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Mr.Bill

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10. White Album because

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:01 PM

May 2015

of the variety of the music on it. It's really four solo albums by each of the Beatles.

Ironically, the actual name of this album which has very few songs which all four Beatles perform on, with virtually no writing collaboration and many guest artists, is "The Beatles". Those two words are embossed on the cover although most people know it as "The White Album".

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Best Beatles Album Ever? [View all] red dog 1 May 2015 OP

difficult choice IcyPeas May 2015 #1

Gah! onehandle May 2015 #2

I prefer "the other side of Abbey Road," malthaussen May 2015 #21

I always go for Revolver, because I've always believed it to be the best. Miles Archer May 2015 #3

White Album, mainly because I possess a white vinyl, white label, white album benld74 May 2015 #4

Does it have a serial number on the front of the jacket? red dog 1 May 2015 #6

I'd have to look, its been awhile since Ive seen the thing benld74 May 2015 #24

I find myself listening to all of Abbey Road, Revolver and Rubber Soul hifiguy May 2015 #5

Abbey Road is my co-favorite red dog 1 May 2015 #7

And, in the end... pintobean May 2015 #8

Thanks for that red dog 1 May 2015 #13

Abbey Road and maybe Revolver. calimary May 2015 #15

too tuff a choice olddots May 2015 #9

White Album because Mr.Bill May 2015 #10

The White Album sessions "were not entirely happy ones due to some tensions arising red dog 1 May 2015 #12

"Rubber Soul," largely because of "Norwegian Wood." Paladin May 2015 #11

My brother always hated "Helter Skelter" Art_from_Ark May 2015 #18

I disliked that song from the first time I heard it, and that was red dog 1 May 2015 #20

I have to go with Abbey ROad ballabosh May 2015 #14

Yeah, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" in Abbey Road is pretty weak, Art_from_Ark May 2015 #17

Eh, I love "Octopus's Garden." malthaussen May 2015 #22

I love "Octopus's Garden" too red dog 1 May 2015 #26

It's not a masterpiece ballabosh May 2015 #27

I just learned that George "had a huge hand" in writing Octopus's Garden with Ringo. red dog 1 May 2015 #29

Because of the end: Contrary1 May 2015 #16

A Hard Day's Night melman May 2015 #19

About the Beatles I can truly say... malthaussen May 2015 #23

This. lunamagica May 2015 #25

And this ballabosh May 2015 #28

20 Greatest Hits Major Nikon May 2015 #30

Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper are the two I normally go with. Tonight I was in an nirvana555 May 2015 #31

I like Maxwell's Silver Hammer too red dog 1 May 2015 #32