Focal Point (left to right), Back Row: Tim Wells, Dave Slater, Dave Rhodes, Front: Ted Hesketh and Paul Tennant

In early 1968 Focal Point were one of the hottest prospects in British music. They were the first act signed to Apple Publishing, named by Brian Epstein and praised by the Beatles. In this recovered podcast from 2011, Jason Barnard goes to Liverpool where Dave Slater and Tim Wells from the group tell their rarely heard story.

Further information

Focal Point – First Bite of the Apple article

Focal Point podcast tracks

Focal Point website

Podcasts also available: The Beatles and Apple, Joey Molland, Mike McGear McCartney, Mike McCartney’s Early Liverpool, Tony Waddington, The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72, Almost Beatles Songs

This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google and all usual platforms

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