The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out!

Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy.

However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank!

This week:

The Allisons - Are you sure?

Elvis Presley - Wild In the Country

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby

If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Last Week In Limbo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And here is Paul's band!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hello! We are back with a special report from our recent visit to Hamburg!

We spent 3 nights in Hamburg in early September 2025 visiting some of the Beatle sights and the amazing City itself, and this is our thoughts on what we found, recorded out and about and debriefing in the hotel.

We hope you enjoy - it's a first for us doing a travel episode like this, so excuse us if we ramble on a bit here and there, it was a lot to take in!

We will be back again soon looking at the NME number 1s and slotting them into the 60s chart from series 5.

Danke fürs Zuhören!

Hello! We are back with a special listening to the new remixed version of Free As A Bird featuring the 'cleaned up' Lennon vocals using the same MAL technology used on 'Now And Then' - Is it a change for the better? Listen to find out what we thought and for a general catch up on all things Beatles doing the rounds at the moment!

To listen along, here is the original 1995 version:

https://music.apple.com/gb/song/free-as-a-bird-1995-mix/1441152324

And here is the 2025 new version:

https://music.apple.com/gb/song/free-as-a-bird-2025-mix/1834474212

I'll see if I can also pull these in as linked songs on the Spotify feed.

Enjoy, and we will be back again soon! Bye! Beatles!

We are back with another mid season extra - this time we are discussing Episode 5 of the Beatles Cartoon, featuring the songs 'Baby's in Black', 'Misery', 'I'll Get You' and 'Chains' along to lots of silly antics involving vampires, mostly.

At the time of publishing, this link was a good place to watch the episode: https://archive.org/details/ep5_20240123

We hope you enjoy our little chat and we will be back with more specials over the coming weeks and months!

This episode is a mini-documentary made by Paul that was originally featured in episode 54 of the fantastic Winter Of Discontent podcast. That show looks in forensic detail at the Nagra tapes of the Get Back sessions and Paul contributed this research package - all about the Lawrence Wright music catalogue, to the show. It's a ten minute look into the background of why Dick James was so excited to share news of this publishing purchase coup with the boys, as seen in the Get Back documentary. If you enjoy this little snippet, then you'll love Winter of Discontent, so look it up in the usual pod places.

We will be back with more specials over the next few months so stay tuned!

The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out!

Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy.

We are done! And in this special 'wrap up' episode, we listen to some of your 1969 album recommendations, Paul reveals his Top 10, and we ponder if we have actually reached any conclusions about the effect the 60s had on The Beatles, and vice versa!

We will be back with occasional specials over the remainder of 2025 and with a new series sometime in 2026! Have a great summer!

If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart, you can do so⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Last Week In Limbo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And here is Paul's band!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hello. Just a quick one this week to let you know we haven't got ten around to recording our round-up show as promised, so here is a quick ten minutes chat about Birthday's, Beach Boys and questionable Buzzards.

We will, all being well, be back soon with our series round up before we go on a bit of a break for the summer.

The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out!

Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy.

Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s!

We have finished the ranking of the UK No 1 singles but our journey is not yet over as we look at the No 1 Albums of 1969 in two specials!

Part 2 features:

Jim Reeves

Jethro Tull

Elvis Presley

Blind Faith

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart, you can do so⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'):

⁠⁠⁠⁠Last Week In Limbo⁠⁠⁠⁠

And here is Paul's band!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out!

Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy.

Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s!

We have finished the ranking of the UK No 1 singles but our journey is not yet over as we look at the No 1 Albums of 1969 in two specials!

Part 1 features:

The Seekers

Diana Ross & The Supremes with The Temptations

Cream

The Moody Blues

Bob Dylan

Ray Conniff

If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'):

⁠⁠⁠Last Week In Limbo⁠⁠⁠

And here is Paul's band!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out!

Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy.

Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s!

Songs this episode:

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again

The Archies - Sugar Sugar

If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Garry mentions his appearance on Tim Worthington's 'It's Good Except It Sucks' podcast. You can find that and Tim's other work here:

https://timworthington.org/

Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'):

⁠⁠Last Week In Limbo⁠⁠

And here is Paul's band!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠