<p>This is part of a revealing chat I had with George Martin thirty years ago when the Beatles' Red and Blue albums were released. He explains how the Beatles ended up having EMI by the "short and curlies." </p>

This is part of a revealing chat I had with George Martin thirty years ago when the Beatles' Red and Blue albums were released. He explains how the Beatles ended up having EMI by the "short and curlies."

<p>This is part of a revealing chat I had with George Martin thirty years ago when the Beatles' Red and Blue albums were released. He explains how the Beatles ended up having EMI by the "short and curlies."&nbsp;</p>

George Martin, ”The Beatles got a bad deal from EMI and me.”

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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