For many, the most significant Beatle fundraising contribution on record is Macca’s nonsensical gibberish on the extended mix of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” For Tony and T.J., it’s the George Harrison-organized “Concert For Bangla Desh,” whose 3-LP boxed set just turned 50 years old. The album and film are powerful, joyous, and iconic, filled with both bangers and ladeshers. In this episode, the Gab Two salutes their favorite moments and other hawt topics like: 🏀 Who was a better New York Knick: Eric Clapton or John Starks? 😵 Have Leon Russell and Leon Redbone ever been seen together in Belvedere, IL, or on Chicago’s Webster street? 🥁 Is Keith Moon’s most famous solo that time he f**ked up Badfinger’s drum set? We’d appreciate if you could, uh, try and settle down and get into this episode. That’s the way (the Untitled Beatles) Pod planned it! -- EPISODE LINKS Help support our show! Tell your friends! Subscribe! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Come hang with us on Facebook! Our live Twitch and Shout show is back! Join us this Tuesday, January 18, at 6 p.m. CT on the Chicago4Real Twitch channel! untitledbeatlespodcast.com/live

UBP Exclusive: 85th Beatle Bruce Springsteen sang “Cover Me”. And in this Uber Deluxe Remix Archive #Gnomedition of an early episode, Producer Casey lets loose and drops in all the great (and G-d awful) covers of Beatles classics. Get clam-baked and join us as we ponder: 🛥Does Tony groove, man, to the silky smooth sounds of Yacht Soul? 🧅 Who wins a Chicago Band-Beatle-off: The Ides Of March or The Buckinghams? 💸 What’s the deal with the (allegedly) too damn high prices at the Stax Records gift shop? If you like Skank and Pickle - Tuesdays, on TNT - you’ll love this newly overstuffed Beatles Covers Clambake! #🦨🥒🧨   Originally published August 15, 2020 Why listen to a cover of The Beatles when The Beatles version is often the best? Because freedom! T.J. and Tony delve into the endless jackpot of Beatle covers, including favorites, flops, and curios. They were unable to review all of them, but they did get to 136 of them. Also, Tony auditions for a rock zine and T.J. settles an old score with Judd from Latin school. Please pardon the Zoom-related glitches, some occasional sweetening was required. As a token of our appreciation, the Untitled Beatles Podcast has curated a playlist of Beatle covers. Listen here

Is any solo Paul and/or Wings album as controversial as “Wild Life”? (OK, fine, we see you, “Standing Stone”.) In (gently belated) honor of its 50th anniversary, Tony and T.J. kick off 2022 with a “Wild Life”-off, and debate the highs and lows of one of Macca’s most polarizing and #ekaturkel albums. Along the way, the Whatever Happened Two discuss:  🤖 Is Huey Lewis’s jazz-adjacent LP “Small World” fantastic, or merely made of plastic? Maybe Vicki knows?  🏊🏻‍♂️ Are early 70’s, indulgent rock guitar solos the original “Baywatch”?  🚽Was Sir Paul feelin’ alright while recording “Mumbo” because he was giving his regards to brown street at the time? Whether you love or hate this record, one thing is for sure: it’s a classic for Thanksgiving smoochin’. Dear friends, spill the wine! Leave us an inebriated New Years Day review and like & subscribe here. And please join us for “Twitch & Shout”, live Tuesdays at 6pm CT on twitch.tv/chicago4real

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 the boys 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!   EPISODE NOTES: Like and subscribe, leave us a review or hang with us on Facebook! Shouts and thanks to John T in Tennessee and Max Comeau Check out these other fab fave podcasts of ours: Paul or Nothing and Something About The Beatles

Sure, "A Day In The Life" is ok, and "Tomorrow Never Knows" is fine, but only one Beatles album closes with maybe their greatest song, "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand".   It was certainly Something New for Capitol to close their third Beatles album in German, not to mention generously including 5 songs fans in ’64 had already purchased a few weeks beforehand. (#NowOnCapitol!) And yet, because it’s The Freaking Beatles, it’s such a fun and uniquely Capitol album.   Tony and T.J. fawn over this million-seller and along the way ask the hard questions they don’t address in Liverpool, like:   🐸 Is the Muppet Show’s "Mahna Mahna" best heard in stereo or "Mahnaphonic"? 🍨 Why did Paul ask a witness to #coldstone murder to drum on "Press To Play’s" "Angry"? 🥪 Any of y’all ever spread Heinz Helmer on a sammich? Timpani drum roll courtesy of David Skidmore, Vic Firth Percussion. Komm, gib uns deinen finger...Like and subscribe! Leave us a review or Facebook comment or we'll cry instead! And check us out on Twitch.tv/Chicago4Real most Tuesdays at 6p CT for "Twitch & Shout"!

Beatle Bottoms. To some, bottoms is a synonym for “tushie”, as they say in the industry. For Tony & T.J., it’s their least favourite Fab 4 songs. And boy do they just disagree. But there ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy, there’s only this deluxe reissue of one of our favorite early episodes, reproduced for disc by Grandmaster Casey. ----- [Originally released September 5, 2020] Clickbait: Are T.J. and Tony in a Beatles cult? The answer may dumbfound you!! In this Labor Day Spectacular (not that spectacular really) T.J. and Tony comb the floor of the Sea of Holes in search of the least fab Beatles songs. Listen for adjectives like "treacly" and "loathsome"(!). Also included are hot takes on R.E.M. vs Barenaked Ladies, and a very brief tribute to short form improv. Meanwhile, T.J. discloses one of his "Beatle nightmares" while Tony wears out his “Beatle bag.” Fact cheque: "It’s All Too Much" was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios and "Baby, You’re A Rich Man" at Olympic Sound Studios. Neither T.J. nor Tony can remember what a clavioline is. Listen to the Beatle Bottoms playlist here.  

After a whole flurry of November drops and live episodes and whatnot, this week the Untitled Beatles Podcast gets back (see what we did there?) to what we do best: Super Deluxe Reissues of our early classics. We're revisiting our review of the critically unclaimed 1978 Sgt. Pepper film, this time replete with music cues, needle drops, and other sonic shenanigans. ----- [Originally published 31 October 2020] It’s the silliest episode to date... For Halloween, T.J. and Tony dissect the 1978 box office flop Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Robert Stigwood, Peter Frampton and the very lupine Bros. Gibb have a lot of ‘splainin' to do. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS...and fact-check buzzers! While inside, T.J. takes Steve Martin and Sir George Martin to task and Tony offers a hot take on the television show Emergency! Due to a technical error, Tony was forced to put on a T.J. costume and re-record T.J.’s keyboard parts in post, with note-for-note precision. He hopes he passed the audition. Dust off your cheaply-made Pepper outfit and Trip or Treat to this delightful monstrosity in the Beatles story. ----- EPISODE LINKS Help out our mighty show! Tell your friends, review us on Apple, and like and subscribe wherever you listen. Come yell about what we got right and what we got wrong over on Facebook. Join T.J., Tony, and Casey for live episodes of Twitch & Shout Tuesdays at 6PM CT over on the Chicago4Real Twitch stream.

As 90's Beatles tribute band Boyz II Men might have said, it's the end of the long and winding road for Peter Jackson's incredible "Get Back" documentary. And Part 3 was a fittingly amazing and emotional conclusion. [SPOILER ALERT: Yoko pullin' a #Purdie and playing drums on the roof was unexpected AF...]   Tony, T.J., and producer Casey went LIVE on Twitch to delve into the "Get Back" conclusion and unpack the seismic importance of this series, along with our insightful audience as always. That's a wrap for our Get Back live stream episodes. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to be a part of it, and be sure to join us Tuesday at 6pm CT for our regular Twitch & Shout live conversation on the Chicago4Real Twitch channel.

Peter Jackson's done it again. "Get Back" Part 2 features some of the most important and revelatory Beatles-related content ever on film, and sits *arguably* just a notch below the Bee Gees/Frampton "Sgt. Pepper" movie.   The Untitled Beatles Podcast gathered LIVE to take a look at this mind-blowing episode, and trade insights as always with our fantastic live audience.   We'll be back at it for Part 3 SATURDAY NIGHT AT 9PM CT, LIVE (from our rooftops) on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/chicago4real. We hope you can drop by and chime in on the conversation! And, again, many many thanks to the fine Chicago collective Chicago4Real for hosting us on the Twitchpipes. #TwitchPipesOfPeace #TwitchenhamStudios #TurnOffYourMindRelaxAndComeLiveStream

Here we go! GET BACK IS HERE, and T.J., Tony, and Casey wolfed down their turkey so they could get back onto Twitch and talk all about it with their Untitled Beatles Podfriends. Spoilers abound! But let's be real, if you haven't watched Part 1 yet, that's on you. We hope your holiday has been harmonious, and we hope to see you 'round the clubs. (Or Friday and Saturday night, right back here on Twitch!) Friday and Saturday 10 PM ET / 9 CT / 7 PT twitch.tv/chicago4real Thanks again to our friends at Chicago4Real for hosting all our shenanigans!

To gear up for this week's momentous release of the Get Back documentary series, Tony and T.J. went live on the ol' Twitch to: 🍳 Review this week’s Breakfast With the Beatles playlist by Chicago radio legend Terri Hemmert 📽 Set the stage for the weekend with a (thin crust) deep dish into the 1970 Michael Lindsey-Hogg documentary Let It Be 🗣 And field all sorts of fab fan comments along the way.   It was a blast! Special thanks to everyone who came out and joined the conversation. The only thing more fun than making this show is making it with all of you in the virtual room alongside us. So much fun that we're trying something new: releasing this special edition VIDEO PODCAST. And if you missed it, don't sweat, we'll be back on Twitch this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening to talk about each day's Get Back release. We hope we'll see you there! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10 PM ET / 9 CT / 7 PT twitch.tv/chicago4real Thanks again to our friends at Chicago4Real for hosting us!

Move over thrice!!! As part three of our Let It Be 50th Anniversary gabfest, T.J. and Tony inspect the Glyn Johns mixes of 1969's Get Back LP, along with the 12" 4-song EP. Then they crack open the new Get Back book, providing Cliff Notes (and Norm Notes) for its 200 pages, give or take a two. Along the way: 📻 Tony reveals the identity of the villain who calls in all those pesky Beatles covers to 93 XRT 🎸 T.J. offers Garageband tutorials on editing out the new pre-song chatter to "Don't Let Me Down" 🚀 We can all agree that everything sounds better when it is "Super High Mastered" All that and an order of cheese sauce! The sounds of laughter are inciting and inviting you ho-ho hee-hee ha-ha... Do you like the Untitled Beatles Podcast? Well then picture the fingers pressing Subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts. Then leave us a review - you can make it longer if you like the style, you can change it round cuz we want you to be an Untitled Beatles Podcast Subscriber.

Move over twice! It's Part 2 of the runaway train that is The Untitled Beatles Podcast as it careens around the Let It Be 50th anniversary box set. This week T.J. and Tony wax ecstatic about Side Two's 2021 mixes then trade favorite studio outtakes. Also, they grumble about what was curiously left off, though they don't know why they're moaning. Along the way they ask: 📦 Who packaged it better: Universal Music Group or Dr. Ebbetts? 👄 How many ways can two people pronounce the word “warble”? 🎭 What is the name of Paul McCartney’s improv workshoppe and do current students get a discount? Plus a "controversial" word has T.J. stumbling into blooper hell. You'd hate to miss this train, oh yeah! Timpani drumroll courtesy of David Skidmore and Vic Firth Percussion. Does this podcast attract you like a pomegranate? Subscribe to us here! And, perhaps leave us a review - even if it's just to see what your name looks like on the internet.

It may have arrived (without traveling/and to prove it, it’s here) a year late, but the Let It Be 50th anniversary box set is finally in our hands. To date, we have 4 LPs! Multiple CDs! BluRay audio! One random EP! And a book! And another book! There’s so much to digest in this universally excellent deluxe set and Get Back book, that this is officially a THREE PART EPISODE. Buckle up, Untitled Beatle People... And, sure, you can say Part 1 of this deep dish is attractively built, even if you’ve never let us be naked. Uh, what? Exactly. And as if there wasn’t a ton of Let It Be material to cover, Tony & T.J. still find time to ask the hard questions, like:  🧇 Who released better 45s, The Beatles or The Waffle House?   Ü  Is T.J.’s favorite Hansen song "Umlaut"?  🎙 Should Tony get a "Poddy" (a podcast Emmy, maybe?) for his dramatic reenactment of Paul McCartney’s letter to Allen Klein?  As Hulk Hogan once said, "You don’t need drugs to move your feet. So when the dealer tries to push on you, just tell him: leave me alone, I’m subscribing to the Untitled Beatles Podcast here!" And, maybe leave us a review wherever you listen, lest Rowdy Roddy Piper’s ghost come back to F you up.

The Samples are among Vermont’s finest exports, along with “Newhart”. We don’t get into either in Part 2 of The Beatles & Sampling, but we do explore how DJ’s and better-than-tribute-bands took the work of The Beatles and other artists to weird and sometimes unexpectedly great places. Along the way, DJ’s “Mama” Cas and “This Yam Is Your” Yam yif yif yif about a lot more, like:  🍌 Is joining The Banana Convention worth the risk of smoking, even if the stakes are a dance at Stephen Decatur high school on Saturday night?  👶🏻 Does the new Nirvana “Nevermind” 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition include their rare duet with the Pointer Sisters?  🎸 Anyone up for a GoFundMe to help Beatallica sue the “Yesterday” movie for stealing one of their signature bits?  All this, plus Tony damn straight guaranteeing that we will get to the “Let It Be” 50th and Get Back book next week, and the week after that, and the week after that… Download & subscribe here and here. And leave a review or some likes if you’re feelin’ randy. And maybe ask Randy first.

This week, the Untitled Beatles Podcast introduces new hosts, Casio and Yamaha, who kick off a two-parter all about The Beatles and sampling. From “Yellow Submarine” to, arguably, the greatest Beatles single, “Movie Medley”, Cas & Yam go over some of their favorite samples used by the Fabs and, later, disco-lovin’ producers who were not at all on loads of cocaine. Along the way, the Gab Two get down to the nitty gritty Beatles hot topics the old hosts were, frankly, too cowardly to address, like: 🤠Who would you rather see at legendary Chicago venue Schubas: Cowboy Mouth or Hillbilly Teeth? ⚾️ Does Tony bat 1.000 while strenuously trying to pronounce difficult European last names? 💡Where does T.J. place 37th Beatle Kenny Loggins on the list of great artists who, like Steve Perry, obviously influenced the Beatles? To all of our priest listeners, we say sit you down, Father, rest you…as you download and subscribe to our show here. And if you leave us a review, Cas and Yam will send you totally legal re-enactments of laugh track-free episodes of M*A*S*H.

Extra! Texture! Is not featured in this episode. This one’s chock-full of #BreakingBeatlesNews, of which there’s been a lot these last few weeks. Tony & T.J. delve into Ringo’s new E.P., Macca’s eye-opening interview in The New Yorker, the first released tracks from the "Let It Be" remix, and much more. Along the way, they ponder/pander:     Did Ringo have a Babyfaced "Premonition" while watching a John Travolta flick in ‘96 that would Change The World?     Did Tony’s steadfast allegiance to Phar-Mor help destroy an iconic Chicagoland record store chain?     Is nudie T.J. always Yoko, or only when re-enacting the cover of Tetragrammaton’s hundred seller, "Two Virgins"? Look, folks, Tony and T.J. are the Ron Magers and Carol Marin of Beatles podcasts. (Producer Casey is a respectable Allison Rosati.) So trust us to give it to you straight, on A Collection of Beatles Newsies, dateline 16 October 2021, Chicago, U.S.A. Subscribe here, yell at us on Facebook and please support the show - your likes and reviews make a huge difference!

In honour of John Lennon's 81st birthday (8+1=9...⛎👽), we're celebrating our favourite solo songs from Dr. Winston O'Boogie, with an extra-enhanced reissue of our eleventh episode (11 minus 1 minus 1 = 9...👽♋️), augmented with all the bells, whistles, and buzzers you've come to expect from The Beatles Podcast with No Name. In this 2.0... 🔧 Could building supervisor Dwayne Schneider have saved John's "One Day at a Time" from becoming pop pap? 🧪 T.J. entertains a conspiracy about proto-punk art rockers The Tubes 🧳 Tony laments his inability to become a hobo and somehow equates it with his personality being more "Paul" EPISODE LINKS It's your money or your likes, it's alright, it's alright. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or we might just recreate the Two Virgins album cover... Have you too made a John-only mixtape called "Double Honey", and if so, did you also make an all-Yoko tape called "Milk and Fantasy"? Tell us all about it on our Facebook page. Long live Long John! [Originally issued August 8, 2020] After a brief tease of their other hit podcast “Talkin’ Prov,” T.J. and Tony delve into their favorite solo John Lennon songs. During which, Tony explores therapy for his relationship with Catholicism, and T.J. ponders the whereabouts of Vanessa Williams.   Attention linguists: In this episode T.J. coins the word “bagpack” while Tony employs the adjective “CD-shaped.” Plus, T.J. and Tony swap “getting dosed” stories.   Facked cheque: John Cage beat everyone to the silent punch with “4’33”” in 1952.

Before the red and blue albums, there was “Hey Jude”—a massively popular compilation album that included many stone cold Fabs classics, none of which had previously appeared in glorious Full Dimensional Stereo™ on a Capitol LP. In the early CD era, this million-selling title—like most all of the Capitol albums—was banished to obscurity, finally resurfacing in 2014. Tony & T.J. break down this LP (and 8-track) that meant so much to fellow Beatlenerds like us for the two decades following the break up. This week’s episode does not mess around (or make it bad) when it comes to Hot Fab Topics, including: 🎸 Are the three inarguably biggest songs of the early grunge era “Come As You Are”, “Even Flow”, and “Hope Of Deliverance”? 🎤 Is Tony’s rendition of “Hey Jude” definitive, rendering the original Paul vocal a big ol’ worthless waste of time? 🧀 What makes certain 1990’s intense cheese nuggets so crum-believable? The Beatles Again? Yeah fine, but even better (that’s a stretch) it’s Tony & T.J. … Again.   EPISODE NOTES You can download/like/subscribe to this and all 1882 of our episodes here Leave us a sparkling review so we can collect the untold riches of podcasting! Leave your thoughts on Facebook, a fun place where everybody’s gone nuts

Imagine the "Imagine" album has more songs than just "Imagine"... The landmark record just celebrated its 50th anniversary, and in this week's deep dish Part 2, Tony & T.J. examine eight more excellent Lennon songs, plus another that remains controversial for those of us who don't think the only thing Paul ever did was "Yesterday". Along the way, the Flux Diddlers™ manage to find the time to address topics they won't dare touch on Sirius/XM's (uniformly excellent) The Beatles Channel, including: 🐶 Is "The Floppy Show" the Des Moines area's greatest contribution to popular culture? 💿 Was Wes Anderson's most unfortunate misstep leaving 80s hitmakers Level 42 off of the "Rushmore" soundtrack? 🍆 Did Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley - a.k.a. "The Australian Olajuwon" - inspire a phallic, early 90s reggae classic? EPISODE LINKS: Boyz II Men once paid tribute to John and Paul when they sang, "It's so hard to say goodbye...to yesterday". We hope you'll pay tribute to us by downloading and listening to this episode, and please consider us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, mall record store FYE, or wherever you get your podcasts. And leave us your thoughts and comments on Insta if you're semi-old and Facebook if you're as old as hell like we are.

Most casual John Lennon fans pick “Sometime In NYC” as their favorite solo album (hashtag Attica State). But for us die-hards, "Imagine" ranks as either #1 or #2. This week, Tony & T.J. consider this seminal record on its 50th anniversary, looking at the album’s history and the immense staying power of its title track. (You “It’s So Hard” fans will have to wait until Part 2, next week!) Along the way, the Fab Two™, with Producer Casey’s expertise, also examine these hard-hitting Lennon topics:  How a 1981 episode of “WKRP In Cincinnati” artfully referenced Lennon to presage today’s cuckoo crazy culture wars Which Chicago expressway has more hits on the Billboard charts #MattBusby  Why cruise ship Elvis impersonators rely so heavily on arrhythmic hippy hippy hip shaking and incoherent mumbling All this and more, now with a very 1987-y “Digitally Remastered” banner added to the front cover!   EPISODE LINKS: Support the Chicago Reader! Imagine there’s no Untitled Beatles Podcast! Or don’t! Instead download/like/subscribe to this madness. Please review us too, or we’ll yell at Phil Macdonald incessantly. And leave your comments on Facebook, our therapists love when strangers hate-comment!

It's the super deluxe reissue of our Star Club Tapes episode, remixed and remastered using the latest in "Mach Schau" technology. These excerpts of "The Little Beatles" in Germany will make you so hungry for live music, you could eat a Christmas horse! [Originally issued September 12, 2020] Pills, Punk, and Knuckle-Dusters! This week T.J. and Tony zip, zap and zop thru the long out-of-print collection of lo-fi recordings of the Fab Four in Hamburg. Also, T.J. tries out both his sexy voice and his creepy voice (it's two different voices) while Tony dogs on Ferris Bueller. And they accidentally do a Harold...we think. Get out your Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder and bootleg this episode. It could be worth something someday! EPISODE LINKS Have you heard? "Like and Subscribe" is the new "Twist and Shout" - Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Turn those truncheons and coshes into comments on our Facebook page. We also respond to positive feedback!

Like the Dark Horse, we too love dig! And this week T.J. & Tony love digging thru the demos and “party record” from the 8-LP All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Box Set, prompting Frankie Crisp-like musings such as: What would be the tube fare to get to Badfinger’s old neighborhood? Does Pete Rose’s pudding basin haircut deserve to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame? How come the Untitled Beatles Podcast didn’t receive a Friar Park Gnome Civil  War Chess Set? Plus T.J. scores pajama points with the estates of Adler and Ross! Oh, and don’t invite Tony to “drum” for your outdoor acoustic guitar jam. Isn’t it a pity this couldn’t be a 3-parter? Brought to you by The Pope and General Motors.   EPISODE LINKS What is life, until you’ve realized the art of liking and subscribing? Find us wherever you listen to podcasts. We actually do need your Wah Wah! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and scruff it up with us on our Facebook page.

George Harrison’s absolute masterpiece (no, not “Gone Troppo”) has been remixed at last, in a deluxe boxed set, and myriad configurations. (Why save for retirement when you can own the #DeluxeGnomeEdition for only $1K?) Regardless of how you listen, it’s clear that the new 50th anniversary edition of “All Things Must Pass” sparkles and shines like never before. To our ears, it’s the definitive way to hear this essential record.  In Part One of our Deep Dish on this long-awaited reissue, Tony & T.J. delve into this gorgeous package - ahem, #DingDongDingDong - and the stunning Paul Hicks remix of the original triple album. Is this the greatest Beatles-related boxed set to date? We’ll address that and more, including:  What if Apple had signed Jackson Browne instead of James Taylor - OR DID THEY? Is the computerized soundtrack to the Journey video game better than actual Journey songs? Do some songs just sound better when heard from your neighbor’s apartment? (Related: Shut Up, Little Man!) Part Two arrives next week, where we’ll get into albums four through eight; assuming Tony hasn’t scratched them while DJ’ing in the L.A. club scene.    EPISODE LINKS As Don (Not-Knotts) Adams once said in, obviously, his best-known TV role, “Don’t just stand there, Check It Out!” Listen wherever you get your podcasts. And while you’re at it ,please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, let us know how you feel about this reissue on our Facebook page, and for the love of G-d please send us your spam!

In this thrilling conclusion, T.J. and Tony get Lost in Space (and Portugal) while rummaging thru the songs John, Paul and George gave to other artists—P.J. Proby, Mary Hopkin, Badfinger, Jackie Lomax and more. The embarrassment of riches is sure to send you into a lap slappin’ frenzy. As usual, the fellas pose hard-hitting questions such as: Which performance trick did Paul McCartney nick from Barry Manilow? Who is the most famous member of Hollywood Vampires? Do they have the rodeo in the United Kingdom? Plus cameo appearances by local plumbers from Tony’s crackerbox palace. Today’s episode was compiled by guest editor L’anJello Peculiarissimo. EPISODE LINKS You can drink liquids and you can drink music, but can you drink this podcast? Rate and review on Apple or wherever you listen. That means a lot! Which song(s) did they leave out? Take us to task on Facebook.

Not every Lennon and McCartney tune made its way onto a Beatles record, but that didn’t mean they had to hide away gathering dust, only to be released on some future 20-disc rarities box set. The greatest songwriting duo in history also kicked some of their work over to other artists making their names in the 60s—Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black, the Fourmost, some scrappy Londoners calling themselves the Rolling Stones, etc.—and this week T.J. and Tony share some of their four-fab faves the Beatles gave away. And maybe also a couple of tossers. While they’re at it, they also made some time to: Record a pilot episode for the Untitled TV Guide Podcast* Play a game of "Bob Gaudio, James Guercio, or Joe Guercio?"  And reveal their long-guarded secret that Tony and T.J. were, in fact, Chad, Jeremy, Peter, Gordon, Jan, AND Dean. Buckle up! It's gonna be a two parter.  * Please no stealing our amazing podcast ideas   EPISODE LINKS Help us give away this sweet, sweet podcast! Rate and review on Apple or wherever you listen. Which Ringo songs should the Beatles have given away, and why the answer is "all of them"...? Come argue with us over on Facebook.

Commonly regarded (by no one) as one of the greatest post-Beatles solo projects of all time, this week T.J. and Tony finally dish deep upon Ringo Starr’s 1983 masterpiece, “Old Wave.” True to its title, Ringo and Joe Walsh teamed up to make a mid-70s record that was so hot, it wasn’t even originally released in the U.S. Thankfully, in 2021, this rarity can be easily found on the internet to stream. Which is great news for fans, not so great news for T.J.’s side hustle selling bootleg burned German import CDs out of his trunk at the Lincoln Mall in Matteson. Between tracks, the guys take a couple detours to revisit: Paul’s passion for South Side slugger Frank Thomas Eazy-E’s oft-overlooked cameo with the All-Starr Band And great, miscellaneous moments in WKRP history And, in what we have to assume is another first in podcast history, we may just take a quick pause to enjoy two full minutes of Chicagoland’s WGBO Super 66, originally broadcast in January, 1986. We don’t want to overhype this episode or anything, but let's just say it beats sleep.   EPISODE LINKS Are you more of a “Closer to Fine” person, or a “Closer to Free” person? Come argue with us on Facebook. Do us a solid and help spread the word about our show! Rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you find us.

What type of Macca apprecionado are you…a “Live and Let Die”-harder, a casual “Maybe I’m Amazed” fair-weather type, or an ironically distanced, “Check My Machine” troll? In this, the final installment of our “McCartney 3,2,1” deep dish, T.J. and Tony discuss episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Rick Rubin’s “Hulu and chill” with Sir Paul, covering both his modern standards and less-celebrated obscurities. Chock-full of Beatle conspiracies and high noon standoffs, this episode will have you wondering: Which hit 80s sitcom theme did Julian Lennon secretly sing? How much did T.J. pay for a Spanish copy of McCartney’s Unplugged LP at Sound Warehouse in June of 1991? Did Hulu use AI to make Paul sing “Got My Mind Set On You”? Polish your anvil and set your Moogs to fab, this episode is worthy of the Sledge-O-Matic!   EPISODE LINKS Sammy Hagar or David Lee Roth: who would front a better Beatles tribute band? Engage with us on our Facebook page Give virtual blood to your favorite (untitled) Beatles podcast! Rate and review us on Apple or wherever you listen

The 3,2,1 saga continues... In this episode T.J. and Tony go over the recent Hulu 6-part docuseries "McCartney 3,2,1" with a fine-toothed comb, in which "Shoeless" Rick Rubin explores Sir Paul's 20th century catalogue with the precision of a pedicure cuticle nipper. #wikifeet/RickRubin In this bonus mid-week splash, we'll deep dish on Episodes 2 and 3, with enough nostalgia to feed your inner-Curt Claudio, plus: • T.J. plays his favorite chillwave song • Tony becomes the new Al Sharpton • And a deleted scene from Space Jam 2. EPISODE LINKS Did we leave out your favorite Children's Television Workshop program? Engage with us on our Facebook page Give peace and love* to your favorite (untitled) Beatles podcast! Rate and review us on Apple or wherever you listen *no more autographs

Like most Macca productions, this one hasn’t gotten a lot of publicity, but didja hear that all six episodes of "McCartney 3,2,1" recently dropped on Hulu? Legendary music producer/everyone’s favorite uninvited Tittenhurst house guest, Rick Rubin, interviews Sir Paul on some of the most important - and, sometimes, completely random- tracks he ever recorded in his unmatched career. So check your (podcast) machine and get ready for a look at the background of this incredibly satisfying love-fest from M.P.L. and co. It’s a little like Paul’s version of "The Last Dance," though "3,2,1" shamefully omits any interviews with B.J. Armstrong, the 271st Beatle. It’s the film’s one big flaw. We’ll deep dish on Episodes 2-6 next week; but in this week's show, we’ll tackle Episode 1, plus all the pressing topics real Beatles fans are dying to know, like: Why does classic rock radio continually ignore the Steely Dan/Led Zeppelin collab? Does Producer Casey do a killer version of “Crease Lightning”, from the hit RSO motion picture, “Crease”? And can a kid be a kid at both Showbiz Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese? Or is there regional bias at play?  Be forewarned, spoilers abound, both about "3,2,1" and also Run D.M.C.'s 1988 film "Tougher Than Leather." Please send all angry e-mails, both about this and your life-in general, to Tony, also known as Producer Casey.  EPISODE LINKS Come do your best Rick Rubin head nod over on our Facebook page Help out your favorite (untitled) show! Rate and review us on Apple or wherever you listen

Before The Beatles Anthology a generation of Beatles fans fell in love with 1982’s The Compleat Beatles. From Malcom McDowell’s dramatic narration, to Gerry Marsden’s take on “Living Doll,” from the ominous droning soundtrack accompanying the nightmare of their last tour to early 80’s Billy Preston demonstrating his “Get Back” solo, the sights and sounds of this movie are indelible.   Still, by the end of the VHS era, Apple/Sir Paul seemingly wiped this film from history; to date, it’s never been released on DVD or digitally. And while the Apple-produced Anthology is far more thorough and pristine, The Compleat Beatles remains a vital part of the consciousness and education of many 70’s & 80’s Beatles fans. Isn’t it a pity that it’s so hard to find?   Listen as Tony and T.J. delve into this critically important film that meant so much to their early, rampant fandom. Along the way, they find time to tackle the biggest Beatle topics, including:  Do kids still start their mornings with Jolt Cola Cereal™ Who’s more bad-ass, Horst Fascher or Ivan Drago? Is it ok to eat a McDougal's cheeseburger while watching “Coming To America” on Meat Free Monday? Unlike syrupy early 60’s music, we’re sure you’ll agree there’s nothing #AckyDacky about this episode of the Untitled Beatles Podcast.    EPISODE LINKS Bring your best unimpressed Malcolm McDowell impressions over to our Facebook page Help out your favorite (untitled) show! Rate and review us on Apple or wherever you listen

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 T.J. and Tony deem too difficult to google. We hope you dig this episode as much as you dig a pony or a pygmy… Naked.   EPISODE LINKS Can’t get enough of these rockin’ tunes? Find our weekly Untitled Beatles Playlist and the full Let It Be… Naked album on Pandora Send us your fact cheques and disagreements, or just get in on the all the Good Times over on our Facebook page We make this show for free, and we’d like to keep it that way as long as we can, and it’d help us a ton if you can rate and review the show on Apple or wherever you listen

Hey happy Fourth! We're hard at work on our next new episode, but hope you'll enjoy your holiday barbecues with a side of our Favourite Beatles Outtakes, now available in this limited edition, super deluxe reissue. And now with 75% more music and vintage Moo and Oink commercials!   ------ [Originally issued June 6, 2020]   T.J. and Tony rate their 5 favorite Beatles outtakes, delving into bygone concepts like record shows and homemade 8-track mixtapes as well as byhere concepts like Beatle conspiracy theories and Beatle improv troupes.

Our RAM 50th Anniversary Deep Dish Part 2 is finally here! Whether remastered, half speed mastered, mono mastered, or mastered-mastered, RAM is top-flight Macca and and a near-perfect listen. Tony and T.J. pick-up with Paul’s first U.S. #1 single (no, not “Back in Brazil”) and take us through the Archive Collection bonus tracks. They also find time to address: Tony’s love of the lovely, long haired lady, Linda McCartney Why nothing inspires confidence quite like 1980’s deodorant commercials And which is better: Damn Yankees, the baseball musical, or Damn Yankees, the Nugent-fronted “supergroup”? If you love this record (and who doesn’t?), you’ll love this episode. We believe that we can’t be wrong!    EPISODE LINKS Spend some more time with the music in this week's episode—check out our Pandora playlist Which solo Macca track do you think should've replaced 3 Legs on the album? Come argue with us on Facebook! Help the show and other fellow RAMheads (RAMrods? RAMsters? Lindalytes?) find our fine podcast! Please rate and review wherever you listen.

Hey it's Juneteenth! In honor of the holiday, let's take a minute to reflect on the Black artists who inspired, wrote, or originally recorded SO MUCH of the Beatles' music we know and love. T.J and Tony pick some of their favorite songs that the Beatles covered, including some of the lesser-known originals.   There's a ton of great music throughout the show. We loved getting to dig into some groundbreaking R&B artists we already knew a little bit about—and some we're just getting to know for the first time—and we hope you do too.   "I was given back my body in the 1950s by Black music. I appreciate it, and I’ll never stop acknowledging it – Black music is my life." John Lennon, JET Magazine, October 1972   EPISODE LINKS: If you haven't been checking out our Pandora playlists, this week's is one you're definitely going to want to tune into. Who are some of your favorite Black artists covered by the Beatles? What'd we leave out? Share your favorites on our Facebook page. As always, if you like the show, it helps A TON if you can leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen.  

1970-71 was a prolific period for Beatles solo releases, and so last month we were blessed with yet another 50th anniversary edition of an iconic album: Paul and Linda McCartney's RAM. Tony and T.J. use the occasion to deep dish their favorite solo Paul work. And while they're at it: T.J. and Tony reminisce about their old radio days and the technological marvel of audio cartridges Tony does his best Magic Alex impression, explaining the technological marvel of half-speed mastering. And the guys debate whether "Too Many People" can knock off "Motor of Love" and "Ou Est Le Soleil" for the top spot on the all-time greatest solo Paul charts As usual, there's a lot of great music to talk about, so this one's going to be a two-parter. And also as usual, there might be a little bit of salty language. Though T.J. insists he's just saying "piece of cake."   EPISODE LINKS: Lend a moment of your time to help out the show! Tell a friend, and rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Where does RAM land on your list of top solo Beatles records? Let the debates begin over on our Facebook page!

SO. MUCH. LENNON. It took us a couple episodes to tear through this groundbreaking collection of remixes, outtakes, and demos,.Tony and T.J. share their favorite tracks and moments from the Plastic Ono Band 51st Itanniversary Ultimate Collection discs 3 through 6—and there are many among the 4 1/2 hours and 75 tracks on the 4 discs. Along the way: T.J. checks off the holy Untitled Beatles Podcast trinity with classic sitcom references, classic musical references, and classic Pete Best shade. Tony drops a couple dimes in the old non-Beatles jukebox, conjuring Kris Kross, Abba, Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, the Dave Clark Five, and maybe a couple other faves. And things generally get every bit as goofy and giggly as John doing his Elvis impression. It's a lot. But it's all right. We think we're gonna make it.   EPISODE LINKS: Want to spend more time with the tunes we talk about? Dig into our Pandora Playlist. Did you make it through all six discs? Did you find a way to play the blu-rays? Any highlights we missed? Come hang out with us on Facebook. If you have a free minute, you could be a Klaus Voorman-level hero for the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

This week, the guys finally get to dig into the COVID-delayed 51st anniversary edition of what is arguably the greatest post-Beatles Fab Four solo album: John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band (1970). The Ultimate Collection contains far more than can be covered in a single podcast, so in Part 1, T.J. and Tony tackle the first two discs of the sprawling boxed set, including the Ultimate Mix collection of the original album tracks, as well as the Ultimate Mix outtakes. The long-awaited compilation may be exhaustive, but does it include any of the long rumoured (and some might say fictional) rarities like: An alternate take of Remember with Paul on bass The lost O’Jays contribution to Fiddler on the Roof Or the Jeff Lynne + Threetles “My Mummy’s Dead” Tune in to find out!   EPISODE LINKS: Check out Pandora for the Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Collection OR for our playlist of music from this week’s episode. What’s missing from this sprawling collection? Shout at us on our Facebook page. Like what you hear? Have a minute to do us a HUGE favor? Help other Fab Fans find us — rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

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.   EPISODE LINKS: Check out our Pandora playlist! We want all your corrections, hot takes, conspiracy theories, and love notes! Come hang out with us on Facebook. Help spread the worrrrrrrrrrrrrd about our show: rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen!

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!   EPISODE LINKS: Go listen to all the great music we cover! Check out this week's Pandora playlist. What do you want to hear in Year 2 of the Untitled Beatles Podcast? Shout at us on Facebook. Help other Beatlegeeks find the fun: rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

This week T.J. and Tony follow the Fab Four "under the equator" (as they say) for their ripping June 1964 concert in Melbourne, Australia. It's the rare show that captures the Beatles in peak performance shape, and in high quality audio and video. The guys go through track-by-track, and also find time to cover: Their favorite early 2000s post-grunge band Their least favorite 80s NBC TV theme The breakfast menu at the Taco Bell in Plymouth, Wisconsin and more! So pack your bags; we're headed for Australia! Insert Men At Work joke here. EPISODE LINKS: Find Fab footage of the Melbourne show on YouTube Dig into this week's Pandora playlist. We're warning you with peace and love: No more fan mail, and no more things to be signed. Find us on Facebook. Like the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Dust off your mellotrons! It's the long-awaited, thrilling conclusion of last week's deep dish into MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. Picking up where they left off—on Side 2 of the Capitol US LP—Tony and T.J. tease apart some of the Fab Four's most iconic songs, including... Strawberry Fields Baby You're a Rich Man (the Fat Boys version) All You Need is Love (the Beat Bugs version) Shirley's Wild Accordion ...and so much more! So pack your bags, buckle up, and let us take you down through some of the grooviest tunes in the Beatles canon. EPISODE LINKS Dive deeper into the tunes from this week's episode in our Pandora playlist. Was Roy Orbison's death a hit job? Drop your hot conspiracy tips on our Facebook page. HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

ROLL UP! T.J. and Tony have been waiting over 50 episodes to take you away on a journey into the psychedelic 1967 Beatles classic "Magical Mystery Tour." The album, not the movie. Well, the U.K. EP and side 2 of the U.S. LP. Because that's how we roll up. Along the way, you just might learn: Which does Tony love more: the bass harmonica, or Queen Latifah? Which does T.J. love more: Blue Jay Way or the 1993 World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays? Did the Eggman actually go on to front the 2020 Best New Artist Grammy-winning Black Pumas? What the hell is a crabalocker fishwife? So much fun, we couldn't cover it all in one episode. It's gonna be a two-parter, so stay tuned for even more magic and more mystery next week.   EPISODE LINKS: So much great music to love - check out the Pandora playlist! Please don't throw jelly beans. You'll put an eye out. If you want to get our attention, you can just find us on Facebook. Like the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

At long last, T.J. and Tony review Sir Paul's magnum opus: Give My Regards to Broad Street. Starring and written by Paul McCartney, the 1984 movie was panned by critics and audiences alike, but brought us some of Paul's best music of the decade ("No More Lonely Nights"), and some of his worst remakes of his best music from decades past (lookin' at you, "Long and Winding Road"). This long and rambling podcast leads to all the usual goofs and giggles, and—as far as we're able to ascertain—what we believe to be the first reference to the theme music from NBC's "The Days & Nights of Molly Dodd" in podcasting history. And what movie review is complete without also covering the Commodore 64 video game adaptation? Movie viewing recommended (you might be able to find it on YouTube), but certainly not required. Good times guaranteed either way, or your money back.   EPISODE LINKS Enjoy this week's Pandora playlist How many Fabs do you give Broad Street? Holler at us on Facebook. While you're in the reviewing mood, we'd love to know what you think. Drop us a review on Apple or wherever you listen!

Sure, we've all heard the Abbey Road medley a million times, but when's the last time you checked out Mean Mr. Mustard Take 20 or Polythene Pam Take 27? This week, the guys dig through their crates of reissues, bonus tracks, and bootlegs to unearth their favorite Fab Four extras.   Tune in to find out: Can TJ possibly find a way to tie this one to a Broadway musical and/or a 1970s sitcom? Which Lennon rarity did Tony cover from his living room/recording studio in 2014? Does Coach Ditka listen to this podcast? (If he did, probably not anymore...?) Take it, Tony! (And TJ!)   EPISODE LINKS: Wish you could spend more time with the music you hear in the episode? Check out this week's Pandora playlist. What'd we miss? Drop your Fav Fab Extras on you Fav Fab Facebook page Support the show! Leave us a review (even you, Coach!) or subscribe anywhere you get podcasts.

It's another BONUS EDITION to cover some breaking news from the Beatlesverse. Tony and TJ tackle the first album release in a decade from George Harrison's Dark Horse Records—Joe Strummer's posthumous Assembly—and another sneak peek Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Mix of one of John's sweetest tunes, "Look at Me." But really, the guys are just using these new releases as an excuse to talk about musical theater, John Lennon's love of cats (and Cats), TJ's love of Tucker, Tony's blasphemous lack of love for Prince, and a whole lot more. We're back with a full episode Saturday morning, but in the meantime, send your hate mail over to our Facebook page. 

Missing live music as much as we are? This week we offer you an hour-long escape to 1966 Japan, where the Fab Four played their iconic concerts at Budokan. Maybe not their most polished performances, but definitely memorable, and definitely a portrait of the Beatles in a critical moment of transition, fresh off their Revolver recording sessions. We've got lots of music in store for you, along with: All of TJ's favorite 1980s deodorant and bratwurst commercials A bit of Tony's junior high pop music lust A tribute to the great Terri Hemmert and her commitment to awful Beatles covers And, of course, the obligatory cheap shots at poor Pete Best. EPISODE LINKS: Enjoy this week's Pandora playlist. Come geek out with us on Facebook. Like what you hear? Leave us a review or subscribe anywhere you get podcasts.

In the heat of the mid-70s desperate anticipation of a Beatles reunion, the mysterious Canadian band Klaatu released an out-of-this-world album that listeners couldn't help but speculate had been secretly recorded by... some other fabulous foursome. Tony and TJ pick apart the enduring enigma surrounding 3:47 EST. And, in the process: Tony spins one of his favorite Carpenters tracks TJ finds a way to tie it all back to 80s TV and musical theater And we all get to finally dispel some of the wild Beatles/Klaatu rumors with cold, hard facts. It's probably only about once a year that we're able to dedicate an entire bonus episode to such a controversial topic. As always, we aim to bring you enlightenment and some fun, in hopes that the eyes in your head will see the world spinning round.