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The Beatles – White Album (2-CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Released in November 1968, the double album arrived at a moment when the counterculture was fracturing alongside the band itself, and the music reflected every bit of that tension. Recorded largely in separate studios with separate producers, it remains the most sonically restless thing the Beatles ever committed to tape, stretching from country pastiche to proto-metal to pure noise within a single side.

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."

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Back In The U.S.S.R. (2:53)
2. Dear Prudence (3:55)
3. Glass Onion (2:17)
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (3:08)
5. Wild Honey Pie (0:52)
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (3:14)
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4:45)
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (2:44)
9. Martha My Dear (2:28)
10. I'm So Tired (2:03)
11. Blackbird (2:18)
12. Piggies (2:04)
13. Rocky Raccoon (3:33)
14. Don't Pass Me By (3:50)
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road? (1:41)
16. I Will (1:45)
17. Julia (2:56)

Disc 2

1. Birthday (2:43)
2. Yer Blues (4:00)
3. Mother Nature's Son (2:48)
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (2:24)
5. Sexy Sadie (3:15)
6. Helter Skelter (4:29)
7. Long, Long, Long (3:06)
8. Revolution1 (4:15)
9. Honey Pie (2:41)
10. Savoy Truffle (2:54)
11. Cry Baby Cry (3:02)
12. Revolution 9 (8:22)
13. Good Night (3:15)

The Beatles Mini Documentary

1. Credits.mov (3:22)
2. Video1.mov (5:31)

UPC: 094638246626
Label: Capitol
Release Date: 9.9.09
Format: CD