Things We Said Today #438 – “Help!” at 60: a chat with Bruce Spizer & Al Sussman

In Episode 438 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Bruce Spizer and Al Sussman to talk about the Beatles’ second film, “Help!” (or more specifically, the two related albums) in anticipation of its 60th anniversary, and about Bruce’s new book (to which Al contributed), “‘Beatles for Sale’ to ‘Help!’” – the ninth and last in his series devoted to the making and marketing of the Beatles’ albums in the UK and the US. (The discussion begins after the news segment, 24 minutes in.) In his news segment, Ken mentioned the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame Documentary Film Festival Aug. 8-10, at which "Building The Beatles" and a performance from BillyJ. Kramer will take place on Aug. 8 at 3:30pm. Here’s the link for further info: https://www.limusichalloffame.org/limehof-music-documentary-film-festival/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22162752698&gbraid=0AAAAApZJBsQXWPyfzR_0Ys5NLbonGzvSQ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm93DBhD_ARIsADR_DjF8ikDp-qZWeKj9bhasnD7y95RKlnzVnXZqKwjL1Qg1ZkPrsH4WTxwaAvUiEALw_wcB As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join our "Things We Said Today Video Podcast" Facebook page and comment there, tweet us at @thingswesaidfab or catch us each on Facebook and give us your thoughts. And we thank you very much for listening. You can hear and download our show on Podbean, the Podbean app and iTunes and stream us through the Tune In Radio app and from our very own YouTube page. Our shows appear every two weeks. Please be sure and write a (good, ideally!) review of our show on our iTunes page . If you subscribe to any of our program providers, you'll get the first word as soon as a new show is available. We don't want you to miss us. Our download numbers have been continually rising, as more people discover us and it's all because of you. So we thank you very much for your support! Be sure to check out the video version of Things We Said Today on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zgHaPfL6BGmOX5NoyFE-A . The audio version can be found at Podbean: https://beatlesexaminer.podbean.com/ as well as at iHeart Radio, Apple podcasts and other distributors of fine podcasts. MANY MANY WAYS TO CONTACT US: Our email address: thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com BlueSky: @thingswesaidtoday Twitter @thingswesaidfab Facebook: Things We Said Today video podcast ALLAN on Facebook: Allan Kozinn or Allan Kozinn Remixed. Allan’s Twitter/X feed: @kozinn Bluesky: @allankozinn.bsky.social Threads: allan_kozinn The McCartney Legacy’s website: mccartneylegacy.co.uk/ The McCartney Legacy on Facebook: McCartney Legacy, on Twitter/X: @McCARTNEYLEGACY and on Bluesky: @mccartneylegacy.bsky.social The McCartney Legacy YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8zaPoY45IxDZKRMf2Z6VyA KEN’s YouTube Channel, Ken Michaels Radio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_Dkp6fkIsYwGq_vCwltyg Ken's Website Beatles Trivia Page: https://www.kenmichaelsradio.com/beatles-trivia--games.html Ken’s other podcast, Talk More Talk: A Solo-Beatles Videocast You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@talkmoretalksolobeatles Ken's Weekly Beatles radio show "Every Little Thing" On Demand: http://wfdu.fm/Listen/hd1%20recent%20archives/ Ken's e-mail: everylittlething@att.net Ken's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ken.michaels.31/ DARREN’s radio show can be heard 10pm to 2am Monday through Thursday and 1pm to 4pm Saturday on WFUV 90.7 FM, or at wfuv.org, or on the WFUV app. Darren on Facebook: Darren DeVivo, and Darren DeVivo: WFUV DJ and Beatles Podcaster Darren’s email: darrendevivo@wfuv.org