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Ep. 116 | Beatle Black Friday Record Store Day
If you're a real patriotic American, you spent the early hours after Thanksgiving waiting in a frigid-ass line at Best Buy at 4am to get a $199 microwave for $192.97. In fairness, it's one o'them microwaves with a built in VCR, so HELL YES.
Or, maybe, like us libz at the UBP, you made your way to your local record store at a more humane hour to pick up some Beatles-related Black Friday Record Store Day vinyl?
On this episode, Tony & T.J. review their RSD experience, the limited Ringo and Dark Horse releases, and also consider:
đŁ Did it take changing his name from Elvis Costello to Declan McManus to get back on his feet?
đ¤ Will Tony eventually complete his extensive and very expensive solo Devo vinyl collection?
đˇ Has the Live At The Greek All Starr Band's take on "Rosanna" ended yet? No? Fuuuuuuu********k.
Join us for all this and a very special tribute to Mike Ditka's 1988 heart attack (#OliviaNewtonJohn) on this hot off the presses episode!
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Ep. 115 | The Road to the Rock Hall (A Very Special Untitled Beatles Field Trip Part 1)
At long last (and maybe against the terms of their parole?) the guys take the show across state lines as they hit the highway on their pilgrimage to see "The Beatles: Get Back to Let it Be" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Tony made the mistake of letting T.J. map the trip, so there might've been a couple detours to various record stores involved.
Join the Madmen of Mishawaka as they crate-dig their way across the midwest, and take some time to ponder:
đ Who's got the more impressive time-share in Ohio: Eric Clapton, Joe Perry, or the Oak Ridge Boys?
đš What's the going rate for the 1982 Atari 2600 smash-hit Haunted House these days?
đ¨ Should Tony do something about his "check engine" light?
Grab your glammiest Ian Hunter 45âkeep your receipts and submit your expenses to Producer Caseyâand please enjoy this Very Special Untitled Beatles Field Trip to Cleveland. (Ohioooooooooo)
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Ep. 13.2 | DELUXE REISSUE: Post-Breakup Compilations
Itâs another Super Deluxe Reissue of one of our classic Zoom-era episodes from 2020, remixed by our very own T.J. Shanoff!
Back when going to the supermarket was a death-defying stunt, Tony and The Shandog explored The Beatles post-breakup compilations, from highly-revered curated collections to cheap, historically inaccurate cash grabs. Wash your vegetables with soap and nestle into this lo-fi blast from the wretched recent past.
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Originally published August 22, 2020
This week T.J. and Tony grapple with the permutations of the Fab Thirteen post-breakup compilations - from the "Red & Blue" LPs to the Tomorrow Never Knows iTunes cash grab.
T.J. takes his case for "Please Please Me" appearing on a greatest hits album to the Supreme Court, while Tony throws down the gauntlet on the "so good" Neil Diamond phenomenon. Plus, ramblings on gas station pizza, the true origins of the fajita and that band LinkedIn Park.
Fact cheque: The Outback Steakhouse douchebags were from Florida, not New Jersey. Also, Tony meant "She's A Woman - Take 7", not take 6.
Irregardless (that's a word now), file this episode under Rock.
Ep. 115 | An Untitled Beatles Fabsgiving Special!
Were The Beatles at the very first Thanksgiving? We may never know, but we do know they wrote some great Thanksgiving-style songs throughout their career. Itâs Fabsgiving on the Untitled Beatles Podcast! Gather round the UBP piano, sing along and wonder:
âď¸ Did T.J. use the remaining points on his 2007 Paul McCartney StarbucksÂŽ Card to get a discount on the forthcoming 7â Box Set?
đŚ If deep frying a turkey, should one avoid listening to "Norwegian Wood"? What about the BBC track "Set Fire To That Lot" or the unreleased Macca song "Set This Town on Fire"?
đđź Will Tony get into a Black Friday Record Store Day fistfight over a translucent orange copy of Ringo the 4th?
Plus Producer Casey drops by to read us unsavory anti-fan mail. TryptoFAB!
As John Lennon once screamed, âRemember the (4th Thursday) of November!â
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Ep. 114B | George Fest (2014/2016) Part 2
Itâs part 2 of George Fest! It rhymes with Pete Best, Birdâs Nest, Math Test, Chest Crest, Crest Chest, and of courseâand most importantlyâBreast Fest, only at Kenny Rogers Roasters. Yeah, itâs a chicken joke, perv. Sorry! âMervâ.
This week, T.J. and Tony break down the second half of the film and record, and along the way consider:
đż Does Perry Farrell need more ginkgo biloba?
đ Could Al Bundy front a Beach Boys tribute band? And if so, would they be called the Married⌠With Siblings, Cousin and Family Friend?
đŤâď¸ Alt: Or maybe called The Misogynist Shoe Salesboys?
đżđżđżđż How come The Flaming Lips didnât release âItâs All Too Muchâ on four separate 10â records meant to play simultaneously?
Thatâs right, fellow Lips-sters, you finally got yourselves a Zaireeka reference. Youâre welcome.
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Ep. 114 | George Fest (2014/2016) Part 1
Many moons ago, back in 2014, an enterprising young chap named Dhani Harrison assembled a mighty crew of musicians to pay homage to his late, great father George. And ho boy did the musicians turn out.
We're not quite sure who they are, since none of us owns a physical copy of the 2016 DVD and CD release of "George Fest", but they sure sound good. Join T.J. and Tony as they dish deep on Dhani's All-Star (but no Starr) Band and their broad-ranging performances of some of George's most beloved songs.
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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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Check out the Beatle lyric manuscripts at Northwestern University (shout out to Robert Rodriguez of Something About the Beatles)
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 oneâmore 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, weâre as âMurican as basebrawl, hawt hogs, and Snapple Pi. And because our ethos has and always will be âSpyak Anglishâ, we (fine, one of us) know(s) the correct way to pronounce Capitolâs seventh Beatles album is âBeatles VEE EYEâ. Like âVee Jayâ, only instead of Jay, itâs a different word (than where you come from. #JealousJasmineGuy)
Anyone who calls this record âBeatles Sixâ has a deep hatred for either âThe Beatles Storyâ, or rightfully, one of the least popular/worst selling albums ever released, âMeet The Beatlesâ. 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. didnât even hear until the following year. How ya like them Snapples, Thatcher?
Along the way, the two UBP Bad Boyoyoyoyoyâs tell you what they see about:
đ´ 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?
đ Is your favorite BBQ prepared with KY Masterpiece, or are you more of a dry rubber?
đ 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 albumâs title is as contentious as rock & roller cola wars, so donât take it anymore, and instead enjoy our deep dish on another fab, millionâ selling Capitol album! Now Dominic Chianese, behave yourself!
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