In this week’s episode Paul and Mark take a peep into the world of alternate mixes.

Not those multi-format extended mixes record companies released in the 1980’s. Paul McCartney’s ‘No More Lonely Nights’ comes to mind. No, the alternate mixes of Beatles recordings which EMI inadvertently sent out to affiliated distributors across the globe.

Welcome to the world of high-hat intro’s, mysterious whispering, alternate backwards guitars and trumpet codas!

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Following on from last week’s pirate radio edition of Fixing A Hole we carry on with the pirate theme. Looking into the under the counter world of Beatles bootlegs.

We trace the origins of these Illegal releases in the late 60’s with the infamous Bob Dylan boot ‘Great White Wonder’ and the plethora of low-fi compilations of Beatles concerts, radio and television appearances which began to surface in the early 70’s. Through to the CD age and the arrival of Ultra Rare Trax which presented unreleased Beatles session recordings in wonderful sound quality.

Along the way we discuss the sources of these recordings and what influence these albums had on Apples official Anthology series in the mid 90’s.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Beatlegs!

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Unlike the United States where you could hear wall-to-wall pop music on the radio 24 hours a day. In early 1960's Great Britain, the airwaves were controlled by the BBC. With numerous restrictions imposed on them including the dreaded 'Needle Time', which impacted on the number of records that could be broadcast weekly by the network. The broadcasting of 'Pop Music' was limited to a few shows per week.

Therefore, it was no surprise when Radio Caroline began broadcasting in the spring of 1964 off the coast of Essex. Signalling the arrival of pirate radio in the United kingdom.

In this weeks episode of Fixing A Hole we look at the links between The Beatles and the pirates and in particular the events of May 1967, when 'Big L', Radio London struck gold with a world exclusive and broadcast the new Beatles album, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

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