SATB SPECIAL: Badfinger/Iveys Reissue Series with Mark Strothmann
From Something About the Beatles by Evergreen Podcasts
January 1, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Mark Strothmann discussing the reissue series of Badfinger and The Iveys' music.
Beatles proteges Badfinger released six studio albums between 1970 and 1974. Two of their hits were produced by Beatles ("Come and Get It" by Paul, "Day After Day" by George) and another by The Beatles' road manager ("No Matter What" was produced by Mal Evans). But their catalog is filled with rich, tuneful pop/rock for anyone who hasn't already explored it. ALL FOUR members (Pete Ham - Tom Evans - Mike Gibbins - Joey Molland) were accomplished songwriters and since their demise, an astonishing array of releases has been pouring out, including several demo collections from Pete. Additionally, their earlier pre-Joey iteration as The Iveys has seen the commencement of five Anthology collections of demos and live material surface, including the newest, Miniskirts and Rainbows. 2024 saw the long-awaited issue of the final Badfinger album from 1974, Head First, featuring Pete, Tom and Mike with Bob Jackson. For this conversation, I spoke with Mark Strothmann, who's part of team that's been working on getting these treasures to the public, as well as curating several YouTube channels featuring music and videos of The Iveys and Badfinger. It's an overview of the ongoing labor of love…
People in this episode
Guest: Mark Strothmann
Topics covered
- Badfinger
- The Iveys
- music production
- Beatles influence
- music history
- album reissues
Keywords
- Badfinger
- The Iveys
- Mark Strothmann
- album reissues
- music history
- Beatles
- demos
- songwriters
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Badfinger, The Iveys, The Beatles, Mal Evans
Books & works: Head First, Miniskirts and Rainbows, Come and Get It, Day After Day, No Matter What
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