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Ep. 260 | George Harrison, "Cloud Nine" (1987) Side 2
Itās one of the biggest albums of the late 1980ās.
No, not āSmall Worldā, Huey Lewis & The Newsā misguided attempt at a jazz-pop record that sadly gave us a song called āBobo Tempoā, and can be found in near mint condition for a dollar in used record bins across the country. Rather, dear bleeder, itās George Harrisonās comeback album, āCloud 9ā. Led by its spirited cover of āGot My Mind Set On Youā, and the unofficial theme to Disneyās Mulan (āBreath Away from Heavenā), this is a record thatās held up through the years as one of the best by a solo Beatle not named āPeteā.
Tony & T.J. continue their deep-dish of this legendary album, as they explore questions about fonts, album covers, Weird Al, random Billy Joel deep cuts, and more; like:
š Whilst (look it up, pal) listening to the 8-Track of āCloud 9ā, do most/moist Harrison fans prefer āDevilās Radioā (Beginning) or āDevilās Radioā (Conclusion)? And what meta, psychological data does that provide about the listener?
š£ Is the UBP so āwokeā (ed note: gross) that they wonāt let their fans eat Big League Chicken Chew before a little league game?
š (Angry Chicago Guy, heās angrily waving a dirty, BMG Record Club, CD copy of āThe Immaculate Collectionā. It belonged to his wife, before she moved to Hammond to "find herself":) HOW COME āLA ISLA BONITAā AINāT NO BONUS TRACK ON NO āCLOUD 9ā REISSUE?
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Ep. 259 | George Harrison, "Cloud Nine" (1987) Side 1
Look. George Harrison took five years after "Gone Troppo" to complete his 1987 masterpiece "Cloud Nine", so excuse us if we take a couple weeks to wrap up our long awaited deep dish.
This week, the Untitled Twotles finally get around to talking about side one, and promise not to wreck the episode with tacky gated reverb like some sorry Fine Young Cannibals knockoff.
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Ep. 258 | George Harrison, "Cloud Nine" (1987)
After spending the past three weeks in 1995ās Anthology universe, the Untitled Beatles Podcast needs a break. So this weekā¦ we head WAY BACKā¦ to 1987.
Thatās right. At long last, by popular demandāLLGH! Cheers, big ears!āTony and T.J. delve into George Harrisonās smash-hit solo record, āCloud Nineā, which T.J. SHANOFF LOVED LONG BEFORE ALL YOU BANDWAGON B*S.
Along the way, they find time to foray into Format Foyer, and answer the pressing questions like:
š¼š“ OK, but does T.J. own the 1987 cassette released on Contessa records in Indonesia?
šæš¦ Was Tonyās copy of Cheap Trickās āLap of Luxuryā CD damaged in a flood, or by teenage Tonyās tears?
šš»[Angry Drunk Chicago Guy] HOW COME THEY STILL AINāT PLAYINā THESE BEATLE BLOWHARDS ON CHICAGOāS OWN ROCK 95.5 (AN IHEART RADIO STATION)?
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Ep. 257 | Anthology 2025 Episode 6
Some say the āSgt. Pepperā, post-touring era is the peak of The Beatles recorded music. Others prefer Korn.
For those who are slightly more into The Beatles, Tony, T.J. and Producer Casey deep dish Episode 6 of āThe Beatles Anthologyā. This has always been one of the most fertile and astonishing chapters in Beatles history, but we can all be thankful that Disney truncated it by 15 minutes for those of us in a rush. Beep beep, toot toot, no time for the āFor No Oneā bridge, damn it!
And, sure! The UBP3zteetles (you try it, tough guy) talk āAnthologyā 6 in great detail, but still find time to probe the throbbing questions, like:
šļø Why exactly is Dhani keeping George Harrison & Yanniās legendary collab at the Acropolis unreleased?
š Ray Charles is a true all-time legend. Is his singinā raisin doppelgƤnger even better?
āļø Do most non-poseur Beatles fans think āOne Night In Bangkokā belongs on āSgt. Pepperā instead of āSheās Leaving Homeā?
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Ep. 256 | Anthology 2025 Episode 5
Real Beatlefans have been saying it on the DL (#JimmyButler) for years: āWho the hell needs Rubber Soul?ā
Certainly not āThe Beatles Anthologyā, which puts nearly as much emphasis on the 1965 classic as they do āThe Beatles At The Hollywood Bowlā (Pre-Ron Howard Edition). OK so maybe itās not that bad, but cāmon Apple, itās RUBBER SOUL! (#HeyHey #Rip)
For better AND worse, Beatles Anthology 5 is much like its predecessors; chock full of incredibly remastered footage and audio; while missing certain key elements for time or perhaps simply to please a mouse. (SFX: Buzzer) Sorry! āThe Mouseā!
Come join Tony, T.J., and Casey as we mansplain how men mansplain Beatles stuff, and since the rule of two mansplainings cancels things out, weāll ponder other life quandaries, like:
š Do The Warriors come out to play to āDear Prudenceā, or is Steph Curry more of a āWild Honey Pieā guy?
šļø Should a cover band who only does 90ās McCartney call themselves Mullet Kintyre?
šļø (Angry Chicago Guy: he just did a shot of Malort with an Ajax chaser): HOW COME YOKO AINāT ON MY COPY OF āB-SIDE TO SEASIDEā? AND HOW COME SUSIE AINāT WEARINā NO RED STRIPES IN MY DAMP DREAMS?
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Ep. 255 | Anthology 2025 Episode 4
Wait no more, itās Anthology 4! Itās better streaming, and also way worse! Itās shorter, which is nice, and also truly stupid. Official Beatles history is being re-written forever, a travesty that's never sounded or looked so good. Yes, if youāve also found yourself stroking out at the tightening and edits of āBeatles Anthology - 2025ā, youāve got some pals at the Untitled Beatles Podcast. Weāve never been more grateful for such glorious Beatles product, and also, hey Calderstone, WTF MY DUDES???
Itās quite the conundrum as the fellas deep dish the 4th installment of this generationās āFrozen 2ā, now with Bernard Purdie as Josh Gad. They also ask the tough questions that CBS wonāt allow their remaining journalists to even consider, like:
šš” Should The Beatles have re-recorded āTicket To Rideā with lower production value for use in The Charlie Rich Anthology?
šš“ Does Ringo prefer his beloved Raiders in L.A., Oakland, or Las Vegas; or merely singing āKicksā with Paul Revere?
šš¦ Since Sir Paul clearly created the original āIām On A Boatā viral smash, can we finally credit John for the original āDick In A Boxā on the Two Virgins album cover?
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Ep. 254 | 2026 Beatlehopes and Beatledreams
How lateās too late to wish people a Happy New Year ā¦? How lateās too late to run a New Year Preview episode of a Beatles podcast? LOOK: THIS EPISODE DROPS JANUARY 31ST SO CLOSE ENOUGH.
Weāre back, baybee! Join Tony and T.J. as they spend the better part of an hour writing down their deepest wishes for Beatle baubles in 2026, lighting them on fire, and releasing them into the night sky. And UBP GenZ Correspondent Skylar Moody drops in with reflections on the recent news of a BeatleFest furlough. Er, I mean the Fest for Furlough Fans.
As we pop the last of our unpopped poppers and nuke the last of our leftover Bears playoff jalapeƱo poppers, we ponder:
š®š„ Will 2026 be the year that Calderstone finally releases the Purdie tapes?
š®š„« Did Bernard āThe Hitmakerā Purdie play on the jingle for Heinz Baked Beans, or Frenchās Mustard, or was it Spring Hill Ford?
š®š Is it also true Bernard āMississippi Bigfootā Purdie was a wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 2000s, training former Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward at Heinz Field?
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Ep. 253 | The Beatles Live at Stowe School (1963) | Replay!
Originally released September 23, 2023
No less an authority than Mark Lewisohn knows that the skiing scene in "Help!" was filmed in Stowe VT, during the 1997 Winter X-Games, exclusively on ESPN.
But before (ahem, #apres) skiing was a very Beatles activity, Stowe was known as a small British boys school (Ringo! Ringo!), where the Beatles gave one of their longer and most interesting concerts whilst on the cusp of British fame.
Recently, a tape surfaced of the mostly complete show, and like the Star Club release in 1970's, this one is truly a mammoth moment in Beatles history. Tony & T.J. gab fab on the concert, the set list, and the immense historical significance. And because they're morons, they also ponder:
š2ļøā£š Do Dolly Parton and the Twotles perform the definitive whisper version of "Let It Be"?
š¤ If you yell "How Do You Do It" repeatedly at an All Starr band concert, will Ringo and Steve Lukather feel compelled to tease it?
ā½ Would Brexit have happened had rich white British kids learned to not clap on the f**king 1 and 3, ffs?
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Ep. 252 | Anthology 2025 Episodes 2 + 3
We pick up where we left off, in March 1963. The Gab Two follow the Fab Four along their journey in Anthology episodes 2 and 3: touring Britain, navigating Beatlemania, (probably) disappointing the Queen Mother, (probably) disappointing the boys in Paris, andājust in case you havenāt had enough coverage of itāINVADING THE STATES. #DonātTellICE
Tee-Jay and Tony continue their Disney+ Deep Dish, and in classic Gen X fashion, spend most of their time waxing poetic about how much cooler everything was in the 90s. Their nostalgic trip leads them to the important inquiries, like:
ā”ļøš±āš¤ Which oneāa those Mighty Morphine Power Rangers played the sax?
š°šŗ Howād NBC 5 Chicagoās Carol Marin end up on CBS News? WHEN DID CAROL MARIN GO MAGA? (#buzz)
š¤”š¤” Do you think middle-aged Tony regrets teenaged Tonyās decision to get a hipster Morecambe and Wise tattoo in 1993?
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Ep. 251 | Anthology 2025 Episode 1
Short attention spans. Am I right? I mean youāre reading this right now, when you could be with your family or punching a Nazi. (We at the UBP heartily encourage both.) Fortunately, the good folks at Apple & Disney are well aware of short attention span syndrome, most felt during slow dissolves and still images over credits. Thankfully, theyāve done us the favor of removing some incredible Beatles content to save time, all while making the remaining and new footage look and sound perfect. Less Beatles content, more commercials? What kind of Calderstoner would say no to that?
In todayās episode, Tony & T.J., vaguely replicate their critically panned, cantankerous relationship from their brief run on ABCās āThe New Odd Coupleā back in 1982 (when Tony & T.J. went by their stage names, āRon Glassā and āDesmond Wilsonā), and take a look at the first chapter of āAnthologyā¦2025ā. They spotlight some of the exciting easter egg discoveries, as well as some of the curious cuts and changes to satiate, I donāt freaking know, āBlueyā viewers? Biscuits!
The pod worldās most serious gonzo rock journalists also ask a few other wild questions, such as:
š Can The Pacemakers and The Dakotas tell the difference between The Pacemakers and The Dakotas?
šŗ Is it possible to discern who Foghorn Leghorn voted for merely by his accent, or by his penchant for fighting against the right to choose in the name of āfreedumbā? #IsayIsayCancelFoghornLeghorn #Freak
āļø Does not including any music from el groupo Rain in āAnthologyā render it second banana to the Mexican-TV version of āBirth Of The Beatlesā?
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