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Ep. 54.1 | U.S. Rubber Soul Part 2 (Replay from 2021!)

Originally aired May 22, 2021

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The British Rubber Soul is for the birds! OK, that might be a little aggressive. The album's a masterpiece, but T.J. and Tony make a pretty compelling argument that nobody really misses "What Goes On," and that Dave Dexter's U.S. version for Capitol Records is just a superior collection.

It's so fine.

It's sunshine.

It's PART TWO of our U.S. Rubber Soul deep dish. And along the way, we ponder:

  • Where does journalist Maureen Cleave fit into the lineup: Is she the fifth Beatle... or THE THIRD?

  • And where does Ed McMahon land? (Spoiler: the ninth Beatle.)

  • Which iconic songs would the guys etch into their solo Eagles Mt. Rushmores?

"Run For Your Life" may not age well, but we like to think our dumb Peter Cetera jokes will. YOU BE THE JUDGE.

 

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Ep. 53.1 | U.S. Rubber Soul Part 1 (Replay from 2021!)

Originally aired May 15, 2021

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Hey hey! It's our birthday, and we're gonna have a good time. And amazingly, T.J. managed to do an entire year's worth of podcasts before finally cutting loose on his all-time favorite version of his all-time favorite album: the Capitol Records U.S. edition of Rubber Soul. Dave Dexter helps the Fab Four find their inner folksters, and, not to spoil the podcast or anything: TONY AND T.J. ENTHUSIASTICALLY APPROVE.

In Part 1 of their deep dish, the guys remember how they first discovered Rubber Soul, compare and contrast the U.S. and British releases, and dig into the first few tracks. But there's so much good stuff to talk about, we'll have to finish out the album in Part 2 next week. As always, we got a little distracted along the way, making sure to cover crucial tangents like:

What are our least favorite words for "excrement"?

Which Buffalo reigns supreme: Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Stance, or Dabney Coleman's early 80s sitcom Buffalo Bill?

Where does Norwegian Wood sit among the all-time great pyromaniac songs?

Really, we can't believe we've been at this for a whole year (or that we still haven't come up with a title for the podcast). We couldn't do it without this wonderful community of Fab Four fanatics. Thanks for coming along on this long and meandering road, and here's to another trip around the sun!

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Ep. 60.1 | Deep Dish: Let It Be… Naked (2003) | Replay!

To quote the great Rob Thomas, "Man it's a hot one!" This week, the guys are keeping cool ("So cool" -- Rob Thomas) and we hope you are too. And, frankly, we like our hot summer days like we like our Let It Be... Naked!

Please enjoy this classic from the UBP stacks.

Originally aired 10 July, 2021

Take it off! Wait, leave some on! In anticipation of the continuing delay of Peter Jackson's Get Back film, T.J. and Tony react to the recent Vanity Fair teaser about said project, then delve into the first revisionist history attempt of The Beatles swan song, 2003's Let It Be... Naked.

They dissect the merits and flaws of these stripped down "newer phase" mixes, and reveal which bits they prefer clothed. Meanwhile, Tony impresses T.J. with his Star Wars knowledge, T.J. impresses non-listeners with his musical theatre knowledge, and the two explore Harry Caray backwards masking, Rappin' Rodney and the cola wars.

As always our producer Casey comes to the rescue with any trivia TJ and Tony deem too difficult to google. We hope you dig this episode as much as you dig a pony or a pygmy… Naked.

 

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Ep. 273 | Revolver Super Deluxe [Not] Instant Reaction [Replay from 2022]!

Originally aired October 29, 2022

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.

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Originally aired November 5, 2022

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. 249 | The Beatles' Christmas Records, 1963-69 (Replay!)

We’re off this week for the holidays! Please enjoy this beloved holiday classic. And if you’ve got episode ideas or things you’d like to hear more or less of on the show in 2026, drop us an email at untitledbeatlespod@gmail.com.

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Originally released December 25, 2021

It’s been a real gear year for the Untitled Beatles Podcast and it’s all due to you! ’Spect some of you are getting out a 50¢ piece to weigh down your rare out of print Beatles Christmas Flexi Discs. For those going without these cherished “only fans” records, T.J. and Tony will cover each holiday curiosity released from 1963-1969, with noses red from holiday cheer.

In this very special holiday episode:

🍆 Ho Ho Ho! Will they succeed in referencing “Ding Dong” on XXXmas day?

🍗 Yeah Yeah Yeah! Since T.J. and Tony have gone right off jelly babies, will they switch to Kenny Rogers Roasters roasted chicken?

🌿 Hi Hi Hi! Was the first legal dispensary in the United States run by Mrs. Garrett from The Facts of Life?

Plus shout outs to Beedle Peedles in the Untitled Beatle Community.

Garry Crimble to you (and Garry Mimble for those who don’t celebrate Crimble) and a Happy Goo Year!

 

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Ep. 247 | Beatles Anthology Collection 4 Part 2 (2025)

1-2-3-4! Can I have a little more? 5-6-7-8-9-10…instrumental versions of Beatles classics! Is this “The Hollyridge Strings Plays The Beatles”? Nope, it’s the CD and vinyl release of Anthology 4; not to be confused with Anthology 4 on Disney+, not to be confused with the largely different Anthology 4 on DVD/VHS. Make sense, fellow Calderstoners?

With 13 new tracks, plus some choice (and, ahem, choice-adjacent) cuts from the recent deluxe Beatles reissues, there is much genuine Beatle joy to be be found on Anthology 4. A few tracks are revelatory! A few are kick ass! A few are fine! And a few too many, you can #FileUnderANap.

Tony and T.J. look at the highs and lows, both musical and bourbon-influenced, of the most recent entry into The Beatles vast compilation canon. On this aural journey (#OhSherry #BuzzerSFX #ThatsSoloStevePerry), Tony, T.J., and P3Z-Nutz ask and answer the questions literally millions of podcast listeners are begging us to answer, which may-or-may-not-include:

🕎 Even T.J. wouldn’t be so crazy as to spend $17 + $10 shipping to order the new/weird mixes of “Free As A Bird” & “Real Love” on exclusive “milky-white” vinyl 45 from the Beatles online store, right? And if he did, he wouldn’t be super excited about it arriving in the mail any day now, referring to it as an “early self-Hanukkah gift” to help alleviate the guilt of spending even more hard earned money on the exact same maddening Anthology content, right? I SAID, RIGHT, DAMN IT?

📣 Should Tony’s mention of Chicago’s Drag City Records guarantee the UBP a free vinyl copy of Fred Armisen’s “100 Sound Effects” - now available in fine record stores everywhere? And should said free vinyl be sent directly to Meigs Field c/o Producer Casey, via expedited shipping to arrive in time for the holidays?

🚕 (Angry Chicago Guy, he’s furious): HOW COME WFLD CHANNEL 32 DON’T SHOW THE BRADY BUNCH WEEKDAYS AT 4:30 NO MORE? AND WHERE'D TAXI GO? AND HOW COME LAUREN JIGGETTS DON’T RETURN NO FAN LETTERS?

 

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Ep. 246 | Beatles Anthology Collection 4 (2025)

Attention Wealthy Beatles Fans (TM)! How do you feel about 13 tracks? No, not “of whack”, as Walter Becker might have presented us, while he was still alive anyway. But rather, 13 tracks of unearthed Beatles demos & takes, nearly all of which are pure gems, now available on “Anthology 4”.

Awesome, yes? Now, how do you feel about spending $74 for a deluxe vinyl package (excuse me? SIR?) with 36 tracks of whack. Does it make you feel better to know that you’re spending that hard earned cash on 36% “new” material, and; coincidentally, (Beatles) ’64% of music you already bought on previous deluxe reissues? Good news, because as the Fat Boys once sang, “Baby you’re a rich man, too!”

 Look, we like to joke around at the UBP, it’s what makes us Apple’s only legally/emotionally authorized Beatles podcast (TBD). OF COURSE we’re grateful for “new” Beatles goodies we’ve never heard before. Early takes of “Tell Me Why”! “Every Little Thing!” “In My Life”! Surely, “A4” has been curated for both the die-hard and casual Beatles fan, yes? What’s that? Oh you were expecting a “Yes, and?” Well we love improv, too. It’s our water, our oxygen, our physical fitness. In fact, improv is what makes us The Second City’s only legally/emotionally authorized Beatles podcast (TBD).

So not only do Tony & T.J. begin to deep dish “Anthology 4: Less Faster But Even More Furious”, but they yes and themselves into veritable Don knots over:

🎱🛤️ Is T.J. forcing Tony to repeatedly listen to “Reel Music” on 8-track tape considered “trafficking”, “torture”, or “a healthy 2026 resolution”?

 👏 What kind of big-production, expensive, show-stopping finale does Producer Casey have planned for today’s episode?

 🥗 If Tony is Statler, and T.J. is Waldorf, does that make P3Z-Nutz “Salad”? And like anything sent to Ringo after the 20th of October, will said salad be tossed?

 

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Ep. 245 | Beatles Anthology Collection 1 – 3 (2025)

It only took 29 years, but we Beatles fans finally have what we’ve all been clamoring for: instrumental “Fool On The Hill.” That’s right, Anthology 4 has arrived! Are you excited? We fans love sequels! Maybe it’s an appetizer to George Harrison’s “Early Takes Volume 2”, which is tentatively scheduled to be released sometime after we’re all dead.

Fortunately, for those of us who remember the excitement for the original Anthology CD’s, the good folks at Apple have finally cleaned up the tracks from volumes 1-3. This week, Tony & T.J. instant-react to those reissues (and/or maybe remixes), in addition to previewing their full-on deep dish of Anthology 4.

Along the way, the boys ask:

🤔 (Angry Chicago Guy:) HOW COME OBAMA TOOK THE MARTIN MULL SITCOM “DOMESTIC LIFE” OFF OF WOR SUPERSTATION? ANY HOW COME I CAN’T FIND “IT’S A LIVING” NO MORE? AND HOW COME NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH T.J.’S DIGITIZED COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL “DOMESTIC LIFE” EPISODES HE VCR’D FROM WBBM CHANNEL 2 BACK IN 1985?

🎹 Should the URSP’s next episode feature a deep dish on “Steel Wheels” or “Made In The Shade”? And did anyone get a little angry that the author used a compilation rather than a catalog album in the second example? Would a live album have sufficed, like “Still Life”? And can a case be made that “Flashpoint” is actually the best live Stones album, in no small part due to the presence of Chuck Leavell?

👮‍♂️ Did Family Matters’ Steve Urkel mean to take credit for 1995 Beatlemania on A-Beatles-C when he asked, repeatedly and to waves of canned/coked laughter, “Did I do that”?

 

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Ep. 232 | Hot Beatle News! Anthology 2025 and Power To The People

BIG BREAKING BEATLE NEWS (from like a week ago):

T.J. finally scored Ringo's VH1 Storytellers cassette from Psychic Records in Brooklyn.

Lots to react to, between this development and some business about a new Anthology release and Power to the People box set.

Open up those wallets and get geared up for all the grumps and gripes, as the Gab Two (+ Casey!) give Angry Drunk Chicago Guy a run for his money, with the hard hitting questions like:

💰🔥 WHERE'M I SUPPOSEDA GET 400 BUCKS FOR ANTHOLOGY VINYL WHEN I ALREADY SOLD MY WEDDING RING FOR A MACCA TICKET?

💰🔥 HOW COME THESE APPLE JAGS ARE MAKING ME BUY ANTHOLOGIES 1-3 ALL OVER AGAIN? AND REVOLVER SUPER DELUXE? AND PEPPER SUPER DELUXE? AND WHITE ALBUM SUPER DELUXE? AND ABBEY ROAD SUPER DELUXE? AND LET IT BE SUPER DELUXE?

👿🔥 WHEN'S UNTITLED H.R. GONNA FINALLY STEP IN TO END THE BULLYING CAMPAIGN AGAINST TONY MENDOZA? IF LOVIN' THE SAXOPHONE IS WRONG, MY GUY DON'T WANNA BE RIGHT.

(We'll resume our "Help!" deep dish as soon as we get this out of our system. Thanks for your patience.)

 

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Ep. 226 | "Yesterday and Today" (1966) Side 2

Maybe, just maybe, "Yesterday"...And Today, was a modern-day Robin Hood (Men In Tights). Sure it stole from the rich, in this case, the U.K. "Revolver". But it also gave to the poor, in this case, American Baby Boomers, whose dreams would eventually be crushed under the weight of their own selfish interests from a life unfulfilled.

Anyhoo! The Gab 2 dissect this essential Capitol album, and butcher both facts and myths as they discuss it and more, like:

🗑 If you're a Sanford, and your son isn't in trash, are you super pissed?

🌫 When did Tony become such an expert on pricey London Town neighborhoods?

🍎 Will the deluxe reissue of Dark Horse include the rare demo of George's quite personal raga, "Goiter In His Gut"?

 

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