2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

Welcome back!

Our first show of July centers around the 4 Paul/Wings Compilations that are on the market.  Starting with Wings Greatest in 1978, All The Best! in 1987 (two different configurations for US and UK audiences), Wingspan in 2001 and lastly Pure McCartney in 2016.

Tom and Andy discuss the what ifs on all of these, how they were marketed at the time and which one stands the best of time.  Funny to think that with all of Paul McCartney's music there are only 4 official compilations.  Some artists have more comps than actual albums!

What say you?  Were any of these your starting point for your Macca fandom?

This week's show is taken from our YouTube channel where Tom and Andy gave their instant feedback on the brand new Hulu Documentary "McCartney 3, 2, 1" made in conjunction with Rick Rubin.  

Quick and short this week folks! 

Tom & Andy continue a film/DVD review from the McCartney series.  This week it's Live At The Cavern Club released in 2001 but originally premiered live in December of 1999 on Direct TV.  

As we point out this period represents a small but memorable time in McCartney's career.  His first official performance back at the Cavern since the final Beatles performance on 3 August 1963.  

Andy gives an overview of the current Cavern Club and his experiences at the venue during his time in Liverpool and how the current club is laid out compared to the original on Mathew Street.  

The DVD itself runs short. Just a 45 minute concert - all featuring tracks from the then recently released "Run Devil Run" and features the same musicians assembled for the album. (Dave Gilmour/Ian Paice/Mick Green/Pete Wingfield/Chris Hall).  Tom gives an overview of the bonus features (2 interviews and music videos for 'No Other Baby' and 'Brown Eyed Handsome Man' which would not be made available again until the release of "The McCartney Years" (2007).

Anyone catch this live on TV in 1999 like Andy? or have the DVD like Tom?   Tell us!

See ya next time.

Tom and Andy finally address and review "McCartney 3 Imagined" (took Andy a while to get into this), continue ATMP 50th discussion, the recent Get Back rumor posted by Tony Bramwell. As well as a discussion on box set overkill in recent years/over-saturation of Beatles product. 

Hi 2Legs Faithful! This time we focus on an episode that is not 100% Paul centric but Beatles focused.

Beatles Merchandising was BIG business in the 1960s. The American Company SELTAEB produced many between 1964-1966 when the marketplace for this merchandise (dolls, "Flip Your Wig Game, Beatles Turntable) etc. NEMS (Northern End Music Stores) was Brian Epstein's family company and the record store was originally located in Whitechapel, City Centre, Liverpool.

This week on 2Legs we are joined by Terry Crain who wrote the book "NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the US between 1964-1966". Terry was recently featured as a guest author panel at the NY/NJ Fest and will be appearing at the Chicago Fest in August as well. Terry gives us an overview of this topic, how he met collectors across the USA who kept museums in their homes of these products.

They are shown on display in this episode and photographs can be found in Terry's wonderful book. Here is the link: NEMS & Beatles Merchandising 1964-1966

Terry is a wealth of knowledge in this field that gets overlooked and we thank him for his appearance on 2Legs