Apples & Oranges
Episodes
Sgt. Pepper vs Smile: Part 1
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode may be appearing out of order in the feed.This is Episode 16 and it is PART ONE in one of the most anticipated matchups in our series. Jo...
Brian Wilson Tribute
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world lost Brian Wilson on June 11, 2025. We have returned to pay special tribute to our favorite artist, publishing this episode on the occasion ...
Surfer Girl vs With The Beatles: Part 1
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is episode #4, originally published on February 28, 2024.We discuss the 1963 album, Surfer Girl. It is Part 1 in a matchup against With The Beatl...
Summer's Gone vs. Now & Then
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is it! Our series finale! We wrap up the way we started by comparing a couple of individual songs. Summer's Gone, the final track from the fi...
Abbey Road vs Sunflower: Part 2
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we wrap up our Final Match! We discuss every track on the Sunflower LP from The Beach Boys and then weigh it against Abbey Road! Who will win? W...
Abbey Road vs Sunflower: Part 1
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our final match with a track by track look at Abbey Road. What do we really think of the singles from this one? What do we think of the medle...
20/20 vs Let It Be: Part 2
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up this match with a track-by-track look at Let It Be. This was largely a 1969 project from The Beatles, but by the time it finally saw releas...
20/20 vs Let It Be: Part 1
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore every track of 20/20, the 1969 album from The Beach Boys. It's a bit of a patchwork effort from the band during a time ...
Wild Honey/Friends vs The White Album: Part 4
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we wrap up our special double-sized, 4-part match by exploring every track on Disc Two of The White Album. And then we each weigh the ...
Wild Honey/Friends vs The White Album: Part 3
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we dive into every track on Disc One of The White Album, from Back in the USSR to Julia. In the last two episodes, we have combined the for...
Wild Honey/Friends vs The White Album: Part 2
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We continue this special double-sized, 4-part matchup by discussing every track on Friends by The Beach Boys. We kicked things off last episode with W...
Wild Honey/Friends vs. The White Album: Part 1
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off this double-sized, 4-part matchup with a track-by-track look at Wild Honey by The Beach Boys. As we move from 1967 to 1968, we are combini...
Smiley Smile vs Magical Mystery Tour: Part 2
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss every track of the LP version of Magical Mystery Tour, the only Capitol Records release canonized into the Beatles official discography. An...
Smiley Smile vs Magical Mystery Tour: Part 1
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We close out the psychedelic eras of both bands with this matchup from 1967, kicking things off with a deep dive into Smiley Smile. While the Beatles ...
Sgt. Pepper vs Smile: Part 2
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Matchup of Masterpieces! After exploring Sgt. Pepper last episode, this time we dive deep into Brian Wilson's legendary Smile album, po...
Bonus Episode: New Documentary Reaction
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We had the thrill of attending the IMAX livestream premiere of the new Beach Boy documentary on Tuesday (May 21st), three days before it debuts on Dis...
Pet Sounds vs. Revolver: Part 2
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which album will win? Pet Sounds or Revolver? We discuss every track on Revolver and then give our Final Judgments! Find us on Facebook: https://www....
Pet Sounds vs. Revolver: Part 1
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Is It! The most anticipated matchup of the entire series as two of The Greatest Albums of All Time are pitted against each other. In Part 1, we g...
Bonus Episode: Know Your Hosts!
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have completed six matchups with six more to go. So with us now at the halfway mark, we decided to drop this bonus episode to give you a chance to ...
Beach Boys Today! vs Rubber Soul: Part 2
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring a special guest appearance from Wyatt Funderburk of the excellent Beach Boys podcast, Sail On! We wrap up this matchup with a track-by-track...
Beach Boys Today! vs. Rubber Soul: Part 1
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off this matchup with a deep dive into the Beach Boys Today! album. In this series we compare the discographies of the Beatles and the Beach ...
Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) vs Help!: Part 2
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our Beatles vs Beach Boys podcast, where we explore the discographies of both bands by pitting their albums against each other, 1v1. This ...
Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) vs Help!: Part One
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which band will win this matchup? This is Part One in another incredible faceoff between The Beatles and The Beach Boys as we pit these two massive al...
Hard Day's Night vs. All Summer Long: Part 2
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss every track on the All Summer Long album by The Beach Boys and then deliver our Final Judgments on which album wins this ma...
Hard Day's Night vs All Summer Long: Part 1
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These two albums were released only days apart in the summer of 1964. In this episode, we explore every track on Hard Day's Night in the first hal...
Shut Down Vol. 2 vs Beatles For Sale: Part 2
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up this match by looking at every track on Beatles For Sale, and then, we each give our Final Judgments on which album is better as we weigh i...
Shut Down Vol. 2 vs. Beatles For Sale: Part 1
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off a brand new matchup in this episode, diving into every track on the Shut Down Vol. 2 album by The Beach Boys. This podcast compares the a...
Surfer Girl vs. With The Beatles: Part 2
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This show compares the discographies of the #Beatles and the #BeachBoys in a series of 1v1 matchups. This week, we wrap up our second match as we disc...
Please Please Me vs Surfin' USA: Part 2
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our first Album vs Album matchup with this track-by-track discussion of the Beach Boys' Surfin USA LP. Then, we will each decide how it...
Please Please Me vs Surfin' USA: Part 1
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Released only three days apart from one another in March of 1963, Please Please Me vs Surfin' USA is the perfect album matchup to get this series ...
The Early Singles
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Love Me Do vs. Surfin' Please Please Me vs. Surfin' Safari This series will be comparing the albums of The Beatles and The Beach Boys in a ser...
Introduction
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Apples & Oranges we compare the discographies of the #Beatles and the #BeachBoys. This is a brief description of what this show is about and ho...
Announcing "Apples & Oranges"
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apples & Oranges is a brand new podcast launching Feb. 7th, 2024 that will be comparing the discographies of two of the biggest bands of all time....