The Beatles Monthly Magazine
About this episode
This episode discusses the history and impact of The Beatles Monthly magazine, published from 1963 to 2003.
In August 1963 Johnny Dean published the first issue if The Beatles Monthly. A UK magazine aimed directly at teen fans oof John, Paul, George and Ringo. For the next 6 years it documented the activities of the group, together with song lyrics, letters and pen pal connections. With exclusive pictures and a direct link to the band. It is an an often overlooked primary source for collectors, 60 years later. In this episode Paul and Mark discuss the background to the publication. How it began a reprinting in 1976. Before relaunching with new content in the October of 1982. Before finally calling it a day in 2003. Welcome to episode 42 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. If you’re a fan of the podcast, or you like to be a guest on an episode, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FixingAHole Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=fixing%20a%20hole%20beatles Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk website: fixingahole.transistor.fm
People in this episode
Hosts: Paul Humbley, Mark Wakely
Topics covered
- The Beatles
- music history
- fan magazines
- 1960s culture
- collectibles
- publishing
Keywords
- The Beatles Monthly
- Johnny Dean
- teen fans
- 1963
- publishing history
- collectors
- song lyrics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Beatles Monthly
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