Rolltydr
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Better known as ‘The White Album’, the double LP was released on this date in 1968. It is widely recognized as one of the greatest albums of the rock era and is my personal favorite album of all time, although, initially, it took a few listens before I warmed up to it.
I was 14 years old when the album was released and lived in a small rural town in Alabama. The couple of stores in town did not have the album so my mother drove me to Selma, about 45 miles away, so I could buy it. The Beatles were my favorite band and I bought all their records and loved everything they did. However, the first time I listened to The White Album, I was extremely disappointed. I wondered what are they doing? But, I kept listening and it didn’t take long for it to grow on me. It became my favorite and I’ve owned several copies of the vinyl, CD, and digital versions in the 52 years since.
My personal favorite song from the album is ‘Revolution 1’. The song was written by John and this version is the way he intended for it to be played. As I remember it, Paul and producer George Martin insisted on releasing the faster version as a single. That was only one of many, many problems during the recording sessions. This is when John started bringing Yoko to the sessions and the lads really started going in different directions musically. It is a testament to how great they really were that they could produce one of, if not the best album of all time, while they were actually breaking up.
I was 14 years old when the album was released and lived in a small rural town in Alabama. The couple of stores in town did not have the album so my mother drove me to Selma, about 45 miles away, so I could buy it. The Beatles were my favorite band and I bought all their records and loved everything they did. However, the first time I listened to The White Album, I was extremely disappointed. I wondered what are they doing? But, I kept listening and it didn’t take long for it to grow on me. It became my favorite and I’ve owned several copies of the vinyl, CD, and digital versions in the 52 years since.
My personal favorite song from the album is ‘Revolution 1’. The song was written by John and this version is the way he intended for it to be played. As I remember it, Paul and producer George Martin insisted on releasing the faster version as a single. That was only one of many, many problems during the recording sessions. This is when John started bringing Yoko to the sessions and the lads really started going in different directions musically. It is a testament to how great they really were that they could produce one of, if not the best album of all time, while they were actually breaking up.