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ABBEY ROAD, recorded in the summer of 1969, was the last album recorded by the Beatles (LET IT BE was released in 1970, but recorded in early '69). After the laborious disorganization and infighting that characterized early 1969's LET ... Full DescriptionIT BE sessions (as famously captured on film), the fractious four were willing to let George Martin take the reins and to work with him as a cohesive unit for the much more succinct production of their (and the decade's) swan song, ABBEY ROAD. The superb performances make the album an artistic high point for all members of the group. Paul McCartney inspired the suite of songs that begins with "You Never Give Me Your Money." Often thought of as two long medleys, the songs that fill most of the second half of ABBEY ROAD segue seamlessly into one another, but are programmed as separate CD tracks. George Harrison had his first A-side on a Beatles' single ("Something"); John Lennon contributed a pair of heavy rockers ("Come Together" and "I Want You"); and Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden" was a favorite with children.
The Beatles: Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); George Harrison (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, percussion).Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.94) - Ranked #14 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Superb songs cut with an attention to refined detail, then segued together with conceptual force..."
Q (6/00, p.78) - Ranked #17 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "The last Beatles LP to be recorded...it [has] extremely well-drilled and elaborate song structures....the quick-fire 8 track medley starting with 'You Never Give Me Your Money' and ending with 'The End' is unprecedented in rock..."
Down Beat (1/22/70) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...What is it that makes the Beatles so likeable? Maybe it's that they never seem to strain for effects yet are meticulous craftsman; that their humor, even when rather gruesomeis never offensive; that their satire is never malicious; their lyricism never maudlin, but their work still has punch and conviction...genuine musicality and poetic imagination..." Hide Description Abbey Road Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $4.19) | | Category | Rock Albums, Oldies CDs, Rock/Pop, 60's | | Label | Capitol / EMI | | Orig Year | 1969 | | All Time Sales Rank |  21   | | CD Universe Part number | 1108492 | | Catalog number | 46446 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | George Martin | | Engineer | Geoff Emerick | | Recording Time | 47 minutes | | Personnel | Paul McCartney - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
George Harrison - vocals, guitar, synthesizer
Ringo Starr - vocals, drums, percussion
John Lennon - vocals, guitar, keyboards
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Beatles Abbey Road Songs | Song Title | | | 1. | Come Together |
| 2. | Something |
| 3. | Maxwell's Silver Hammer |
| 4. | Oh! Darling |
| 5. | Octopus's Garden |
| 6. | I Want You (She's So Heavy) |
| 7. | Here Comes the Sun |
| 8. | Because |
| 9. | You Never Give Me Your Money |
| 10. | Sun King |
| 11. | Mean Mr. Mustard |
| 12. | Polythene Pam |
| 13. | She Came in Through the Bathroom Window |
| 14. | Golden Slumbers |
| 15. | Carry That Weight |
| 16. | End, The |
| 17. | Her Majesty |
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Abbey Road Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews The Beatles' best, period.
Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles album; I listened to it relentlessly as a kid and haven't given it up. I've heard a million times, but it always makes me stop and really listen closely. Try it with headphones in a dark room. It's incredible.
Submitted by Abby (Concord, NC)
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the best of the best pop(?)rock(?)(peu importe!) group...And, a pearl in it : "golden slumber" which is the summary of the whole Beatles music. Only for it, listen...
Submitted by Alain (Nantes, France)
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The best.
Almost 40 years later, this album has still not been surpassed. Brilliant sound quality ("Here Comes the Sun" is still my test song for any new piece of stereo equipment I get), and only the Beatles could take snippets of throwaway tunes like "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" and create something unforgettable. And of no small importance: with this album, George can stand alongside John and Paul as a master songwriter.
There will never be another their equal.
Submitted by DTracy (Albany NY)
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best of all
Submitted by thorntoncarlos (los angeles,ca)
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This is one of the best rock albums I have ever heard and by far the best Beatles album. I really love the songs Something and Here Comes the Sun. I am sure that everyone will love this album, even those who listen to the Beatles for the first time.
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