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Chachi and David discuss the world of Beatles novelty music and memorabilia with special guest Terry Crain, author of 'Copywriting the Beatles.' The trio delves into the fascinating stories behind various Beatles novelty records from the 1960s, highlighting key tracks and their origins. They also touch on modern-day parodies and the extensive research behind Terry's multi-volume book. The conversation spans a range of topics, including Beatles merchandising, the significance of copyright in the music industry, and the unexpected careers of artists involved in Beatlemania.Topics00:49 Record Store Day and Beatles Collectibles01:26 Introducing Guest Terry Crain02:29 The Journey of Beatles Merchandise04:41 The Fascinating World of Beatles Copyrights13:38 Novelty Songs and Beatles Memorabilia29:40 Jump Up: A Musical Journey29:48 Byron Lee's Silver Screen Moment30:25 Ringo for President: A Beatles Fantasy33:49 The Girl from Liverpool: A Beatles Novelty36:45 Beatles Novelty Records: A Genre Explored45:31 Weird Al and Beatles Parodies47:53 Terry Crain's Beatles Insights54:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Bob Wilson and Don Jeffries new book From Abbey Road to Strawberry Fields: A Billy Shears Story revisits the "Paul is Dead" controversy of the late 1960s, looking back through the eyes of those who know Paul best: his hairstylist (and only your hairstylist knows for sure!) Leslie Cavendish, band mate Laurence Juber, and 1964 traveling companion on the North American Tour, Ivor Davis! They all chime in on this controversial topic. Furthermore, the viewpoints of noted Beatles authors such as Bruce Spizer, Jim Berkenstadt, Kit O'Toole, Charles Rosenay, Terry Crain, and Jude Southerland Kessler are expressed as well as the opinions of other famous entertainers. Most importantly, Fred LaBour, who says he started the entire "Paul is Dead" storyline, speaks frankly about his role. This entertaining and informative book examines one of the most curious parts of Beatlemania. Come along for a magical mystery tour through this debate that has raged for 60 years!
Boy, has the music industry changed! It's almost irrelvant: no radio, no physical product, no sales. But is it? The Beatles were not only pioneers in music and popular culture, they were also the progenitors of the music merchandise phenomenon, which earned over $50 million in 1965! Author Terry Crain joined us early on to talk Beatles merch and other interesting side treks surrounding this nostalgic and trendsetting era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boy, has the music industry changed! It's almost irrelvant: no radio, no physical product, no sales. But is it? The Beatles were not only pioneers in music and popular culture, they were also the progenitors of the music merchandise phenomenon, which earned over $50 million in 1965! Author Terry Crain joined us early on to talk Beatles merch and other interesting side treks surrounding this nostalgic and trendsetting era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
Episode is about collecting Beatles. My guest is Terry Crain, Terry is the author of NEMS and the business of selling the Beatles 1964 to 1966.In this episode I talk about the collecting Beatles, and I discuss Terry's book with him. I also give a brief history on Beatles merchandise, and give some tips on collecting. You can reach my at abbeylanebeatlespodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @AbbeyLanePodCYou can buy Terry's book on his website which is https://www.fabgear.company.Along with Terry's book I also used other references including Philip Normans Shout, Bob Spitz The Beatles, and Bill Harry's Encyclopedia of Beatles People.Philip Norman Shouthttps://www.amazon.ca/Shout-Beatles-Generation-Philip-Norman/dp/0743235657Bob Spitz The Beatleshttps://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Biography-Bob-Spitz/dp/0316013315You can check out the Beatles Fest store. https://www.thefest.com/store/
Fans On The Run: A Podcast Made By, For And About Beatles Fans
It's pratically Halloween today, so today we have a particularly spooky episode of Fans On The Run! Why is it spooky you may ask? Just look up pictures of those old Beatles Bubble Bath "Soakies"! In this discussion with the author of "NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966" Terry Crain, we cover a provebial smorgasbord of topics! Unnoficial record players, the mad rush of the morning of Febuary 10th, 1964, nostalgia for the "Paul is Dead" rumour, the fate of the original moulds of the Remco model kits, the era of Beatle historians hyperfixated on certain areas of Beatle knowledge, and an instance of yours truly misremembering an unnoficial "Beat Time" pinball machine! This episode is available to stream wherever good podcats can be heard! Terry's links:https://www.fabgear.company/ https://www.facebook.com/NEMSenterprisesLTD Follow us elsewhere:https://www.facebook.com/fansontherunpodcast https://www.instagram.com/fansontherunpodcast https://fansontherun.podbean.com/
Welcome to Episode 17 of Liddypod, where David interviews Terry Crain who has written a fascinating book about one of the most controversial aspects of The Beatles career; merchandising in the US. You can listen here, on your favourite Podcast platform or YouTube. Happy listening David Bedford and Paul Beesley
Inspired by the holiday shopping season, we look at all things Beatles merch, including the new Abbey Road store and the Beatles pop-up shop in NYC. In our feature segment, recorded live at the Beatles at the Ridge festival, we chat with Terry Crain, author of the new book NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966—about collecting from a next-gen point of view.
In this fast-paced episode, Lanea Stagg of The Recipe Records Series and Jude Southerland Kessler of The John Lennon Series sit down with the Rock'n'Roll Detective, Jim Berkenstadt to talk about his best-seller, The Beatle Who Vanished: The Life of Jimmie Nicol. Nicol sat in for Ringo for 13 days on The Beatles' 1964 World Tour, and prior to Berkenstadt's book, very, very little had been written about this charismatic performer who coined the phrase, "Getting better all the time." Berkenstadt reveals that his biography of Nicol is being made into a motion picture for which he is the screen writer and executive producer. In addition, Berkenstadt talks about his upcoming role as Featured Author for Beatles at the Ridge, in a 2-day Beatles Symposium and festival in Walnut Ridge, AR, to take place on Sept. 20-21. Berkenstadt will be speaking on Friday night, Sept. 20, about major pieces of Beatles memorabilia, and in this episode he talks about scams that are prevalent in The Beatles World involving "rare collectibles" . Jim also shares wonderful memories of the time he spent with Olivia and Dhani Harrison when he served as the official historian for Martin Scorsese's film, "George Harrison: Living in the Material World." He'll be showing that film at Beatles at the Ridge on Saturday, 21 September, and answering questions about the film for Ridge viewers. Finally, Jim is joined by the official Emcee for Beatles at the Ridge, Susan Ryan, host of Fab 4 NYC Walking Tours which takes Beatles fans all over Manhattan, sleuthing out the places where The Beatles performed, lived, and enjoyed the city. Susan introduces the other authors and artists who will participate in the Ridge including Rande Kessler, Terry Crain, Sara Schmidt, Terri Whitney, Patti Gallo-Stenman, Cameron Hicks, Lanea Stagg, Jude Southerland Kessler and Featured Artist, Ken Orth. She also reminds people that on Friday night, 20 Sept., Beatles at the Ridge will be hosting the official Book Launch Party for Bruce Spizer's new book, The Beatles Get Back to Abbey Road. This episode is jam-packed with great info, good laughs, and lots of Beatles fab fun!!!
In this fast-paced episode, Lanea Stagg of The Recipe Records Series and Jude Southerland Kessler of The John Lennon Series sit down with the Rock'n'Roll Detective, Jim Berkenstadt to talk about his best-seller, The Beatle Who Vanished: The Life of Jimmie Nicol. Nicol sat in for Ringo for 13 days on The Beatles' 1964 World Tour, and prior to Berkenstadt's book, very, very little had been written about this charismatic performer who coined the phrase, "Getting better all the time." Berkenstadt reveals that his biography of Nicol is being made into a motion picture for which he is the screen writer and executive producer. In addition, Berkenstadt talks about his upcoming role as Featured Author for Beatles at the Ridge, in a 2-day Beatles Symposium and festival in Walnut Ridge, AR, to take place on Sept. 20-21. Berkenstadt will be speaking on Friday night, Sept. 20, about major pieces of Beatles memorabilia, and in this episode he talks about scams that are prevalent in The Beatles World involving "rare collectibles" . Jim also shares wonderful memories of the time he spent with Olivia and Dhani Harrison when he served as the official historian for Martin Scorsese's film, "George Harrison: Living in the Material World." He'll be showing that film at Beatles at the Ridge on Saturday, 21 September, and answering questions about the film for Ridge viewers.Finally, Jim is joined by the official Emcee for Beatles at the Ridge, Susan Ryan, host of Fab 4 NYC Walking Tours which takes Beatles fans all over Manhattan, sleuthing out the places where The Beatles performed, lived, and enjoyed the city. Susan introduces the other authors and artists who will participate in the Ridge including Rande Kessler, Terry Crain, Sara Schmidt, Terri Whitney, Patti Gallo-Stenman, Cameron Hicks, Lanea Stagg, Jude Southerland Kessler and Featured Artist, Ken Orth. She also reminds people that on Friday night, 20 Sept., Beatles at the Ridge will be hosting the official Book Launch Party for Bruce Spizer's new book, The Beatles Get Back to Abbey Road. This episode is jam-packed with great info, good laughs, and lots of Beatles fab fun!!!
Back in 2017, SATB first explored of Beatles collectors. This year, a terrific addition to Beatle literature arrived with the publication of Terry Crain's new book, NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966. Terry didn't merely catalog the merchandise of the period: instead, he methodically researched the history of the items marketed stateside, each of which tells a story itself. There's a ton of history to be gleaned from these ephemeral footnotes of the era - each one a memory trigger - as well as from Terry's book. Terry's site
Back in 2017, SATB first explored of Beatles collectors. This year, a terrific addition to Beatle literature arrived with the publication of Terry Crain's new book, NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966. Terry didn't merely catalog the merchandise of the period: instead, he methodically researched the history of the items marketed stateside, each of which tells a story itself. There's a ton of history to be gleaned from these ephemeral footnotes of the era - each one a memory trigger - as well as from Terry's book. Terry's site
Terry Crain, author of "NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S.," joins the show to talk about the vast and fascinating world of Fab 4 memorabilia.
The Beatles were not only pioneers in music and popular culture, they were also the progenitors of the music merchandise phenomenon. In fact, the Fab Four earned over $50 million in merchandise sales in 1965!Author and researcher Terry Crain joins us to talk about Beatles merch — everything from games, dolls, toys, wigs and bubble bath — and other interesting side treks surrounding this trendsetting and nostalgic era.
This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with Terry Crain about “NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1996” his new book about vintage Beatles memorabilia. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com, join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page. Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page. If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising, as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support!
Nobody has been more prepared for writing a book in retirement than Terry Crain! This ultimate Beatles fan is a rock and roll historian/researcher and Beatles author. His upcoming book, "NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966", covers officially licensed Beatles items in the U.S. between 1964-1966. His book will take readers through those items and other interesting side treks surrounding this era. Additionally, Crain has an online radio station called 'faBgear radio,' which plays the 50's and 60's hits along with clips from oldies radio stations like KXOK (St. Louis), WLS (Chicago), KOMA (Oklahoma City), WRLA (Pasadena, CA), and WKNR (Detroit, MI). http://fabgearradio.playtheradio.com/ He also designs Beatle-themed skills for Amazon's 'Alexa' device, which allows users to use their Echo or Alexa device to access information about the band. He has two free skills on the market which make it easier for Beatles/rock ‘n roll fans to follow the iconic band’s past calendar events. The “This Week in Beatles History” skill provides a summary of events during a 7-day period in the career of the Fab Four. The “Daily Beatle Facts” skill offers you a daily dose of Fab Four history by giving you an interesting fact about the Beatles every day. It is updated often with new information and trivia about the greatest band in the world! And of course, he teaches online classes through his 'faBgear education' site through the TeachAble website. His first class is "Route 66", and soon two other courses will become available, one on "The Beatles" and one on "The History of Rock and Roll." https://fabgear-company.teachable.com