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Each copy of this limited edition is sequentially numbered. The packaging recreates the original double-gatefold sleeve and includes the original poster as well as the individual photos of each band member.
Additional personnel includes: Yoko Ono (vocals); Eric Clapton (electric guitar); Mal Evans (trumpet, tambourine); George Martin (piano, harmonium); Chris Thomas (harpsichord, Mellotron); Maureen Starkey, Patti Harrison (background vocals).
THE BEATLES (generally known as "The White Album" because of its cover) was a sprawling two-record set, highlighting the distinct personalities in the group as they matured and moved further away from each other. With the four Beatles playing like session men on each other's songs, the making of the album was fraught with tension. John Lennon's songs included a bitter take on people who read too much into the Beatles' lyrics ("Glass Onion"), reflections on loneliness and alienation ("Yer Blues," "I'm So Tired"), and the avant garde sound collage "Revolution 9."
George Harrison's songs offered black humor ("Piggies") and tender sadness ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps," with Eric Clapton on guitar). Paul McCartney provided both light, lyric songs ("Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "Honey Pie"), and rockers ("Back In The U.S.S.R.," the explosive "Helter Skelter"). Ringo Starr made his solo songwriting debut with the goofy country/ska lilt of "Don't Pass Me By" and sang the album closer "Good Night."
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Trident Studios, London, England between May and October 1968.
The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, violin, organ, bass, tambourine, firebell); John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, saxophone, piano, organ, harmonium, bass, 6-string bass, maracas, tambourine, tape loops); Paul McCartney (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, flute, flugelhorn, piano, Hammond organ, bass, drums, bongos, timpani, percussion); Ringo Starr (vocals, piano, drums, bongos, maracas, castanets, tambourine).Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.90) - Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...THE WHITE ALBUM is an exhilarating sprawl - some of the Beatles' most daring and delicate work..."
Q (6/00, p.86) - Ranked #7 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...[Out of] boundless enthusiasm and creeping paranoia - comes [their] most peculiar record....Childish, colorful, antiquated and faintly macabre..."
Vibe (12/99, p.157) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Q (Magazine) (p.120) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's the most honest portrait of a band breaking some limits and banging their heads against others."
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #8 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
Paste (magazine) (p.60) - "Each track is anchored by the unmistakable collaboration of The Beatles as a solid musical unit." Beatles (White Album) Music Beatles (White Album) Songs | | Beatles (White Album) CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Back in the USSR |
| 2. | Dear Prudence |
| 3. | Glass Onion |
| 4. | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-Da |
| 5. | Wild Honey Pie |
| 6. | Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, The |
| 7. | While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
| 8. | Happiness Is a Warm Gun |
| 9. | Martha My Dear |
| 10. | I'm So Tired |
| 11. | Blackbird |
| 12. | Piggies |
| 13. | Rocky Raccoon |
| 14. | Don't Pass Me By |
| 15. | Why Don't We Do It in the Road? |
| 16. | I Will |
| 17. | Julia |
| | Beatles (White Album) Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Birthday |
| 2. | Yer Blues |
| 3. | Mother Nature's Son |
| 4. | Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey |
| 5. | Sexy Sadie |
| 6. | Helter Skelter |
| 7. | Long, Long, Long |
| 8. | Revolution 1 |
| 9. | Honey Pie |
| 10. | Savoy Truffle |
| 11. | Cry Baby Cry |
| 12. | Revolution 9 |
| 13. | Good Night |
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Beatles (White Album) Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Must Own!
This CD is a must for all collections. It is one of The Beatles absolute best pieces of work.
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The Greatest Album of All Time...?
Just as the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band changed how popular musicians heard music, the White Album did it again. This is definetely one of the Greatest Albums of all time. Perhaps even THE Greatest!
Submitted by collin68 (Sandwich, IL)
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One of the Beatles best albums; shows the versatility of Lennon & McCartney. Everything from soft, melodic songs to rapid-paced ditties!
recommend= 4 ****
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Being a Beatles fan who loves all of their recorded output (regardless of any flaws), "The White Album" is a disc that I treasure greatly. Unfortunately, this classic band was in the slow painful genesis of their impending split while this album was being recorded. There are quite a few clunkers on this set, but that is mainly due to creative tensions within the group. George Harrison was progressing as a songwriter and Ringo Starr made his compositional debut with "Don't Pass Me By". The strong tracks make up for any weakness in the material (I don't care for "Rocky Raccoon" and "Ob-La-Di Obla-Da"), but "The White Album" has somewhat of the appallingly attractive feel of viewing the aftermath of a head-on collision due to inner band turmoil. All four were moving beyond the concept of a true rock group and nothing tells more of this attribute than the fact that separate photos of the Fab Four decorated the inner gatefold sleeve rather than a group portrait. The tracks themselves reflect more the collective consciousness of one individual (the writer) than a consolidated band effort. Overall, "The White Album" is a great effort, but it is also a sad premonition of what was to follow two years after its release.
Submitted by Will-T (Lawrenceburg IN)
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The Real Beatles.... Naked.....
"The Beatles"(white album)is probably the most hated or loved album by Beatle fans. Songs like "..Me and My Monkey", "Yer Blues" and "Helter Skelter" were much harder edged than previous material, and songs like "Revolution #9" and "Wild Honey Pie" were just too bizarre for most fan's tastes. It showed the Beatles at there most raw, hair down and unshaven. It also contained some of the most beautiful and haunting tunes to date; "Julia" "Black Bird", "Long Long Long", and "I Will".
Being a Beatle fan since the early 60's, I admit I love them all, but I must say the White Album is by far the most interesting and diverse of all, my favorite track being Birthday.
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