!' and with particular emphasis on what was arguably his only 'serious' role, albeit in an anti-war satire 'How I Won The War'. He also voices a famously sprawling Beatles TV film about a bus, and there's a film cameo and brief comedy sketch in amongst it all as well. Antony is joined once again by professional actor Ross Marshall, and there are multiple audio clips to complement the conversation. Glass Onion will return in December for 1 or possibly 2 more episodes looking at John Lennon's religious and spiritual life.
Enjoy!
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Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching)
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Ross's acting page and his new film, currently streaming on A***** Prime https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6892498/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19632160/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_1
episode links John's scenes in 'Help!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FesTTkMcSd4
How I Won The War (filmed in 1966, released in 1967) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_I_Won_the_War
John's scenes in 'How I Won The War' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEZFe94xpkk
Our original review of the film https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-38-how-i-won-the-war-reel-britannia-film-podcast
John is interviewed on the set of the film in Almeria, Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8u5Ct8cdpQ&t=137s
John as the doorman of the 'Ad Lav' ('Not Only But Also', Nov 1966) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAo0wx--C0
James Hargreaves's very imaginative interpretation of the 'Magical Mystery Tour' film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CTIlgC0P0Q
John riffs with Little Nicola on the bus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjP74avEpQ
'I Am The Walrus' in 4k (glorious!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMOrBbcoFbo
Mr Creosote scene (somewhat influenced by Magical Mystery Tour) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczPDGC3f8U
The Beatles' cameo in the 'Yellow Submarine' film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8S4Y7FPMk
John needles Peter Sellers in Twickenham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpcAUdgCChc
'Daytime Revolution' trailer (new doc about John & Yoko) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjiRlTVVnQ
John at his charismatic peak playing DJ in 1974 | |||
| Episode 28 - Imagine: John Lennon 1988 film review with Scott Phipps (Part 1 of 2) | 08 Feb 2020 | 01:07:15 | |
Scott Phipps joins me again for the first of a 2-part review and discussion of the 1988 film 'Imagine: John Lennon', a film dear to both of our hearts. In this part we cover John's early life and Beatles career up to 1967, with tangents in all the right places! Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links Scott's podcasts (Reel Britannia, Stinking Pause, Rainbow Valley) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-britannia/id1252427836 http://stinkingpause.libsyn.com/ http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast Aunt Mimi interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRqU2teFtw8 Big Train George Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPLyfdCyws&t=1s Laurel & Hardy - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B13QoA59tA4&t=28s Think For Yourself Studio Outtake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQdcpmFQOZs
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| Bonus Episode #3 - Antony's appearance on 'She Said She Said' | 30 Jan 2020 | 01:06:38 | |
A recent appearance by your humble host on the Beatles podcast 'She Said She Said'. Antony and the co-hosts Lanea Stagg and Jude Southerland Kessler discuss the 'Glass Onion: On John Lennon' podcast and play clips from some of my 2019 shows. There is also a musical interlude and a song at the end. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: 'She Said She Said' homepage https://shesaidshesaid.podbean.com Lanea website Jude's 'John Lennon Series' https://www.johnlennonseries.com/ album containing 'Lessons of War' https://antonyrotunno.bandcamp.com/album/through-life
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| Episode 27- Pre Fab! with Colin Hanton (Part 2 of 2) | 21 Jan 2020 | 00:46:02 | |
The concluding part of my talk with former and current Quarrymen drummer Colin Hanton, talking about his book (and upcoming film) Pre: Fab! and his experiences with the Quarrymen and beyond. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links to the Pre: Fab! book and the trailer for the upcoming film www.waterstones.com/book/pre-fab/co…l/9781912362578 the original Percy Phillìps recording of 'In Spite Of All The Danger' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDCXyq4x4Vc
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| Episode 26- Pre: Fab! with Colin Hanton (Part 1 of 2) | 12 Jan 2020 | 01:06:18 | |
Part 1 of another 2-parter, this time with former and current Quarrymen drummer Colin Hanton. We talk about his book (and upcoming film) Pre: Fab! and his experiences growing up in the 1940s and 50s. Part 2 coming soon! Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links to the Pre: Fab! book and the trailer for the upcoming film https://www.waterstones.com/book/pre-fab/colin-hanton/colin-hall/9781912362578
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| Episode 25- Revolution 9: John Lennon, Drugs, Vietnam and Everyday Life | 19 Dec 2019 | 01:50:40 | |
We end the year with a deep dive into the much-maligned sound collage extraordinaire from John Lennon and Yoko Ono. There are multiple sound clips from the piece itself as well as contributions from well-respected music critic and Beatles author Allan Kozinn. Thanks also to Richard Buskin, Robert Rodriguez and Jason Kruppa , the latter of the 'Producing The Beatles' podcast, for their earlier work on the subject and inspiration for my own version. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: Jason's Podcast https://www.producingthebeatles.com SATB Revolution 9 podcast https://somethingaboutthebeatles.com/106-deconstructing-the-beatles-revolution-9/ Revolution 9 2018 Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF7SgFtSbaI Beathoven Revolution 9 analysis http://beatlesnumber9.com/1number9.html Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul (1950) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYNFu45khQ Gesang Der Junglinge (1955-56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSO3UHKy_g James Tenney- Collage #1 (Blue Suede)(1961) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC7sdH2XvbU
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| Episode 24 - John Lennon: Imagine 1972 film review with Scott Phipps | 06 Dec 2019 | 01:36:25 | |
Film podcaster and Lennon/Beatles superfan Scott Phipps joins me to discuss with great affection John and Yoko's artistic and eccentric 1972 film 'Imagine', which accompanied John Lennon's album of the same name and Yoko's album 'Fly'. We will be recording a show about the 1988 'Imagine' film in the New Year. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: Imagine 1972 full movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GycQwleBOY Scott's podcasts (Rainbow Valley, Reel Britannia, Stinking Pause) http://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-britannia/id1252427836 http://stinkingpause.libsyn.com/ John gets angry recording 'Oh Yoko' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqgZFCXC8aI
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| Bonus Episode #2 - Antony's appearance on 'When They Was Fab' | 27 Nov 2019 | 01:23:04 | |
The second of two bonus episode features an appearance by your humble host on the Beatles podcast 'When They Was Fab' earlier this month. Antony and hosts Ed and Lonnie discuss the 1982 documentary 'The Compleat Beatles', at the time the first complete documentary retelling of the story, plus some thoughts on the companion book to the Abbey Road 50th Anniversary package. The opening theme to Ed and Lonnie's show was written, recorded and produced by Jai Young Kim Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: 'When They Was Fab' podcast https://whentheywasfab.podbean.com/ some clips from 'The Compleat Beatles' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_zgf8ygqY&list=PL7514B272BB8F62C0
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| Bonus Episode #1 - Antony's recent appearance on 'The Mind Renewed' | 15 Nov 2019 | 01:56:32 | |
The first of two bonus episode features an appearance that your humble host made on the podcast 'The Mind Renewed' in July 2019. Julian Charles invited Antony to discuss his own somewhat Lennon-inspired music, specifically his last 2 albums. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: Antony's albums https://antonyrotunno.bandcamp.com/ Julian Charles's podcast https://www.themindrenewed.com A personal favourite episode of TMR https://www.themindrenewed.com/episodes/2012-13/118-serm001
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| Episode 23- The Other 1960s with Frances Rotunno | 08 Nov 2019 | 01:10:27 | |
In this episode I talk to my mother Frances about what the 1960s were like for ordinary folk outside the 'Swinging Sixties' image. We discuss how things have changed since then in various aspects of everyday life and society, and which areas of life have improved or otherwise. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links: documentary on the negative sides of the 1960s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bPiJWCm0FE classic kitchen-sink drama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7dXCRM6EOM
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| Episode 22- 'All Roads Lead To Lennon' with Philip Kirkland (Part 2 of 2) | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:56:56 | |
The concluding part of my talk with Philip looks at the remarkable figure of Julia Lennon and her tragic family history and brings the story through to some of the crucial stages of the pre-fame Beatles. There's a link to order Philip's book below. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
Amazon book link www.amazon.com/Roads-Lead-Lennon…&s=gateway&sr=8-1 John's audio diary from 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4sR-vbzIXw
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| Episode 103: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 1 of 2) | 13 Nov 2024 | 01:13:40 | |
The show keeps rolling with a look at John Lennon as an actor, both in films and TV sketches and also in his persona as Beatle John with the press and on stage. Antony is joined in this endeavour by professional actor Ross Marshall, and the conversation also looks at the craft of acting itself in terms of styles and John Lennon's (un)suitability for it. Part 1 reaches the end of 1964, including discussion of John's performance in 'A Hard Day's Night'. Part 2 will be out in a few weeks
Enjoy!
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Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching)
Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com
Ross's acting page and his new film, currently streaming on A***** Prime https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6892498/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19632160/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_1
episode links John's scenes in 'A Hard Day's Night' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjkYjI4Mjd0
John on 'Not Only But Also' in Jan 1965 (2 appearances, both filmed in Nov 1964) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P2j24WMzbg
Eoghan Lyng analyses and discusses John's acting https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/exploring-john-lennons-foray-into-acting/
Antony discusses A Hard Day's Night on the 'Classic Film Jerks' podcast https://player.fm/series/classic-film-jerks-2394703/a-hard-days-night
Marlon Brando talks about acting and has a friendly disagreement about it with Dick Cavett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yo5xKqt0o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tvca0FcuSs
David Mamet's book on acting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_and_False:_Heresy_and_Common_Sense_for_the_Actor
Michael Caine's acting masterclass and Peter Serafinowicz's parody of it | |||
| Episode 21- 'All Roads Lead To Lennon' with Philip Kirkland (Part 1 of 2) | 05 Oct 2019 | 01:06:16 | |
Part 1 of a very interesting talk with Philip Kirkland, the author of a new book which traces John's ancestry and tells the stories behind some famous places associated with him, such as 'Strawberry Field', as well as some early Beatles tales up to 1962 Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
Amazon link to order the book John plays 'Strawberry Fields Forever' in 1964?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxDXaGeQ3Q
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| Episode 20- David Bedford interview in Liverpool (Part 2 of 2) | 21 Sep 2019 | 00:55:13 | |
The conclusion of my talk with renowned Beatles author David Bedford recorded in Liverpool in July. David and I continue the Pete Best vs Ringo Starr drumming discussion as well as more details from David's books (including his detective novel!). David also attempts to explain the complex legal shenanigans around the Beatles' initial management contract and the 'sacking' of Pete Best. This episode also includes some fantastic clips of drummer Darin Murphy demonstrating and detailing the drumming styles of Pete and Ringo, originally featured on the recommended podcast 'When They Was Fab'. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: David's website Darin's band's website and his Facebook page https://www.skyrockettheband.com/ h ttps://www.facebook.com/darin.murphy.589 Darin's appearance on 'When They Was Fab' Pete Best interviews the Beatles for a job in 1970! (humorous) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhvjl3NL5iM&t=155s Great Howard Goodall doc on the Beatles' influence on music (not the Sgt Pepper doc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQS91wVdvYc
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| Episode 19- David Bedford interview in Liverpool (Part 1 of 2) | 30 Jul 2019 | 01:07:06 | |
Part 1 of a delightful talk with renowned Beatles author David Bedford, recorded at the famous Jacaranda club in Liverpool and covering various topics featured in his most recent book 'Finding The Fourth Beatle'. Also some thoughts on my recent trip to India and Jude Kessler's 800-page John Lennon book called 'Should Have Known Better', which I've recently devoured! Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to David's website
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| Episode 18- 'And In The End' with Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2) | 28 Jul 2019 | 01:40:39 | |
The conclusion of my epic talk with Ken McNab, author of a new book called 'And In The End: The Last Days of The Beatles', which takes a month-by-month look at the turbulent, 'heavy' but also highly productive year of 1969 for the band, their final year as a functioning unit. In this part, we discuss August to December and end by trying to define that elusive magic that keeps people listening to the band and being interested in their story 50 years after they stopped working together. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: Ken's book https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/and-in-the-end-ken-mcnab/1135426608 Abbey Road medley (vocals only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKN81vdhY-g Live Peace In Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9pQ5wtjaFM
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| Episode 17- 'And In The End' with Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2) | 27 Jul 2019 | 01:36:11 | |
Part 1 of an epic and highly enjoyable talk with Ken McNab, author of a new book called 'And In The End: The Last Days of The Beatles', which takes a month-by-month look at the turbulent, 'heavy' but also highly productive year of 1969 for the band, their final year as a functioning unit. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to Ken's book https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/and-in-the-end-ken-mcnab/1135426608 | |||
| Episode 16 - Dan Richter on life with John and Yoko (and much more....) | 24 Jul 2019 | 01:23:03 | |
A very enjoyable talk with Dan Richter, who lived with John & Yoko as their de facto assistant in the early 70s and also worked with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey. We discuss those topics plus creativity, performance, Swinging London and a few other things. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links to Dan's website and book https://danrichter.com/the-dream-is-over/
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| Episode 15 - The Beatles And A Mass of Humanity | 21 Jul 2019 | 00:11:04 | |
A short interlude between interviews, as I read a blog post from 2014 that has a philosophical look at a magic pre-fame night for The Beatles. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to original blog post http://contrafib.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-beatles-and-mass-of-humanity.html | |||
| Episode 14- John Lennon 1979-80 with Kit O'Toole (Part 2 of 2) | 14 Jul 2019 | 01:04:32 | |
Part 2 of a 2-part discussion with Beatles author and podcaster Kit O'Toole. After finishing off discussion of the 'Between The Lines' bootleg, we proceed to review and analyse the John Lennon songs from the 1980 Record Plant sessions that eventually found their way onto the 'Double Fantasy' and 'Milk Honey' albums as well as some speculation about which genres of music John Lennon might have liked/tackled post-1980 Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: Kit's website Ian Hart as John Lennon in Snodgrass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek89aSrwMN0
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| Episode 13- John Lennon 1979-80 with Kit O'Toole (Part 1 of 2) | 29 Jun 2019 | 01:03:42 | |
Part 1 of a 2-part discussion with Beatles author and podcaster Kit O'Toole. After discussing Kit's background, her first forays into writing about the Beatles and John Lennon, and some lesser-known songs featured in her book 'Songs We Were Singing', we finally start talking about John Lennon in the highly contentious years of 1975-80. Part 2 coming very soon Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: Kit's website Kit's book on lesser-known Beatlesongs
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| Episode 12- John Lennon In 1964 with Jude Southerland Kessler (Part 2 of 2) | 01 Jun 2019 | 01:12:52 | |
The conclusion of my talk with Jude Southerland Kessler about John Lennon's breathtaking year of 1964, primarily covering the August/September U.S. tour and analysing some of John Lennon's songs of that year Jude is the author of a multi-part series of books called 'The John Lennon Series', the latest of which covers the year we're discussing. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to Jude's series of John Lennon books https://www.johnlennonseries.com
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| Bonus Episode #15- Antony interviewed by James Jarman in 2016 | 09 Oct 2024 | 01:24:04 | |
For our latest bonus episode, we offer a diversion and a trip back to the past as your humble host is interviewed about his and other people's music by a friend in Madrid in 2016. Topics touched upon include songwriting, creativity, performance, recording and (no surprise) The Beatles and John Lennon. Preceding the interview are Antony's thoughts after a reread of the Ray Coleman revised and updated 'Lennon' biography. The next regular episode will be out at the start of November Enjoy!
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episode links James Jarman in action with the Gines in 2015 TTFN- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nkbYIWzLdc iAddict- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqqlttrSp_Y
Antony interviews James in Madrid in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPCHg7BOc34&list=PLJHwepa7LNQ2oXU3H7zDFwmW4iUsXHc_h&index=1
Creativity, Communal Experience & Mental Health ('Life And Life Only' episode 19 - relevant part starts at 10.30)
'Lennon: The Definitive Biography' by Ray Coleman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52247.Lennon
John & Yoko: A Love Story (1985 TV film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u_FUvmmrPg&list=PLxzkNx9uq6gjgbNne6prJSQNH6YcC0xmr
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| Episode 11- John Lennon In 1964 with Jude Southerland Kessler (Part 1 of 2) | 17 May 2019 | 01:11:38 | |
The wonderful Jude Southerland Kessler joins me to talk about John Lennon's breathtaking year of 1964 (in fact, as you'll hear, he barely had time to take a breath!) Jude is the author of a multi-part series of books called 'The John Lennon Series', the latest of which covers the year we're discussing. Part 2 of the talk coming soon! Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to Jude's series of John Lennon books https://www.johnlennonseries.com
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| Episode 10 - John Lennon In 1966 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 2 of 2) | 02 May 2019 | 00:58:38 | |
The second part of my talk with Eoghan Lyng about the tumultuous year (for the world and John Lennon) of 1966. Eoghan is a pop writer, who has written interviews for Culture Sonar, We Are Cult, The Phacemag and The Digital Fix with a pot pourri of writers and mediums. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links to Eoghan's work: https://www.culturesonar.com/denny-seiwells…life-in-wings/ https://wearecult.rocks/richard-hewson-th%E2%80%A6lington-interview https://www.eoghanlyngwriter.wordpress.com/2019/02/1…gouldman/ episode links: Strawberry Fields from demo to final version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW61Qn97DXM The 'Ad Lav' sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLbgMmxrK0
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| Episode 9 - John Lennon In 1966 with Eoghan Lyng (Part 1 of 2) | 23 Apr 2019 | 01:05:18 | |
My friend Eoghan Lyng joins me to talk about the tumultuous year (for the world and John Lennon)of 1966. Eoghan is a pop writer for Culture Sonar, We Are Cult, The Phacemag and The Digital Fix, who has also conducted interviews with a wide range of musicians. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
links to Eoghan's work: https://www.culturesonar.com/denny-seiwells…life-in-wings/ https://wearecult.rocks/richard-hewson-th%E2%80%A6lington-interview https://www.eoghanlyngwriter.wordpress.com/2019/02/1…gouldman/
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| Episode 8- John Lennon : Gimme Some Truth | 05 Apr 2019 | 00:57:22 | |
Using John Lennon's famous song as a starting point, I take the opportunity to dive into a variety of aspects of that elusive thing we call 'truth'. Along the way, I reference the Brexit debacle, human nature, media manipulation and how to combat it and alternative views including 9/11 and the alternative media, before looking at the lyrics of the 1971 song and related documentaries. There are a few sound clips included among the talk. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: Marlon Brando 1989 interview- starts at 1.53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHou3oDFP84 Louis CK on Conan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c Excerpt from 'Manufacturing Consent' with Noam Chomsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBWfkE7BXU 'Orwell Rolls In His Grave' - media documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxnmKTmjkQ A Noble Lie' - Oklahoma City Bombing documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKKMX4V_BR0 David Ray Griffin- 'The Truth Behind 9/11' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zC2zIpG7w8 '7/7 Seeds of Deconstruction' documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XBEH5oB0GE 'The Mind Renewed' - recommended website/podcast https://www.themindrenewed.com 'Gimme Some Truth' documentary about the making of the 'Imagine' album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV5z_btMbuQ
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| Episode 7 - Discussion with Dave Thurmaier (Part 2 of 2) | 21 Mar 2019 | 00:53:20 | |
Part 2 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier In this part, Dave and I carry on discussing the technical side of Lennon McCartney's music plus some key Lennon lyrics, we look at the Coleman vs Goldman views of John Lennon's state of mind and lifestyle from 1975-80, we muse on what could have been John's post-1980 musical direction and also talk about how he and his former band are viewed on either side of the Atlantic. There are also 1 or 2 tangents, including one about a certain album that turned 50 last year Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to Dave's Beatles podcast https://ivegotabeatlespodcast.podbean.com/
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| Episode 6 - Discussion with Dave Thurmaier (Part 1 of 2) | 15 Mar 2019 | 00:53:50 | |
Part 1 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion on all things John Lennon (plus some inevitable Macca/Beatles crossover)with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier (he's the one on the right!). In this part, we discuss such topics as Dave's podcast, the many incarnations of John, why he makes for such a compelling figure, (and I mention Marlon Brando once or twice!), the Beatles course Dave taught, what John would have done post-1980 and the technical aspects of and differences between Lennon and McCartney's songwriting styles Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
link to Dave's Beatles podcast https://ivegotabeatlespodcast.podbean.com/
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| Episode 5- Some Questions From Listeners, Friends (& Family)... | 07 Mar 2019 | 00:32:49 | |
As the title suggests, requested questions and comments for me to riff on. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
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| Episode 4 - Rod Davis Interview (Part 2 of 2) | 01 Mar 2019 | 00:55:35 | |
Episode 4 is the second of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. In this section, we discuss at some length the famous Woolton Village Fete of 6th July 1957 and the recording made on that day, as well as the Eleanor Rigby gravestone, Rod's views on the film 'Nowhere Boy' and his life after Liverpool, including the reformation and revival of The Quarrymen in the last 20 years. The first few episodes of the podcast are appearing here while the website is being prepared. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
episode links: The Quarrymen live on 6th July 1957 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbG-8fiyetk website for the current Quarrymen band
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| Episode 3- Rod Davis Interview (Part 1 of 2) | 22 Feb 2019 | 00:57:46 | |
Episode 3 is the first of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. As well as talking about the early days of the group and commenting on the teenage John Lennon, we also talk about music teaching in schools, Liverpool's history up to the 1950s and begin discussing the famous Woolton Village Fete of 6th July 1957 (much more on that in the second part). The photo is from that day with John Lennon and his Elvis quiff seated in the centre and Rod standing on the right Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
website for the current Quarrymen band
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| Episode 2 - The Rather Strange Last Day In The Life Of John Lennon | 15 Feb 2019 | 00:28:22 | |
Episode 2 looks at the last day of John Lennon's life, focusing not on the grisly details of his untimely end but rather on the strange circumstances surrounding the event. This is essentially an audio version of a blog post I wrote back in 2013 (link below) Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
the original blog post http://contrafib.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-rather-strange-last-day-in-life-of.html
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| Episode 102- Toronto 1969 Part 2: Sweet Toronto with Dave Thurmaier | 18 Sep 2024 | 01:36:24 | |
We complete our 2-part look at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 and the 'white-suited apostle' John Lennon's involvement in it with the highly flexible Plastic Ono Band. Following 'Revival '69', Antony and Dave Thurmaier turn their attention to a 1971 film that should be in every Lennon fan's video collection, namely D.A. Pennebaker's film 'Sweet Toronto'. Antony also reads some other articles and opinions about the event (Goldman despisers, please look away now) and gets Dave's take on a few Lennon questions that used to be regularly tackled on Glass Onion, involving reality and also a parallel universe where John is still alive (and well?...). As you listen, try to imagine an 80s and 90s where his presence is still active rather than being consumed by his legend, and Cobain gets or makes the call (Kurt plays The Beatles- see below)
Enjoy!
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episode links Sweet Toronto film (appropriately grainy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSf0gY_X6k
Revival '69 trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSK2dycpB0
Alternative John Lennon performances of the songs from the Toronto set (BBC 1963, Hollywood Bowl 1965, Rock and Roll Circus, Madison Square Garden, a Montreal hotel room) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kSnNyC3_So https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZkoXOHLxbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeFwaWFTGYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPPW4MNZwQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftE8vr0WNus
Yoko Ono's Why (with graphics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cwuRmjhsY
A Yoko pop album you should check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-lSeTHdHd7gyEmlAFe6WHeKftwUgkHGA
Rubber Soul film (comparison of Lennon 1970 and 1980 interviews) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB8Z1LRBmTA
Cold Turkey at the Lyceum isolated tracks (a song about pain!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLfQ0bplMv8
Kurt Cobain- And I Love Her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBzA4shGmw8
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| Episode 1 - Introduction | 08 Feb 2019 | 00:22:49 | |
Introductory episode for a new podcast about John Lennon. The host Antony reveals how he first became a Lennon fan and also talks about existing Beatles podcasts that have all inspired this one Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology) https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Glass Onion you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@glassoniononjohnlennon6696/videos
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| Episode 101- Toronto 1969 Part 1: Revival '69 with Dave Thurmaier | 28 Aug 2024 | 01:36:10 | |
And so the next century of Glass Onion begins. We've got another fine 2-parter for you, with Antony joined by Dave Thurmaier, the co-host of the 'I've Got A Beatles Podcast' and former guest of the show way back in 2019 and 2020. The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 yielded a live album for John & Yoko plus D.A. Pennebaker's film 'Sweet Toronto' (which will be reviewed in the next episode) and most recently a fantastic 2022 documentary by Ron Chapman. This latter doc is the focus of part 1 of our talk, and before that Antony and Dave discuss Beatle releases of the past year such as the 'Now And Then' song and video and the new Mind Games box set. Enjoy!!
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episode links Revival '69 trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSK2dycpB0
The Plastic Ono Band set (to be fully reviewed in the next episode) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSf0gY_X6k
The Doors play 'The End' in Toronto (video from Isle of Wight 1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ewoypJQUI
Bo Diddley and his riff at Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50nxR2Xz10
Alice Cooper and the feral chicken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq9bEzADxyk
John, Yoko & Zappa play 'Baby Please Don't Go' (1971) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sQLIUi0mQ
John Lennon 1976 interview (1980 schtick in place) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4tAmScwAQ4
Mike Tree on 'Something About The Beatles' podcast https://somethingaboutthebeatles.com/2024/03/10/277-mike-tree-in-nutopia-with-michael-meideros/
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| Bonus Episode # 14- Revolution 9 Revisited (Antony on 'Pop Goes The 60s') | 27 Jun 2024 | 01:51:45 | |
Over 4 years on from our original episode about 'Revolution 9' (episode 25, in the show notes), we return to the topic with an audio version (including multiple sound clips) of a discussion that originally went out on video on Matt Williamson's excellent you tube channel 'Pop Goes The 60s' back in March. We discuss our origin stories with the track, it's conception and recording, some of the 'musique concrete' works that influenced it, the other Beatles' reaction to it and a few other things. This is preceded by Antony's thoughts on the new version of the 'Let It Be' film and some discussion/defence of Albert Goldman from a Mojo magazine special about John Lennon. There are multiple links below to some interesting work, including quite a few avant-garde pieces that may not seem accessible but do have some rewards to be found if the mood is right, rather like 'Revolution 9' itself. Enjoy!!
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The 'Pop Goes The 60s' you tube channel and the video version of this discussion https://www.youtube.com/@popgoesthe60s52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WIuYjjARrw&t=1s
episode links The original Glass Onion episode on Revolution 9
Revolution 9 songfacts https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/revolution-9/
Revolution 9 isolated tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqQ6lStuJwA
Revolution1 take 18 (the origin of Rev 9) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3glcY2LQIk
'Avant-Garde' and 'Musique Concrete' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concr%C3%A8te
Giles Martin mixes critiqued
Liverpool vs Albert Goldman (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmQHhXRS7uU
One Hour with Albert Goldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dI8pFvAiak
John Cage's Rozart Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxG_o50y2E
Gesang Der Junglinge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSO3UHKy_g
The Lovin' Spoonful's 'War Games' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE86UINrJS4
Luis Bunuel's 'Un Chien Andalou' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbBfHy2qNeA
Dream Scene from the 'Wonderwall' film (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=779ZlgO9low
2001: A Space Odyssey Stargate sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0&t=57s
Salvador Dali dream sequence from Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' (1945) | |||
| Episode 100b- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 2 of 2) | 05 Jun 2024 | 01:34:35 | |
And so we complete the milestone! Scott Phipps once again joins Antony to complete their whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lennon and the 1960s. Scott gives us a brief sketch of each year through a few news events (some extremely random but no less interesting) before our two intrepid heroes each pick a Beatles/Lennon talking point, this time covering the years 1965 to 1969. Thanks once more to all those who've been on the Glass Onion journey. My heart has truly been touched by the interest shown in what has been a 5-and-a-half-year odyssey exploring the utterly unique creature that was and is John Lennon. He has been gone from this earth for over 43 years now, but – forgive the cliché – the music lives on, and with modern technology allowing us to access untold amounts of interviews, alternate takes, documentaries and the like, he's arguably never been more alive than right now. Glass Onion: On John Lennon will continue, and the next couple of episodes are already well into the planning stage. For now, enjoy!!
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episode links 'The Other 1960s' with Frances Rotunno (my mother!) https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-23-the-other-1960s-with-frances-rotunno The Beatles At Shea Stadium (original audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E-W26eqfjM https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058957/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520beatles%2520at%2520shea John Lennon in 'How I Won The War' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxy48n7Y9xA John trips out at the Ally Pally! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z0Ph7ldFYg 'A Day In The Life' isolated tracks (majestic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMRxKp81t7o The Beatles react to Brian Epstein's death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wmiPIa88c The Rock and Roll Years: 1967 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaa5w6hbOc 'One After 909' on the roof! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z79S6S7_3D8 John Lennon vs Al Capp (full version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYxFO8o-t2E The Abbey Road Medley- vocals only (sublime!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXM77NdG_Jw Stevie Riks does Johnny Rotten | |||
| Episode 100a- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 1 of 2) | 12 May 2024 | 01:15:52 | |
What better way to mark Glass Onion's century than with a traditional multi-parter? In the first of two shows to celebrate our milestone, Antony is joined again by Scott Phipps to take a whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lennon and the decade that made him and which he helped propel into history. Scott puts on his 'Rainbow Valley' trousers (see show notes) to sketch out each year for us before we each pick a Beatles/Lennon talking point for discussion. This time we tackle 1960 to 1964 as our hero goes from pure rocker to public figure and part of a national obsession. He also starts to wonder if songwriting could be more than 'I love you and you love me'. Thanks to all those who've been on the Glass Onion journey, especially those who've consumed every episode and left inspiring and generous feedback Enjoy!!
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episode links The Beatles at the Star Club 1962 (cleaned-up, stereo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6PdWt4I7Ok Stuart Sutcliffe biographical information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Sutcliffe Lennon's first Lost Weekend ('The Beatles Naked' podcast) The Beatles at the Cavern 1962 (colorised) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgvoNvjRFY The Hours and Times (recommended film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hours_and_Times John talks about 'In His Own Write' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfjW6F9R6M Antony discusses 'A Hard Day's Night' film on the 'Classic Film Jerks' podcast https://pod.link/488613190/episode/430c4f82adc8ddb2495be860d112fbb6 Scott discusses 'The Big Freeze' 1962-63 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/rainbowvalley/id/24520524 | |||
| Episode 99.5- Paul Is Dead | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:32:13 | |
We felt it in poor taste to add show notes at such a sad time for the world... | |||
| Episode 99- Gimme Some (More) Truth | 15 Feb 2024 | 02:01:49 | |
In the last episode before we notch up our century, Antony flies solo to muse on and discuss various items of Lennon interest. In order, these are the 40th anniversary of the 'Milk And Honey' album, the cancelling and virtues of the Lennon-penned Beatles song 'Run For Your Life', May Pang's 2022 documentary 'The Lost Weekend: A Love Story', the work of Mike Williams and his theory on the impossibility of the recording of 'Rubber Soul' (Antony gets tied in knots at this point negotiating his position in the middle ground of the mainstream-conspiracy continuum!), and an extended look at the 2000 'Gimme Some Truth' documentary. Finally there's a look at the recent Apple TV documentary 'John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial' and David Whelan's new book 'Mind Games: The Assassination of John Lennon', both of which naturally focus on the grisly events of December 8th 1980. There are multiple audio clips as ever and what is probably a record number of links in the show notes. Episode 100 will appear in March Enjoy!
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episode links John Lennon Real Life childhood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P3crKoa8tg
Antony's 'white reggae' song 'New World (Order)' https://antonyrotunno.bandcamp.com/track/new-world-order
Mike Pachelli guitar lesson for 'Run For Your Life' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLC8Hhb13s
'The Lost Weekend: A Love Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19812518/?ref_=tt_urv
Tony King as the Queen of England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-DNpoKfVg
Julian Lennon - Saltwater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7vdP0VZ3dE
Mike Williams on the impossibility of 'Rubber Soul' and other theories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccEhmQ0M4FY&list=PLAW3gU1yflm_lFhOhwLoIQRXg8ZHLhevX
Olivia Harrison- 'Hello Billy' or 'Hello babes'? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO1Q8qkVf6c
Ably House play 'I Feel Fine' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkugg_tWV0Q
What did John Lennon play on George Harrison's songs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtd-sug3i8c
Trailer for 'John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial (on Apple TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnSnkvGKuyI
David Whelan's Substack page https://substack.com/@davidwhelan
David's 'Mind Games' book https://freepress.org/article/book-review-mind-games-assassination-john-lennon
David on the 'Something About The Beatles' podcast The Man Who Shot John Lennon (1988 documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J8aMKRZZwQ Dr Stephen Lynn squirms! | |||
| Episode 112: Birth of the Beatles (Part 2 of 2) | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:25:21 | |
We complete our look at 'Birth of the Beatles', the 1979 biopic which holds a unique place as the only one of its kind made while all 4 Beatles were still alive. The timeline goes somewhat awry but we go from the boys having departed Hamburg in late-1960 to the tragic death of one of their band members and then the arrival in the story of their well-groomed, well-spoken but also fragile guardian angel. From there, destiny takes its course… Before this, Antony offers a short item on 'The John Lennon Letters' print/audio book, a fine entry in the canon of Lennon/Beatles books that offers us personal and valuable insights into the eternal enigma that was and is John Lennon. The voice of Christopher Eccleston, who portrayed John in the TV film 'Lennon Naked', can be heard reading some of the letters
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episode links Birth of the Beatles film page and full film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078865/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VpIA_87cxM
Scene comparisons with real events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAY0_CGZNRY
Backbeat (1994)- Stu's death & John's tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3WmUNvMpKo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T5h_Cr0i7o
Pete Best on the Letterman show and TV-Am (1982/1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3j7nqx0Pgs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p_zKrKWFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQpBXrESRig
Mona & Pete Best discuss Pete's dismissal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p_zKrKWFE
'Drummed Out!' book (recommended) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372130.Drummed_Out_
'The John Lennon Letters' (essential Lennon reading) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13528387-the-john-lennon-letters
John promotes 'In His Own Wife' with a little help from George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1SjHkEepuk
'A Shot of Rhythm and Blues' BBC version (powerful Beatles rock cover) | |||
| Episode 98- John Lennon And Me | 19 Dec 2023 | 01:12:01 | |
We round off Glass Onion's 5th year with a personal episode. Antony explores further his origin story with John Lennon and the ongoing relationship and fascination with the subject of our show (yes, it's our show). You will also hear some writing that didn't quite culminate in a book this year, and there's some discussion of childhood, both Antony's and John's, and the glorification of it. Finally, did you know myopia was a superpower?
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episode links Glass onion book intro (early draft) Raw and melodic (Plastic Ono Band outtake 1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6SdkBQYvT0&list=PL4H5cduO6BifOIQ-rynn4G4ifrQFNwmV3&index=2 Gloriously weird John & Yoko (1972 film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(1972_film) Birth of the Beatles/John & Yoko: A Love Story (bad but strangely charming TV films) | |||
| Episode 97- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 3 of 3) | 06 Dec 2023 | 01:54:42 | |
We conclude our 1967 odyssey by picking up from mid-June and detailing all the main Lennon and Beatles events for the rest of 1967. The Beatles are linked by satellite to hundreds of millions, they almost buy a Greek island, the Maharishi enters their lives and they make their own TV special just in time for it to be shown in black-and-white among the traditional wholesome Yuletide entertainment. In between all this, the rather sad life of Brian Epstein comes to an end, John Lennon's first solo film project is unleashed onto the world, and a few more classic Beatlesongs are created. We hope this deep dive into another incredible year for the Fabs and the world has pleased you. The hippy dream of course didn't quite work but there was truly something in the air in '67 and a communal spirit amidst the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the general madness of a crazy world. The next Glass Onion episode will be out in a couple of weeks
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episode links Our World 1967 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_World_(1967_TV_program) The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love' (colourised) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_paPrw0gAUo The Rutles 'Love Life' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIsUd0r0YM The Death of Brian Epstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5D3_NSLuyc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wmiPIa88c&t=67s Magical Mystery Tour film clip (John & Little Nicola) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjP74avEpQ James Hargreaves tries to make sense of the film! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CTIlgC0P0Q Mr Creosote from 'Monty Python's The Meaning of Life' (inspired by MMT film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczPDGC3f8U George goes to Haight-Ashbury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I-ThafU1e4 John & George with David Frost (about meditation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rytubzzStM Paul and George 'have a word' with the Maharishi in Sweden https://webgrafikk.com/blog/paul-mccartney/sweden-1967/ The Fool On The hill session photo montage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B95SVtsBL7A The Magical Mystery Tour party (21/12/67) https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/12/21/magical-mystery-tour-launch-party/ Sam Whiles dives deep on 'Now And Then' https://mccartneypod.podbean.com/e/now-and-then-history-review-paul-or-nothing-bonus-episode-125/ | |||
| Episode 96- John Lennon in 1967 with Tony Green (Part 2 of 3) | 03 Nov 2023 | 01:41:40 | |
In this episode we start to work our merry way through the Lennon/Beatles events events of this most swinging of Beatleyears, reaching mid-June. The Fabs start off by releasing what could be their greatest single ever and then turn their full attention to creating what is surely at least their most famous album, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. We cover the recording, album cover, launch party, release and legacy of 'Pepper', as well as some of the other songs recorded around the same time and used for other singles and projects. In amongst all this, John Lennon trips out in public at one of the premier British psychedelic events of the hippie era…
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links to Tony's work Review of Peter Jackson's 'The Beatles: Get Back' https://countercultureuk.com/2022/09/13/a-month-in-the-life-peter-jacksons-the-beatles-get-back-reviewed/ Facebook page with links to novels and essays https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066601250572 episode links Strawberry Fields Forever video (in shimmering colour!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUH9z_Oey8 Strawberry Fields Forever take 26 (brass & strings score) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNtvnUEjJk A Day In The Life 'video' (orchestra overdub session) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM A Day In The Life take 1 (echoey counting starts at 2.10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4txyItk5lXY John Lennon at the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream (music by Pink Floyd) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z0Ph7ldFYg Yoko Ono performs 'Cut Piece' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFaYNusT9Cc Sgt Pepper's launch party Who's who on the Sgt Pepper album cover https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sgt-pepper-cover-art-whos-who/ 'Paul Is Dead' clues on the Sgt Pepper cover https://turnmeondeadman.com/paul-is-dead-clues-on-sgt-peppers-lonely-heart-club-band/ Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution (Howard Goodall) http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/tv-presenting/sgt-peppers-musical-revolution Howard Goodall - The Beatles: A Musical Appreciation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQS91wVdvYc Cynthia Lennon 'John' audiobook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v97WjVEFJyI&list=PLfATtdZX-KZ6TAhRBbTdKv3j3XkxqB7Rt&index=1 | |||
| Episode 95: John Lennon In 1967 with Tony Green (Part 1 of 3) | 16 Oct 2023 | 01:49:33 | |
1967 is a year that has gone into legend for various reasons. Was it the year of peace and love? Was there any real love in it at all? Or was it just like any other year, a heady mix of everything good and bad about the human race and society? Before looking at what was undoubtedly a ground-breaking and life-changing year for John Lennon and The Beatles, myself and my guest, writer Tony Green, have a look at the year of 1967 out there in the big, bad world. As is traditional in this series, we discuss some key events of the year, births and deaths, films and non-Beatles singles and albums
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links to Tony's work Review of Peter Jackson's 'The Beatles: Get Back' https://countercultureuk.com/2022/09/13/a-month-in-the-life-peter-jacksons-the-beatles-get-back-reviewed/ Facebook page with links to novels and essays https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066601250572 Tony's 4th birthday party (a slice of 1960s working class life) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89oz2P3v-2Y The 'Forthlin Road' tapes
episode links The Rock and Roll Years: 1967 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhawQexXXJo&t=591s Dan Richter- From Beat Poets to Summer of Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m53Vnw_H4zc Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_Dreams_(book) The Six-Day War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHqJ6pgdE-c Monterey Pop documentary https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064689/ The 14-Hour Technicolour Dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_14_Hour_Technicolor_Dream Muhammad Ali refuses the draft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHsa_vRBO-E Jimi plays Sgt Pepper (dramatisation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMmhHBr7WDA The Doors on the Ed Sullivan Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKd6yarfkxA The Rolling Stones- Let's Spend 'Some Time' Together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtRCuKsvNEE The Who's 'explosive' appearance on the Smothers Brothers show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiSKu7SbGNQ The Fog of War documentary | |||
| Episode 94- Shake It Up Baby!- The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 2 of 2) | 26 Sep 2023 | 01:24:10 | |
Ken McNab and I complete our discussion about his new book 'Shake It Up Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania And The Mayhem of 1963' and the general atmosphere and events of that breathless year. This time round, we cover the second half of the year as our four intrepid musical explorers continue their furious work rate and have their first proper brushes with the British establishment. They also record and release their second album and yet more seminal singles, and slowly set their sights on the 'land of milk and honey' across the Atlantic while conquering their homeland completely and finding time to record the first of their special Christmas messages for their growing number of fan club members… Links to Ken's work can be found below
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links to Ken's 1963 book and his other work https://www.waterstones.com/author/ken-mcnab/1270697 Ken's previous appearances on Glass Onion https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-17-and-in-the-end-with-ken-mcnab-part-1-of-2 https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-18-and-in-the-end-with-ken-mcnab-part-2-of-2
episode links Beatles 1963 timeline https://dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1963 The Beatles at the London Palladium (October 1963) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eBdUjrkCZ4 The Fabs rock out on Swedish TV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpVNpXCAls The Beatles' 'rattle yer jewellery' Royal Variety Show performance (colourised and sound-enhanced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRr5uCSBvhw The Beatles Come To Town (Manchester 1963) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-_hRHRtN8Q The Beatles Xmas Record 1963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzm8o3ytoRk Beatles Studio Outtakes (funny!) | |||
| Episode 93- Shake It Up Baby!: The Beatles and 1963 with Ken McNab (Part 1 of 2) | 22 Sep 2023 | 01:07:17 | |
Following the shows on 1962, we seamlessly move to 1963 with the welcome return of Ken McNab to talk about his new book 'Shake It Up Baby!: The Rise of Beatlemania And The Mayhem of 1963'. After Ken gives some thoughts on Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' (his previous appearances on Glass Onion were prior to its release), we cover the events of the first half of the year and the slow creep of Beatlemania. The Beatles move from also-rans to bill-toppers while covering an incredible amount of ground criss-crossing the country on British tours. They also record and release their first album and a couple of seminal early singles, John Lennon becomes a father and John and Brian Epstein go on holiday…
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links to Ken's 1963 book and his other work https://www.waterstones.com/author/ken-mcnab/1270697 Ken's previous appearances on Glass Onion https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-17-and-in-the-end-with-ken-mcnab-part-1-of-2 https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-18-and-in-the-end-with-ken-mcnab-part-2-of-2
episode links Beatles 1963 timeline https://dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1963 The Beatles at Stowe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIrVGg68X2Y Please Please Me album remastered https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF8degF-CITi6MhbrOOuk10yLb6JZLiSY Helen Shapiro on a programme about child stars | |||