White Album "The Beatles"

That plain-covered double LP we call it "The White Album".(Actually it's name is "The Beatles")

Some people call it "Black Album", Lennon's "Yer Blues", "I'm so tired", "Sexy Sadie", "Cry Baby Cry", George's "Piggy", are such black style.

This album is the most creative, imaginative, even further than Sgt.Pepper. I love John's "Julia", "Happiness is a warm gun", Paul's "Blackbird", "Helter Skelter", George's "Piggy", "Still my quitar gently weeps".

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" ....I hate this track!

 

Here are the info of the songs

Back in the U.S.S.R

It was recorded on 22/23 August 1968, Ringo had temporarily quit the group. Paul, John and George share the instrumental roles among themselves. All playing a drum track and bass track. Paul and George playing lead quitar.

Dear Prudence

John's song about Prudence Farrow.

Glass onion

There was a growing number of Beatles fans who pored over the group's album sleeves and song lyrics for hidden clues or deeper meanings. John made this song for those people.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.

I hate this track!

The continuing story of Bungalow Bill

Lennon song inspired by a fellow TM student in Rishikesh. Yoko Ono makes her vocal with the Beatles, singing one line of a song.

While my quitar gently weeps

Excellent song! One of four George compositions on the Beatles, it was the first eight-track recording at EMI.

Happiness is a warm gun

Written and sung by John Lennon. Inspired from a magazine advertisement for guns worded as in the title. Originally called "Happiness is a warm gun in your hand". The final version is an edit of two recording takes.

Blackbird

Paul's solo recording. The sound of chirruping blackbirds comes from the Abbey Road collection of home-made effects tapes.

Julia

Great ballad written and performed by John Lennon. Julia was the name of John's mother, killed in a road accident when John was young. Moving!

Yer blues

John's parody of the British blues scente. He wrote that song while in Rishikesh, India. "Yer blues" is and edit of two different takes. Ringo "Two, three" was added later.

Helter Skelter

Paul's heavy metal song. With John Lennon playing an sexophone track. Ringo drums with steely determination thoughout, prompting his preserved shout at the end of the song.

Revolution 1

The first version of "Revolution", written by and highlighting the talents and a agitprop opinions of John Lennon. Originally completed as about 10 mins song.

Good Night

John wrote this song for his son Julian but for Ringo to sing.

 

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