[Music] Happy birthday White Album

Me and my Monkey

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #1

For me this was by far the best of all the Beatles works - and astonishing to think that just 5 years earlier they had been 4 loveable head bobbing mop tops churning out simple (but brilliant) pop songs. Did ever a group evolve so completely? So, what’s your favourite track? I’m choosing Dear Prudence, Sexy Sadie, Happiness is a Warm Gun, and I Will. Oh, that’s four...

 

dejavuatbtn

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #2

Helta-skelta is my favourite but, as you say, it is overall a brilliant album with few tracks that I don’t particularly like. Unlike some I am looking forward to hearing the remastered version and some of the Esher tapes, just to get a flavour of the development of some of the songs.

 

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MattBackHome

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #3

Warm Gun is probably my favourite Beatles song. Julia is up there as well.

But then it also includes Obladioblada and Piggies which are utter shite.


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Knightsworld

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #4

dejavuatbtn said:

Helta-skelta is my favourite but, as you say, it is overall a brilliant album with few tracks that I don’t particularly like. Unlike some I am looking forward to hearing the remastered version and some of the Esher tapes, just to get a flavour of the development of some of the songs.

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You won't be disappointed.

 

Baldseagull

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #5

Show the world you are a fan with this White Album Anniversary T-Shirt

 

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Blues Rock DJ

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #6

the clarity is superb, even makes Ringo sound like a propper drummer !

 

Is it PotG?

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #7

I still prefer 'The Best of The Beatles'.

 

Worried Man Blues

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #8

but everyone knew her as Nancy

 

clapham_gull

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #9

Is it PotG? said:

I still prefer 'The Best of The Beatles'.

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Or Wings ?

They're only the band The Beatles could have been

 

Dick Knights Mumm

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Jul 5, 2003

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Hither and Thither

• Nov 22, 2018

• #10

Brighton Beach Boys. Old Market. Playing the White Album. Should be a great evening.

 

dejavuatbtn

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #11

Worried Man Blues said:

but everyone knew her as Nancy

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....... was another of my favourites.

 

studio150

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On the Border

• Nov 22, 2018

• #12

Baldseagull said:

Show the world you are a fan with this White Album Anniversary T-Shirt

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Do NOT buy this, it is a fake as it has no number bottom right given the original vinyl release was numbered, as the super deluxe anniversary copies are

 

mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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Dec 4, 2003

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #13

I like Ob-La-Di, Ob-la-Da.

There. I said it.

I am what I am.

 

Is it PotG?

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #14

mejonaNO12 aka riskit said:

There. I said it.

I am what I am.

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I prefer the Gloria Gaynor version.

 

Tony Le Mesmer

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #15

What an album...
With thirty songs, not everyone is going to like them all (there are some duffers), as its such a diverse, eclectic mix of musical styles.
Remember, this is the follow up to Sgt Pepper.... The recent super deluxe box set has made me realise its probably my favourite album of all time. Definitely for my desert island. Every time I go back to it I usually re-discover another song I hadn't appreciated before.

 

GT49er

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #16

Bought my copy from NEMS in Liverpool the day before it was officially released - no.78. Sold it a couple of years later for about thirty bob, along with the rest of my LPs to buy myself a decent guitar.
Geez, I could've bought a bloody Martin (and not one of the 'cheap' Mexican ones either!) with it if I'd hung on to it until now!

 

GT49er

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #17

clapham_gull said:

Or Wings ?

They're only the band The Beatles could have been

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I suppose if The Beatles had wanted to be crap and never really make it, I guess they could have been. Lucky for McCartney that he was in The Beatles first!

 

clapham_gull

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #18

GT49er said:

I suppose if The Beatles had wanted to be crap and never really make it, I guess they could have been. Lucky for McCartney that he was in The Beatles first!

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Me and my Monkey

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Nov 3, 2015

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• Nov 22, 2018

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GT49er said:

Bought my copy from NEMS in Liverpool the day before it was officially released - no.78. Sold it a couple of years later for about thirty bob, along with the rest of my LPs to buy myself a decent guitar.
Geez, I could've bought a bloody Martin (and not one of the 'cheap' Mexican ones either!) with it if I'd hung on to it until now!

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Wow! Mine’s number 56,000-ish. Might be worth £1.50.

 

GT49er

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• Nov 22, 2018

• #20

Me and my Monkey said:

Wow! Mine’s number 56,000-ish. Might be worth £1.50.

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If I still had mine, you could probably add a couple of noughts to that!


Oh well, win some, lose some as they say!