{"podcast":{"title":"Fixing A Hole - The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed","slug":"fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990","podcast_index_feed_id":6989990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didnt-know-you-needed","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lzZPwaAOdLIsI4Tqi47HUeChpxBKAkPYmR3b-EHidLg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTZm/MTU5NjA5MTYzNTY3/ZjgzOWE4MDgyMmMy/YzU3OS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Paul Humbley & Mark Wakely","episode_count":61,"summary":"Join Paul Humbley and Mark Wakely for their weekly conversations talking about all things Beatles in the Fixing a Hole podcast. Paul, a lifelong Beatles obsessive. Mark an ex-London black cab driver, pirate radio DJ and podcast producer have one thing in common. Music, and particularly a love for The Beatles. They have partnered to bring you weekly themed conversations covering all aspects of John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s careers. Both together as a group or as solo artists. It is Mark’s job to extract the knowledge from Paul’s Beatle brain and stop him when it gets a bit too nerdy! Join them in this Magical Mystery Tour through the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo by listening into Fixing a Hole, The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:18:11.896156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990"},"episode":{"title":"Apple Recording Artists (Part 1) Hot Chocolate and Badfinger","slug":"apple-records-part-1","published_at":"2026-05-16T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/apple-records-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990","url":"http://patreon.com/fixingahole","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/fc67025e/d34847b8.mp3","summary":"In August 1968, The Beatles Apple records label made their debut with their 'First Four' single releases. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days, Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea, Black Dyke Mills Band - Thingumybob and The Beatles own new single Hey Jude. Over the next couple of years Paul, George and Ringo would embrace working with new talent that the label discovered. Writing songs, playing on recording and producing material for many of the Apple artists. The 'success' or 'failure' of the label is subjective. Yes, they had a lot of behind the scenes issues, especially with the arrival of Klein. But they did have chart success and discovered James Taylor, Badfinger, Hot Chocolate, Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston, among others. In this first of a new occasional series we take a deep dive into two Apple artists, Hot Chocolate and Badfinger. Welcome to episode 55 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069 All previous episodes are available via all major podcast platforms, or our website: http://fixingahole.transistor.fm Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fixingahole62_70 Fixing A Hole is a 1386 Audio production https://www.1386audio.com","meta_description":"In August 1968, The Beatles Apple records label made their debut with their 'First Four' single releases. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days, Jackie Lomax…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1619,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/episodes/apple-records-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fixing-a-hole-the-beatles-podcast-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-6989990/apple-records-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}