SYNOPSIS: Spanner in the Works shows how Paul is portrayed as uniquely difficult to manage and unjustifiably obstructive, even to the point of sabotaging the band. 

We use Tune In’s reporting of the early friction between Paul and Brian Epstein as a case study to illustrate how Tune In guides the reader to distrust and second-guess Paul whenever he comes into conflict with other major players in the Beatles’ story.

PLAYLIST

Maybe THE CHANTELS

Oop Shoop SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS

Tequila THE CHAMPS

I’m Walkin FATS DOMINO

Lucille THE BEATLES

Devil in His Heart THE DONAYS

Baby It’s You THE SHIRELLES

Slippin and Slidin LITTLE RICHARD

Too Much ELVIS PRESLEY

Fast Freight RITCHIE VALENS

I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES

SOURCES

“Portrait of Paul” Mike McCartney Woman Magazine, 1965

McCartney the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz, 1986

John Lennon Interview w/ Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, May 14, 1970

John Lennon Interview w/ Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader, 1975

John Lennon and Yoko Ono Interview at St Regis Hotel by Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld, September 5th, 1971

Lennon Remembers by Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, 1971

In My Life by Pete Shotten, 1983

Interview w/ Pete Best in Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library Sept 2, 2019