The Walrus Was Paul

Paul Romanuk

Winner, "Outstanding Music Series", 2022 Canadian Podcast Awards. In this passion project of a podcast, longtime Hockey Night In Canada and TSN broadcaster (and Beatles expert!) Paul Romanuk chats with great Canadian music people about the greatest band in the history of pop music - The Beatles. Each episode will feature a different guest, who will dive into their favourite Beatles or Beatles solo album, track by track. Some of the biggest names in Canadian music tell their stories about discovering the Beatles and their music. Join us, as we stroll along the Cast Iron Shore and peel back the layers of the Glass Onion. A splendid time is guaranteed for all...... read less
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Season 4

Season 3

S3 E10 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part I – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley
09-06-2023
S3 E10 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part I – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley
Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite "Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk.EPISODE NOTESHere's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments.Side OneAnd I Love Her (Feb 1964) A Hard Day’s NightA Hard Day’s Night (April 1964) A Hard Day’s NightYou’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (February 1965) Help!Day Tripper (October 1965) (single)Norwegian Wood (October 1965) Rubber SoulHello, Goodbye (November 1967) Magical Mystery TourSide TwoBlackbird (June 1968) White AlbumDear Prudence (August 1968) White AlbumHelter Skelter (September 1968) White AlbumI Want You (She’s So Heavy) (August 1969) Abbey RoadHere Comes the Sun (September 1969) Abbey RoadI’ve Got A Feeling (January 1969) Let It Be-The Stephen Stanley Band has an indiegogo campaign on the go to raise funds to help with the cost of finishing up and releasing their new album Before The Collapse Of The Hive. Here's a link to the page if you'd like to help out.-You can find out what The Stephen Stanley Band is up to right here-There are numerous pages on The Beatles' guitars. Here's a link to a good overview that appeared on the Guitar World website of the guitars the Fabs used during their recording career together.-shoutout to musician Chris Bennett for his loan of the original UK pressing of Help! as well as the vintage, 1962, Gretsch Tennessean for the Stephen Stanley episode photo. A note of trivia: that's the same model of Gretsch that George Harrison used on the Help! album.
S3 E11 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part II – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley
16-06-2023
S3 E11 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part II – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley
Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite "Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk. This episode is the second of a two-part episode. You can find Part I wherever you get your podcasts.EPISODE NOTESHere's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments.Side OneAnd I Love Her (Feb 1964) A Hard Day’s NightA Hard Day’s Night (April 1964) A Hard Day’s NightYou’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (February 1965) Help!Day Tripper (October 1965) (single)Norwegian Wood (October 1965) Rubber SoulHello, Goodbye (November 1967) Magical Mystery TourSide TwoBlackbird (June 1968) White AlbumDear Prudence (August 1968) White AlbumHelter Skelter (September 1968) White AlbumI Want You (She’s So Heavy) (August 1969) Abbey RoadHere Comes the Sun (September 1969) Abbey RoadI’ve Got A Feeling (January 1969) Let It Be-The Stephen Stanley Band has an indiegogo campaign on the go to raise funds to help with the cost of finishing up and releasing their new album Before The Collapse Of The Hive. Here's a link to the page if you'd like to help out.-You can find out what The Stephen Stanley Band is up to right here-There are numerous pages on The Beatles' guitars. Here's a link to a good overview that appeared on the Guitar World website of the guitars the Fabs used during their recording career together.-Stephen talks about singing with one of his music heroes, Billy Bragg. Billy is one of the great social activist singer/songwriters of all time. Here's more information on him and his work.-Stephen talks about playing on an amp during sessions with Lowest Of The Low in Vancouver that was used by John Lennon during The Beatles Cavern Club days. Here's a page with lots of info on what gear The Beatles used through their careers.-shoutout to musician Chris Bennett for his loan of the original UK pressing of Help! as well as the vintage, 1962, Gretsch Tennessean for the Stephen Stanley episode photo. A note of trivia: that's the same model of Gretsch that George Harrison used on the Help! album.