Calling all Bootleg Fans! It's like Christmas in April! Recent boots have surfaced (don't ask us where to find them!), stemming from the Geoff Emerick Estate sale which includes many Rough Mixes of BOTR material as well as later Wings material. These are on the Misterclaudel and HMC labels. We have only heard the Misterclaudel as of this recording. We would also like to give a special shout out to Hoffman/Beatles forum member "mikecarrea" who always has the inside scoop on this stuff and...

We are very proud to announce the start of a recurring monthly series (which will be a regular episode) titled Iconic Song Series.  We will pick one Classic McCartney solo track and once a month we will be joined by Allan Kozinn and (eventually) Adrian Sinclair.  Co-Authors of the celebrated The McCartney Legacy. By now all followers of our show and McCartney fans in general know that Volume 2 of their book has been announced and scheduled for a 10 December release with pre-orders available...

Hello 2Legs Faithful! This week we chose to analyse (in real time) another vintage Paul interview. As we have done in the past, (1986's Paul McCartney Special) etc. This time around we opted to view the rare 1980 Interview conducted by Tim Rice of all people which was recorded in May 1980 and later released that August. This was a promotional piece to promote McCartney II which had just been released. We like to focus on interviews pre-1989/90 when Paul's interviews became more formulaic...

Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone Magazine recently wrote a 15,000 word excellent article on his choices for the Top 100 Solo Beatles Songs of All Time. Surprise Surprise - Paul wins with 33 entries, John 30, George 24, Ringo 13. What Macca Tracks made the cut? We discuss. And some of the other tracks by the others. Article Do you largely agree/disagree? Andy & Tom D.I.L.Y.

Hi all! For Episode 239 Andy and Tom invited Daryl Easlea who edited and assembled the special edition of Record Collector Magazine first published in the UK in December and arriving Stateside in January. Daryl is a lifelong collector on all things Beatles, Solo and McCartney and has been in the industry for the past 25 years. He assembled a great team of writers for this issue. There is a submission for every studio album, sections on live, classical, and Firemen albums. Retrospective...

Andy was part of the Historians Panel at the 2024 Fest. Topic: "Free As A Bird, Real Love, Now And Then: The End Of Beatles History?". This was great fun and joining Andy was Susan Ryan, Jim Ryan, Janet Davis and Caitlin Larkin of the Beatles Channel on SiriusXM. Good Chat!

Hi Everyone! Fresh and Rested from the FEST, Episode 238 finds Andy and Tom discussing the second compilation hits package from Paul, All The Best! from 1987 and it's UK vs US configurations and our earliest memories with it. We think it holds up rather well and a brilliant marketing and promotional campaign ensured the album sold well in the homeland (#2) while not doing as well in the US (#62). It was a pretty pivotal moment in Macca's career coming after some bad critical reviews with...

Finally caught our breath to recap the 2024 NYC Fest and give our thank you's to everyone we met and talked to and hung out with! Roll on Chicago!

Well, we finally got our hands on it! Joining Andy and Tom this FEST weekend for our review of the "Underdubbed Mix" of Band On The Run is none other than Mr. David Gargalino, original co-host of 2Legs. We go track by track on the new mix. Vinyl and CD for all 3 of us! Tom gives his opinion on the 1/2 Speed remaster as well (Andy & David had not listened as of recording date). No OBI strip with the Deluxe Box, so what do we need? Another Copy! Let us know your thoughts and opinions on...

This week on 2Legs we were delighted to have back Mr. Eoghan Lyng (Author: George Harrison in the 1970s, U2onTrack) and contributor to publications Culture Sonar, Penny Black Music and Far Out Magazine for Part II of our "Deep Dive" on the Paul & George relationship. This installment centres on the years 1976 to 1981. While not a prolific period of trading barbs between the two but there are some nice quotes from the pair during this interval. We discuss among other topics, the 1978...

Hi gang,  As we prepare for the 2024 Fest in a few weeks we did a quick fun one for E235. What are some of your favourite Paul/Wings songs to just sing your heart out to while driving, (or other places?). This week Andy and Tom rolled off a bunch of our favs. Some you probably would guess, some others. Not very ballad heavy you would think! We also discuss some recent and upcoming appearances on other people's channel's/shows and sneak some NFL Playoff talk. Stay warm (those of you east of...

Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends! Happy New Year! We are back with our first show of the year (as Tom recovering from a wicked cold) to do a hypothetical "Over/Under" show for Paul-related activities for 2024. This includes touring, album releases, archives, etc). What do you think Paul has in store for 2024? or are you in the know? Let us know below! Andy and Tom

Another year has come and gone. This will be the 8th Year for 2Legs overall since starting in 2016, and 4th full year for Andy since joining in late 2019. We recap the year that was. Books, Releases, Announcements, Tours, Deaths and Collaborations as well as our favourite episodes we recorded in 2023 and our Hopes for 2024. Wishing you and your families a very happy, healthy and safe New Year in 2024.   Thanks for always having our backs! Andy and Tom.

A Year Anniversary the marketing people felt necessitated yet again another vinyl configuration for McCartney III. First issued in December 2020, here we are again with another variant. 3 different "swirl" colours. Joining Tom and Andy for 232 is original 2Legs Co-Host David Gargalino and we discuss marketing strategies and why we would or would not decide to go for it. Did any of you go for it? Get burned by the policy in trying to get all 3? Or was it a hard pass? Let us know! Merry...

We were honoured to have legendary DJ Ken Dashow (Q104.3 FM in New York) join us for Episode 231! If you are in or from the NYC area and a Beatles fan you will know this voice by heart! Ken has been on the air in NYC since 1982. He began his career in earnest starting out at WNEW 102.7 (Where Rock "Lived") and has been at Q104.3 (iHeartMedia) since 1997. He is the afternoon drive host during weekdays and on Sunday's hosts his own "Breakfast With The Beatles" programme. A Native New Yorker...

Roll Up, Roll Up For Episode 230! Steve Matteo, author of the new book Act Naturally: The Beatles On Film joins us this week for a dive into the Paul-centric and driven project and the Beatles 3rd film, Magical Mystery Tour. Steve has published other works on the Beatles and is a regular Fest attendee as well. He will be at the NYC Fest in February. Steve chronicles his methods on research and we contexualise the MMT period (post-Epstein death etc). While it may not be as revered as Help! and...

Andy went live on our channel (Tom was tied up) when we learned that founding Wings member Denny Laine succumbed to cancer this past week.  Denny was a stronghold for Paul through the 1970s when Paul needed companionship the most. His contributions to Paul's music and his own will stand the test of time. Andy paid his respects and took comments/questions from our YouTube audience on 5th December 2023. RIP Denny.    'We've Already Said.... Goodbye.'   'No Words For My Love'

A live episode from our channel we did the day before Thanksgiving this year with our friends Joe Mayo, and Beatley Tone.  

We're back! Last week Andy and David (former Co-Host) attended separate launches for Ken Womack's new book on Mal Evans titled "Living The Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans." Andy attended the NYC launch.  David attended the Cleveland event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We recap the experiences of both! If you haven't picked up the book yet, please do so! You won't regret it! Have you read it so far?  https://www.amazon.com/Living-Beatles-Legend-Untold-Story/dp/0063248522...

Well, as we did a rare thing and dropped a new show on the opening weekend of the month given the highly anticipated release of 'Now And Then' on 2nd November we dropped 227 that weekend and it has performed very well for us! One of our best! Thank you everyone! We took the week off as we flipped schedules and are back this week with a brand new show discussing Paul's recent Musical Collaborations. Paul has participated in 4 recent recordings. He appeared with Dolly Parton  (& Ringo) and...

From Our YouTube channel. We discussed our thoughts on the 12 Minute Documentary for 'Now and Then' with Beatley Tone.  

The time has come. The song is here. 'Now and Then' Mitch Axelrod (Fab4Free4All) Podcast joins Tom and Andy on this supremely epic occasion to discuss the Last Beatles Song ever. We hope you enjoy it. https://www.fab4free4all.com/

A special bonus episode!   Andy made an appearance on NJIT's Radio Station WJTB this past week on the show "Dylan's Jams' one of his former students. He asked him to be a part of a special episode focused on the Beatles. The announcement of "Now & Then" and the Red/Blue album reissues wasn't announced before we scheduled the show so it was a nice timing coincidennce.  

Finally! After a few years and many requests we finally take a deep dive into the 3rd Fireman album, 2008's Electric Arguments'. Arguably what could be considered another solo album like McCartney II or III, this album 15 years on has been lost a bit with the embarrassment of studio albums released between 2005 and now. Tom could not make this week's show, so joining Andy is original 2Legs Co-Founder David Gargalino. We talk Beatles/Now & Then and also dive into a little bit of prog rock...

Well, sort of. This week on the show Tom and Andy (with a big thank you to our friend Kyle Hand for the suggestion) come up with 3 documentaries we would like to see produced (Beatles Anthology style) on certain eras in Paul's career. How would the narrative be told etc. Fun little exercise. We like our choices. What eras would you choose?