Compleatly Beatles

Episodes

1. 16

   Real Love

   Well, Beatles fans, this is it: the final episode of Compleatly Beatles. We have to say we’re a little bit sad, but also pretty proud of this series. We know some of you wanted us to keep the show going into the solo albums, but we felt like that was not the core mission of […]

   Jul 9, 2014
2. 15

   The Beatles Movies

   Hello, Beatle fans. On this episode of Compeatly Beatles, Ian and Dave take a look at all the Beatles films: A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and Let It Be. As usual, there is lots of background and history, but there is lots of discussion about the films. Which…

   more
   Jun 25, 2014
3. 14

   Abbey Road

   It’s the end of the road (see what I did there?) for Compleatly Beatles‘ look at all the Beatles’ albums – song by song, album by album. We did it! We hope you enjoyed this journey from Please Please Me – an album recorded in one day – to Abbey Road – an album with one […]

   Jun 11, 2014
4. 13

   Let It Be

   On this episode of Compleatly Beatles, Ian and Dave take a look at Get Back/Let It Be, the Beatles most turbulent album, recorded at a particularly unhappy time for the band – George Harrison himself called the recording sessions “hell”. There is so much history and drama to this album that the...

   May 28, 2014
5. 12

   Yellow Submarine

   Well, everyone, it seems like it’s time to take a look at the red-headed stepchild of the Beatles’ catalogue and give a quick once over before we move on to more important albums, but Dave says not so fast. He thinks it’s time we re-evaluated this much-maligned record and remove what he calls…

   more
   May 14, 2014

   1h 35m
6. 11

   The Beatles (Part 2)

   Welcome to the second half of our coverage of The Beatles (also known as The White Album). Any of you listeners out there who asked for even longer shows, this one is for YOU! For anyone who didn’t want the show to get any more bloated than it is, WE’RE SORRY! But there is just SO […]

   Apr 30, 2014
7. 10

   The Beatles (Part 1)

   On this episode of Compleatly Beatles, Ian and Dave discuss the first two sides of the Beatles only double album, The Beatles (aka The White Album. They also discuss the first of two singles released before The Beatles, “Lady Madonna” and its b-side “The Inner Light”. We’ll hear about The Beatles...

   Apr 16, 2014
8. 9

   Magical Mystery Tour

   This week on Compleatly Beatles, Sneaky Dragon’s Ian Boothby and David Dedrick join The Beatles at the height of their psychedelia and go on a Magical Mystery Tour. Join them as they discuss the songs, the stories behind the songs and a little bit of the history of the Magical Mystery Tour…

   more
   Apr 3, 2014
9. 8

   Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

   This is it! The jewel in the Beatles crown; the ne plus ultra of pop music. There will never be another quite album like Sgt. Pepper’s and Ian and Dave are all over it. Songs are discussed; production is explained; and trivia is thrown around like so much confetti. Join Sneaky Dragon’s Ian…

   more
   Mar 19, 2014
10. 7

    Revolver

    Here is the episode Dave was waiting for: Revolver – his favourite album by The Beatles! The Beatles take a giant step into the musical pantheon with one of the most imaginative, innovative and important albums ever made – not to mention one of the all-time greatest singles in Paperback Writer…

    more
    Mar 5, 2014
11. 6

    Rubber Soul

    This week on Compeatly Beatles, we look at the fantastic 1965 album Rubber Soul as well as the first double A-sided single “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out”. It’s another long episode, but there’s just so darn much to talk about as the Beatles begin the next phase of their recording career…

    more
    Feb 19, 2014
12. 5

    Help!

    Join Ian Boothby and David Dedrick from the Sneaky Dragon podcast for a -sometimes humorous – look at The Beatles’ album Help!. They had lots to say about the album this week – some criticism and some praise – and Dave gives a quick overview of The Beatles North American albums. Thanks for...

    Feb 6, 2014
13. 4

    Beatles For Sale

    On this episode of Compleatly Beatles, Ian and Dave take a look at the very underrated Beatles’ album Beatles for Sale and their revolutionary single, “I Feel Fine” b/w “She’s a Woman”. After the little masterpiece that is A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles came back down to earth for Beatles for...

    Jan 22, 2014

    1h 28m
14. 3

    A Hard Day’s Night

    This week we’re joined by David’s cousin Jason Dedrick to talk Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! And this week there was much to discuss: the single I Want to Hold Your Hand and its B-side This Boy, the album A Hard Day’s Night and the only EP to contain non-album tracks Long Tall Sally get a thorough […]

    Jan 9, 2014

    1h 18m
15. 2

    With the Beatles

    This week, Sneaky Dragon’s Ian Boothby and David Dedrick look at the Beatles second album, Please Please Me, as well as their third and fourth singles, “From Me to You” and “She Loves You”. Ian finds his own narrative on the LP; David gives George Martin his props and discusses John and Paul’s...

    Dec 25, 2013

    1h 12m
16. 1

    Please Please Me

    Here is a new podcast we hope fans of Sneaky Dragon will enjoy. We seem to spend a lot of time discussing the Beatles on the show – we all know that Dave is a super-fan – so we thought we’d spend some time discussing each album – in order – and each song – […]

    Dec 12, 2013

    1h 06m