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In the UK all their singles usually did go to number 1. Is that what you were wondering about, the UK charts? Penny Lane was the B-side, with both songs peaking at #2 on the singles chart -- the first time they missed #1 with an A-side of a new composition since the release of their debut single Love Me Do in 1962.Quote
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I presume here are some Beatles experts. I wrote this on another thread, maybe you here know the answer:
the B sides
Date: April 15, 2017 17:39
The Beatles starting at No. 37 with Strawberry Fields sounds intersting to me. I would have thought they usually went in right on No. 1 or at least Top 10 being No. 1 in week 2. But wasn't Strawberry Fields Forever something like their first non-Beat-singles?!
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Hairball
Listening to Breakfast with The Beatles with Chris Carter is a Saturday morning ritual for me, or at least I try to catch it when I can!
I think it runs for two to three hours (maybe four?) which is just the right amount for a weekly Beatles dose on the radio - anything more than that might be overkill.
That being said, it would be cool to tune in any time and be guaranteed to listen to a Beatles tune or something Beatles related!
Breakfast with the Beatles was created by a Philadelphia DJ, Helen Leicht, in 1976.Quote
Jah Pauloriginal host Deidre O'Donoghue was on back in the '80s (I believe it has aired on all of the local L.A. "classic rock" stations over the years, starting with KMET).Quote
Hairball
Breakfast with The Beatles with Chris Carter
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stoneheartedBreakfast with the Beatles was created by a Philadelphia DJ, Helen Leicht, in 1976.Quote
Jah Pauloriginal host Deidre O'Donoghue was on back in the '80s (I believe it has aired on all of the local L.A. "classic rock" stations over the years, starting with KMET).Quote
Hairball
Breakfast with The Beatles with Chris Carter
Considering that Leicht became the first Beatles-only broadcaster when she started at WIOQ, with the Sunday-morning Breakfast with the Beatles, meeting Lennon was a big deal. (She met Paul McCartney, too, in 1984: "I could hardly speak from just staring at him.")
Original all-Beatles radio broadcaster Helen Leicht meets Paul McCartney in 1984.
Article on Breakfast with the Beatles originator Helen Leicht: [www.philly.com]
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Hairball
Listening to Breakfast with The Beatles with Chris Carter is a Saturday morning ritual for me, or at least I try to catch it when I can!
I think it runs for two to three hours (maybe four?) which is just the right amount for a weekly Beatles dose on the radio - anything more than that might be overkill.
That being said, it would be cool to tune in any time and be guaranteed to listen to a Beatles tune or something Beatles related!
Carter's on Sunday 9:00-noon on KLOS...been listening to the show since original host Deidre O'Donoghue was on back in the '80s (I believe it has aired on all of the local L.A. "classic rock" stations over the years, starting with KMET).
There's also Les Perry's fine "Saturday with the Beatles" on Cal State Northridge's station (KCSN) from 10:00-noon.
Between the two programs, I get my weekend fix of Beatles/solo tunes.
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Hairball
I remember Deidre O'Donoghue! She hosted a show on Santa Monica College radio station KCRW around 1980 where my brother did an occasional weekend dj set for The Reggae Beat show around the same time (with main dj Roger Steffens whose now a renowned reggae historian/author/expert of all things reggae). Between her show and KXLU college radio (Loyola Marymount), I heard alot of punk rock and cutting edge stuff back in those days. And then Deidre became a mainstay at KMET - not only hosting Breakfast with the Beatles, but a regular dj as well. And interesting you mention Cal State University, Northridge as I earned a Masters degree there yet I don't recall their radio station- must have been too busy being a good student to listen to radio! Thanks for the head up though as I'll be sure to tune in on Saturdays (that is if I can get it up here in Ventura). As for Philadelphia DJ Helen Leicht thats been mentioned, never heard of her but hats off for starting a great program.
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Jah Paul
The CSUN station improved its signal a few years back, but I don't know if it will reach Ventura, but you can always listen online. At least they have a legit station - when I worked at UCLA's station as a DJ back in the mid-'80s, it was "cable FM" (?!) and the AM signal only reached the dorms and a limited portion of Westwood...it was still fun playing music in the middle of the night, even if no one was listening!
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Hairball
Haha - my cousin was a student there around that time, so he might have been tuning in! Then again, he lived in Santa Monica and wouldn't be able to get reception. lol
Having been born and raised in Santa Monica myself, I have so many memories of the area. My dad used to have an office in one of the buildings across from UCLA - with Monty's restaurant at the top.
In high school and early college days c. early -mid '80's, we would sometimes make the short trek to Westwood to invade all the college kegger parties on Gayley Avenue (which was basically a synonym for college kegger party ).
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Hairball
Haha - my cousin was a student there around that time, so he might have been tuning in! Then again, he lived in Santa Monica and wouldn't be able to get reception. lol
Having been born and raised in Santa Monica myself, I have so many memories of the area. My dad used to have an office in one of the buildings across from UCLA - with Monty's restaurant at the top.
In high school and early college days c. early -mid '80's, we would sometimes make the short trek to Westwood to invade all the college kegger parties on Gayley Avenue (which was basically a synonym for college kegger party ).
I was born in Santa Monica, too, and grew up in Pacific Palisades, so I'm sure we have a lot of the same memories of the Westside. Spent a lot of time going to parties on Gayley during my time at UCLA (graduated in '87). Had brunch recently with some of my old college pals at a restaurant on the ground level of the Monty's building!
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Hairball
Not sure if the Montys restaurant at the top still exists - I think it caught on fire some years ago? The old yellow Monty's sign at the top was landmark back in the day, but now when I drive down the 405 it's surrounded by newer buildings and can't even figure out which one is which.
I had alot of friends and connections up in the Palisades. My aunt used to work at one of the parks. When I was in 7th grade some friends and I took the bus up there to see The Song Remains The Same at the Bay Theater - I remember that like it was yesterday. In high school we would go 'hiking' up at the highlands all the time - or used that as an excuse to smoke alot of weed! On a sadder note, you may or may not remember skateboarder Paul Hackett who lived up there - he was in a couple of my classes at Santa Monica High 1980/81 and knew him from the skateboarding scene. He eventually flipped out big time making headline news - tragic story it was (similar to Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos).
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Hairball
Not sure if the Montys restaurant at the top still exists - I think it caught on fire some years ago? The old yellow Monty's sign at the top was landmark back in the day, but now when I drive down the 405 it's surrounded by newer buildings and can't even figure out which one is which.
I had alot of friends and connections up in the Palisades. My aunt used to work at one of the parks. When I was in 7th grade some friends and I took the bus up there to see The Song Remains The Same at the Bay Theater - I remember that like it was yesterday. In high school we would go 'hiking' up at the highlands all the time - or used that as an excuse to smoke alot of weed! On a sadder note, you may or may not remember skateboarder Paul Hackett who lived up there - he was in a couple of my classes at Santa Monica High 1980/81 and knew him from the skateboarding scene. He eventually flipped out big time making headline news - tragic story it was (similar to Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos).
Monty's is long gone...don't think anything ever replaced it; it's just office space now. Wow, the Bay Theater sure brings back memories! I remember that Paul Hackett story - really sad. The Palisades was a great place to grow up, but it's undergoing a lot of development now in the village, so it's not quite the same. I guess time marches on.
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Phil Good
A simple question for the experts I hope.
Which Beatles album features the song "Twist And Shout"?
One of my favorite early Beatles songs, but can't find it in my arsenal.
And if you're looking for the U.S. Capitol album, it's The Early Beatles.Quote
Phil Good
Which Beatles album features the song "Twist And Shout"?(