Oct 29, 2019
Last year – upon the 50th anniversary of the release of The
Beatles; that eponymous double album issued as the group’s Apple
debut – a symposium was convened at Monmouth College in New Jersey,
as many of you know. An ad hoc band performed some tunes from the
record as the accompaniment to a discussion convened for the
podcast featuring Jack Petruzelli,
multi-instrumentalist/producer/recording artist best known for his
membership in the Fab Faux. His insights as a musician who has
performed these very songs live many times helps us understand what
the Beatles were going for in their unique approach to recording
this particular project, a philosophy that spilled over into
their next project.
Thanks to Jack – Vinnie Zummo (heard in the Monmouth segment) –
Marc Pepin – Marc Muller – Dan Eisenberg – Joe Rapolla –
Kenneth Womack.
(Field recording by BJ Rowling)
