The MV Podcast: Revisiting The Beatles (Help!)

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Part 5 of our Revisiting The Beatles series dives into Help!, their August 1965 release. We discuss how the band’s rising fame seeps into their songwriting, Chris gets a crash course on “Paul is Dead,” and we continue building our Beatles Perfect LP.

Links

— Jacob’s new podcast not mentioned, Podchasm.

— “Help!” (the album)

— “Help!” (the movie)

— Playboy interview (Fat Elvis, cry for help and more)

— Pre-Help! “Ticket To Ride” 7″

— “Act Naturally” by Buck Owens

— Paul Is Dead

— Paul McCartney and Paul Simon playing “I’ve Just Seen A Face”

— Bugs and Friends

— “Scrambled Eggs”

— Thrice — I’ve Just Seen A Face

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Tags: Podcast, Revisiting, The Beatles, The Modern Vinyl Podcast

Christopher Lantinen
Chris Lantinen is the owner and editor-in-chief of Modern Vinyl. Along with his modest collection of sad sounding records, he collects his share of soundtracks and previously adored indie up-and-comers. Chris is currently a professor of journalism and public relations at Edinboro University in the Erie, Pennsylvania area.