Untitled Beatles Podcast

*/ ?>

Latest Episodes:

Mono/Stereo Nerdout! (Deluxe Reissue Part 1) May 21, 2022

Show notes

Our world is not binary. Nor is it monary. It's multinary!

However, in this SUPER DELUXE REISSUE of our 10th episode, T.J. and Tony discuss so many splendid nuances between The Beatles stereo and mono catalog, that this ELECTRONICALLY ENHANCED CLASSIC must be a 2-parter. Therefore, this HISTORIC LEGACY REBROADCAST is binary.

Along the way, the stereo derriere-eos ponder:

🏖 Is this the Untitled Beach Boys Podcast?

🇺🇸 Could Paul have picked a more thoughtless song to play at the 2001 Concert For New York City?

👵🏻 Is this the Untitled Jan & Dean Podcast?

Perhaps this ULTRA-RARE EXPANDED SPECIAL EDITION RERUN really is multinary!

EPISODE LINKS: Please subscribe! Come hang with us on Discord/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram! Drop us a review on Apple Podcasts!

-----

Originally published August 1, 2020

T.J. and Tony meander thru the magical minutiae of the Beatles monaural and stereophonic records, with detours into US LP quirks, the creepy Beach Boys, and the Honus Wagner T206 tobacco card of Beatle releases.

Brought to you by Heinz Beans.

”The White Album” as a Single LP May 14, 2022

Show notes

Tony’s favourite Beatles record is their beloved double album, “The Beatles Story”. Jokes! It’s the legendary, self-titled 2LP set better known as “The White Album”. T.J. loves it slightly less. Sir George Martin? He said on several occasions that he’d have preferred a more focused single album. Horses for courses, as they say. #MeatFreeMonday

Inspired by the official UBP Fifth Beatle’s controversial opinion (and a great suggestion from listener Mr. Sticker) Tony & T.J. each create their own 1LP “White Album”, changing the track listing, making odd edits, and utilizing the wealth of material surrounding this landmark record’s sessions. Plus, they each pick a 45 featuring an A & B side culled from their cut lists. Do your favorite songs stay? Do any classics get a #HeGone? Summertime Tony and Dr. T.J. Fever discuss this and more, like:

🛳 Which is a better Patti LuPone performance: the 1987 “Anything Goes” revival, or her cover of “Revolution 9”?

🚚 Was Ringo behind the wheel for the Baltimore Colts’ dead-of-night, winter escape to Indianapolis? Irsay it ain’t so!

🐓 Did Tony and his friend Dan get their glasses for WFLD Metromedia 32’s 3D airing of “Hondo” at 7-11 or White Hen Pantry?

Whether you’re #TeamJewel, #TeamDominicks, or #TeamGooGooDolls - all beloved Chicago-area grocery stores - come on down to 8-Track Avalanche and pick up this episode - or download it wherever podcasts and Jackson Browne 78tracks are sold.

EPISODE LINKS:

Subscribe here!
Come hang with us on Discord/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram
If you dig the show, help spread the word by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

LIVE TUESDAY 7PM CT: Twitch & Shout PRIMETIME May 10, 2022

Show notes

ATTENTION: VERY PROFESSIONAL PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We are back live on Twitch for another installment of Twitch and Shout: PRIMETIME!
Come hang with T.J., Tony and Producer Casey this Tuesday, May 10, at 7pm CT for an hour of gabbing fab. We'll talk about The Beatles, our upcoming 100th episode, and maybe even play Beatles Trivial Pursuit! We haven't had the meeting about it yet!
We hope you'll join the fun. Set your alarm for 7 p.m. CT PRIMETIME, and find us at twitch.tv/chicago4real or at https://www.untitledbeatlespodcast.com/live
Thanks, as always, to our fine friends at Chicago4Real for hosting us.

The Beatles ”At The Hollywood Bowl” (1977) May 07, 2022

Show notes

Fact: Since 2016, there’s no such thing as an authorized “live Beatles record” without Opie’s involvement.

Sure, “At The Hollywood Bowl” was originally released lo-fi style in 1977, back when Richie Cunningham was chillin’ with Potzie, Mrs. C, and the increasingly insane Chachi. But it wasn’t until Apple slapped Ron Howard’s name on a brand new cover (yuck) that this long-deleted title finally appeared on CD in dramatically improved sound, as a slightly forced tie-in with the “Eight Days A Week” film. So yeah, it was ol’ Winthrop (#TheMusicMan #GaryIndiana) who made a Splash with this Gung Ho re-release that’s Far and Away the only official live Beatles record.

In this episode, Tony and T.J. dive into Giles Martin’s stunning remix, on the 45th anniversary of George Martin’s original presentation of the legendary ’64 and ’65 Hollywood Bowl shows. Along the way, these Beautiful Minds Backdraft themselves into other pertinent topics, like:

☎️ Did the Nerk Twins inspire the Jerk Twins, later known as the Jerky Twins, and ultimately known as G.O.A.T. comedy act The Jerky Boys?

🕺 Are 8-track tapes the best way to (part 1) listen to your favorite music (concl.)?

😙 Does anyone know the omnipresent, looped, two-note whistler on The Ventures’ live album? And can they sue for royalties?

Replete with bonus tracks and new, incongruously stupid artwork, this reissue is not to be missed; and neither is this episode, which will ensure Sunday, Monday, Happy Days, Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days, Thursday, Friday, Happy Days, The Weekend comes, and kinda rips off a-ha’s “Take On Me” with his hit “Blinding Lights”.

Subscribe here, come hang with us on Discord/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, and heeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy if you like us, spread the word by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

"And now, here they are, the Untitled Beatles Podcast!" - Dick Biondi, probably

Beatle-esque Bangers, Part 2 Apr 30, 2022

Show notes

Who was The Godfather of Gum?

What on earth is Elephant Six??

Who was the other guy in XTC???

None of them were The Beatles. Nor were they Beatlemania. But their music is an incredible simulation that could be considered “Beatle-esque”. In this “thrilling-esque” conclusion, T.J. and Tony continue trading their favorite songs that come close to That Thing The Fab Four Did. Like most journeys, this episode uncovers more questions than answers...

🥤 Why did Billy Joel succumb to madness during the Cola Wars?

📺 Did the kids on BBC’s Seven Up! series experience Monotones-Mania?

🎲 Was Andrew “Dice” Clay the 5th member of Badfinger?

No matter how you slice it (we slice it tavern-style), The Beatles DNA can be heard on worldwide chart toppers, crate-buried oddities, and your favorite cold, robot-selected algorithms.

EPISODE LINKS

- We know this list is far from complete—shoot us your favorite "Beatle-esque" tracks! Shout on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or NOW ON DISCORD!

- Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Beatle-esque Bangers, Part 1 Apr 23, 2022

Show notes

Webster’s dictionary defines “music” as… you know what, only d-bags start a sentence with that nonsense. So let’s cut right to the chase—without The Beatles, is there even music? Extreme, maybe (#MoreThanWords), but the Fabs—together and solo—rewrote the rules of what popular music could be many times over, inspiring a term now commonly known as “Beatle-esque”.

But what does “Beatle-esque” even mean? Is it even a word if it isn’t in Websters? Does Emanuel Lewis know?

Tony and T.J. consider what the term means to them, providing examples of how elements of Beatles music have seeped into some of their favorite songs by other artists. Along the way, the Gab Two ponder:

🚽 Did nepotistic 80’s singer Rockwell record his lone hit in the same room where Elvis died?

🍔 Would you let your child near a McDonalds clown with a quarter pounder in his pants?

🎹 Did Billy Joel’s wonton cussing in “Laura” inspire Macca’s “Big Boys Bickering”?

We’re Beatles fans, sure—but we also understand that some artists, namely Asia, Stephanie Mills and Joe Diffie, were better and bigger than The Beatles. So they get their due, too.

EPISODE LINKS:

- Send us your favorite "Beatle-esque" tracks! Shout on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or NOW ON DISCORD!

- Don't leave us hanging. Don't bring us down the way United Artists left E.L.O. out in the cold and off the charts. Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen!

A Hard Day’s Night - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (U.S., 1964) Apr 16, 2022

Show notes

🎸 BOINNNNNNG

Arguably the most recognizable chord in the history of rock and roll, the opening G7add9sus4 lets you know INSTANTLY that it’s been a hard day’s night, and George Martin’s been working like a dog.

This week, T.J. and Tony dish deep on the United Artists LP of the Original Motion Picture Sound Track to The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night.” Our dynamic duo gets duophonic, breaking things down track-by-track, including all the classic George Martin instrumentals.

Between tracks, we make time for the important stuff, like:

🐈 A preview of the first known copy of the long-rumored Asia / Alf collab

🍗 Which was more commercially viable: Kenny Rogers’s records for United Artists, or his roasted chicken?

🕵🏻‍♂️ T.J.’s audition for Beatle Forensics, his spinoff podcast inspecting every version of I’ll Cry Instead ever recorded

🏴‍☠️ And Tony’s audition for Is Joe English Dead, his spinoff podcast about dubious Google results and internet polls

This one’s not streamable, kids, so you’ll have to hit the record store crates for your copy, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

T.J. Shanoff
Somewhere in Chicago.

And by Chicago, he probably means Deerfield.

EPISODE LINKS:

- Should next year’s Fifth Beatle Bracket include Dave Brubeck? YOU DECIDE. Come yell at us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or NOW ON DISCORD!

- Help us climb the charts! Please be sure to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen!

LIVE THIS TUESDAY AT 6 PM CT: Twitch & Shout returns! Apr 11, 2022

Show notes

It's been a long time
Now we're
Back live on Twitch
That's right! Come hang with Tony and T.J. this Tuesday, April 12, at 6 pm CT for an hour of Beatle babble. We'll talk:

🎰 Tony's recent pilgrimage to Vegas to see Cirque du Soleil's LOVE

🐭 This wild Dick Clark pitch to have the Beatles take over Disneyland that's been going around the internet

🍳 The (Pete) Best of Terri Hemmert's Breakfast with the Beatles this week

🗣 All the great, real-time comments and questions from the audience

🃏 And whatever else we have time for!
We hope you'll join the fun. Set your alarm for 6 p.m. CT, and find us at twitch.tv/chicago4real.
Thanks, as always, to our fine friends at Chicago4Real for hosting us.

DELUXE REISSUE: George Harrison (1979) and Live in Japan (1991) Apr 09, 2022

Show notes

In honour of spring break, it’s a super deluxe reissue of the Untitled Beatles Podcast’s third episode. Travel back to the simpler times of 2020, a world under lockdown during a deadly global pandemic, when two old friends/comedy nerds try podcasting about their favorite band on a platform called Zoom. Spoiler: the band is The Beatles. Wax nostalgic about scrubbing your vegetables with soap while reliving the golden days of Covid-19 with all the bells and whistles you’ve come to expect from today’s Tangential Twosome.

Originally published June 13, 2020
T.J. turns Tony on... to two George Harrison solo albums: the self-titled 1979 studio record and the 1991 live double-LP with Eric Clapton's band. Plus detours into the Beatles Sirius channel, Mitch Weissman, Beatle baseball, and The Jimmie Nicol Telethon.

Fifth Beatle Madness, Round 2 Apr 02, 2022

Show notes

Cue the synth brass and Yamaha DX7, it’s The Final Countdown to One Shining Moment; two songs definitely not written by John Tesh. Or were they?
Buckle up for part two of March Fabness, where a sweet sixteen of important figures across the Beatles universe battle it out for the 2022 Fifth Beatle Championship! Awesome, baby!
The matchups are intense. Neil or Klaus? Mark or Marcia? Derek or The Dominoes? Rule of threes, or just keep going?
Plus, Tony, T.J., and Producer Casey consider:
😸 Which 1980’s classic cartoon cat are you: Garfield, or Stucliffe?
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Guess Who loves The Music Man?
👶🏻 How do you like your Nirvana: 7” or Cassingle?
Break out the tortilla chips and lotion, standard snacks for NCAA games, or maybe the tortillas are a regional thing? (Guess) who cares, it’s time to reveal the 2022 Fifth Beatle Champion!

EPISODE LINKS

Come chat with us on our new Discord server! (Huge thanks to @wetmedia and @oathkeeperroxas for starting the party!)
Or, if you're into Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter we're there too.
If you'd like to support the show, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen!

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected