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Ep. 121 | The White Album (1968) Part 1
It was great! It sold! It's the bloody Beatles' White Album!
And, no, Paul; we won’t shut up.
Because part one of the UBP Deep Dish on “The Beatles” is finally here! Tony and T.J. are sniffer-level giddy to discuss this album-unlike-any-other. And in part one, the Two Little Piggies delve into the history and packaging (#DingDongDingDong) of one of only two official Beatles-canon albums to be known, colloquially, by two names. (The other is “Tomorrow Never Knows”, which most first-gen fans know as, of course, “File Under Rock”.)
And despite this record’s massive length and girth (Sfx: a pained, guttural groan), Tony & T.J. find the time to ask:
🎅🏾 Is the “perfect” Christmas gift at Walgreens, Woolworth, Woolco, Osco, Venture, Wieboldt's or Montgomery Ward?
🕳 What uniquely-numbered episode did you download? And was it manufactured in Jacksonville, Jackson Hole, or Jackson’s Whole?
🍬 Does the inclusion of “This Boy” to the White Album Tape 2 8-track, directly after “Savoy Truffle” but before “Julia (pt. 1)”, improve the original track listing?
BUT WAIT! Is it Tony’s favorite Beatles album? Is it even in T.J.’s top three? (Or is he just too big a fan of “The Beatles In Italy” to budge?) Is everyone who only calls this album by its official name a jagbag? Tune in (#Lewisohn) this week, and likely the next six, as we deep dish “The White Album”!
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Ep. 113 | Revolver Super Deluxe Instant Reaction Part 2
We're back! Our super deluxe vinyl box sets arrived in the mail, and Tony and Teej are ready to dish even deeper on the sparkling new Revolver remixes, bonus tracks, and beautiful accompanying 100-page book.
At least Tony is. T.J. might've taken one too many edibles and spent the week listening to Eddie Murphy's 1993 Motown Records sensation Love's Alright.
TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!
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Ep. 112 | Revolver Super Deluxe Instant Reaction Part 1
HOLY MOLY IT'S HERE. And Tony and T.J. want to talk about it. Join the Fab Fellas as they go Full Culkin™ on the latest (and perhaps greatest? LISTEN TO FIND OUT!) Super Deluxe Special Edition reissue of the Beatles' groundbreaking 1966 LP "Revolver".
This is just part one—more to come once we get to spend some time with the vinyl box set.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? We'd love you to share all your cheers, jeers, and hot takes too. Shout at us on Discord, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or now on Eater.com, and your reactions may just make it into Part 2.
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Ep. 25.2 | SPECIAL RE-RUN: Revolver LP (1966)
In anticipation of THE BIG DROP coming this week, T.J. and Tony (a.k.a. The Tab Two #sponsored #by #nutrasweet) dig into some of the teaser tracks already released, and then present the Super Replayable Super Re-Run Edition of our 2020 Deep Dish of Revolver.
Be sure to follow our socials for details about our LIVE REACTION TWITCH & SHOUT coming soon!
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Originally released November 14, 2020
It's time to serve up a deep dish of The Beatles most colorful LP with a b/w cover.
In this episode, T.J. and Tony talk ADT, LSD, Geoff Emerick recording techniques, and the Alan Civil War. Plus diversions into the goth Lennon & McCartney, Rupert the Bear, The Frogs, and the Soul Train Scramble Board.
Revolver's track-by-track musings come augmented with enough collector scum needle drops to power a small, fab village, including a sample of their favorite punching bag, 60s Capitol Records honcho Dave Dexter.
Turn off your mind, relax and float tangentially.
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Ep. 111 | Beatles VI (1965)
At The Untitled Beatles Podcast, we’re as ‘Murican as basebrawl, hawt hogs, and Snapple Pi. And because our ethos has and always will be “Spyak Anglish”, we (fine, one of us) know(s) the correct way to pronounce Capitol’s seventh Beatles album is “Beatles VEE EYE”. Like “Vee Jay”, only instead of Jay, it’s a different word (than where you come from. #JealousJasmineGuy)
Anyone who calls this record “Beatles Six” has a deep hatred for either “The Beatles Story”, or rightfully, one of the least popular/worst selling albums ever released, “Meet The Beatles”. Still, semantics aside, Tony & T.J. continue their journey - with Open Arms - into the Beatles Capitol albums with a look into this surprisingly great (Chris) hodgepodge of songs, including a song the U.K. didn’t even hear until the following year. How ya like them Snapples, Thatcher?
Along the way, the two UBP Bad Boyoyoyoyoy’s tell you what they see about:
🐴 Is the mistress of the dark, Elvira, actually a horse? And if so, what does it take to get her to giddy up a-oom poppa, oom poppa, mow mow, heigh-ho Silver, away?
🍗 Is your favorite BBQ prepared with KY Masterpiece, or are you more of a dry rubber?
🕎 If Drunk Billy Joel shows up to a Hanukkah party, and the house burns down, did he indeed start the fire? Or was it a lethal combination of crack and Bernie Goetz?
How to pronounce this album’s title is as contentious as rock & roller cola wars, so don’t take it anymore, and instead enjoy our deep dish on another fab, million’ selling Capitol album! Now Dominic Chianese, behave yourself!
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Ep. 104 | Deep Dish: The Early Beatles (1965)
Jolly what! Jolly when? Jolly where?
Jolly here at the Untitled Beatles Podcast!
This week Tony and T.J. get their jollies with a deep dish of Capitol’s 1965 release, The Early Beatles. After an overview of VeeJay’s smash-n-grab 1964 discography, the bad boy-oy-oys delve into the cave of the Fab’s first post-Cavernous recordings. Inside, their musings echo about:
🎓 Who sang Twist and Shout best: The Isley Brothers, John Lennon, or aging Grand Lakes University student Thornton Melon?
👵🏻 If The Beatles = The Golden Girls, does that mean Pete Best = Coco, the housekeeper who only appeared in the pilot?
🍯 A taste of honey may be much sweeter than wine, but can it compete with the dynamite taste of Colt 45 malt liquor?
And if you’re in the West Des Moines area be sure to enjoy the Maytag Burger at the Drake Diner healthy low salt chicken at Kenny Rogers’s Roasters. Teacher says we must jolly what.
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Ep. 102b | Deep Dish: Beatles ‘65 (1964) Part 2
We couldn’t leave this kitten alone! It’s the chilling conclusion to our deep dish of Beatles ‘65 (aka Beatles ‘LXV). This time our absolutely gabulous hosts inquire:
🍳 On “She’s A Woman” does Ringo play a chocalho, a cylindrical shaker, or a traditional British breakfast?
🎹 Could T.J. Shanoff’s Gliss Forensics one day be used to solve fab crimes?
✊ With regards to the American Beatles catalog, did Dave Dexter Jr. remaster or remasturbate?
Plus another edition of “What Was Up Geoff Emerick’s Ass?” All that and a bag of bubble and squeak!
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Ep. 102a | Deep Dish: Beatles ‘65 (1964) Part 1
Most rock historians agree that The Beatles were ahead of their time, as evidenced by their impressive entrance at the Royal Command Performance via jetpack. In fact, the lads from Liverpool were so ahead of their time, they released an album in 1964 called Beatles ’65 (!!!). And boy did it age them, judging from their sullen publicity photos, maturing songwriting, and Wurther’s Original hard candies thrown at them on stage. As the Rutles would later say, "Ouch!"
This week T.J. and Tony deep dish another curious LP in their long forgotten American discography - Beatles ’65 - an album that has nothing to do whatsoever with The Beatles in 1965. It causes one to ponder:
📱Is it possible John Lennon owned the world’s first mobile cellular telephone?
🎡Could T.J. get carnival work guessing when Beatles LPs were pressed?
👃🏻If Ringo Starr was a scratch ’n’ sniff sticker, what would he smell like? #BeatleSniffer
So don something black, have a good cry for yourself, and let the phone ring endlessly, because the Untitled Beatles Podcast is just beginning to talk about The Beatles in ’65.*
*’64 (But by the time we finish talking about this album it will be 1965)
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Ep. 101a | Deep Dish: The Music of 1982 Part 1
This week T.J. and Tony are rising up and back on the streets, basking in the glory that is The Year MCMLXXXII (or for laypeople, 1982). The gruesome nineteen-eighty-twosome reach out and grab their favorite moments from The Beatles Reel Music, Paul’s Tug of War, and Elton John’s tribute to John Lennon. Plus enough 80s tangents to give your silver spoons Pac-Man Fever.
As always, they ask the tough fab questions, such as:
🤖 Who said “Toti mundo nati” better?
Paul, Mork, or Mr. Roboto?
🕺🏻 Would “Ballroom Dancing” have been a stronger B-side for the Grease 2 non-hit “Back To School Again”?
𐄍 Does Tony hear Stevie Nicks’ signature rocker as “Edge of Seven”?
Plus an Untitled Beatles Podcast Exclusive: Producer Casey’s 40th Anniversary Remix of “The Beatles Movie Medley”.
It’s jammin' on the 2…1982 that is…
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Ep. 99c | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Part 3
It was 80 years ago today that Sir Paul McCartney was born! In honor of this awesome moment in Fab Four history, the Untitled Beatles Podcast is proud to present part three of our look at his most important record: the “Hope For The Future” EP. (#Thrash)
WAIT! HOLD UP, YO! STOP THE PRESSES, NEWSIES! We’re actually discussing Side 2 of the iconic, legendary “Pepper”, as the cool kids call it. And whether you prefer your transition from “Good Morning, Good Morning” to the “Sgt. Pepper” reprise in mono or stereo, we hope you will enjoy our final installment of this “Pepper” deep dish, which also dares to ask:
✏️ When not microwaving pencils, did young Tony used to raw-dawg Doritos sandwiches?
⚾️ Was “Within You Without You” George’s tribute to Kenny Lofton, given how much he loved Cleveland Indian music?
📼 When it comes to Macca-inspired blank audio cassettes (emoji not available), are you team “Maxell's Silver Hammer” or “Mother Nature’s Sony”?
So wake up, fall out of (your Pepper’s water)bed, and before you drag a comb across Judge Dredd, join Tony and T.J. for one final look at an album that quite literally changed the trajectory of popular culture in ways unseen until Asia’s self-titled debut in ’82. (“A Day In The Life” is fine, but have you heard “Heat Of The Moment”, son?)
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