The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by The Beatles. It is often cited as their magnum opus and one of the most influential albums of all time by prominent critics and publications, ranking number 1 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. It was recorded by the Beatles over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966. The album was released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. The album has had a large influence on many artists.

Track Listing

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first Beatles album to be released with identical track listings in the United Kingdom and the United States (although the American release did not contain the side two runout groove and inner groove sound effects). All songs written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – 2:04
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends" – 2:46
3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 3:30
4. "Getting Better" – 2:49
5. "Fixing a Hole" – 2:38
6. "She's Leaving Home" – 3:37
7. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:37

Side two

1. "Within You Without You" (George Harrison) – 5:07
2. "When I'm Sixty-Four" – 2:37
3. "Lovely Rita" – 2:44
4. "Good Morning Good Morning" – 2:43
5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:20
6. "A Day in the Life" – 5:33

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The Beatles. Rubber Soul (1965)

Rubber Soul is the sixth album by The Beatles, first released in December 1965. Produced by George Martin, the album was recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market. It was a major artistic achievement for the band, attaining widespread critical and commercial success, with reviewers taking note of The Beatles' developing musical vision. Though it never had a number one hit, In 2003, the album was ranked number 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album was released on CD in 1987, using the 14-song UK track lineup. As with the CD release of the 1965 Help! album, the Rubber Soul CD featured a contemporary stereo digital remix of the album prepared by George Martin. This remix is somewhat controversial among Beatle fans — many purists prefer the 1965 mix. Strangely, a few Canadian-origin CD editions of Rubber Soul and Help! accidentally use the original mix of the album, presumably due to a mix-up as to which tapes were sent to the pressing plant. As of 2006, these "mistakes" sell for a fair amount in the second-hand market when properly identified.

Track Listing

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Side one

1. "I've Just Seen a Face" – 2:04
2. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:00
3. "You Won't See Me" – 3:19
4. "Think for Yourself" (George Harrison) – 2:16
5. "The Word" – 2:42
6. "Michelle" – 2:42

Side two

1. "It's Only Love" – 1:53
2. "Girl" – 2:26
3. "I'm Looking Through You" – 2:20
4. "In My Life" – 2:23
5. "Wait" – 2:13
6. "Run for Your Life" – 2:21

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The Beatles. Help! (1965)

Help! is the fifth album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their film of the same name, Help!

Produced by George Martin for EMI Records, the album (in its original British form) contains seven songs that appeared in the movie of the same name, and seven that did not, including the most covered song in history, the Paul McCartney ballad "Yesterday".

The critically-acclaimed album also features two transatlantic number one singles: "Ticket to Ride" and the title song. Tracks like Lennon's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" indicate the influence of Bob Dylan and folk music. In later years, Lennon said that the title track of the album was a sincere cry for help, as the pressures of the Beatles' fame and his own unhappiness (what he later called his "fat Elvis" period) began to build, and that he regretted turning it from a downbeat song in the style of Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" to an upbeat pop song as a result of commercial pressures.

McCartney contributed "Yesterday", "Another Girl", "The Night Before", and "I've Just Seen a Face" (which appeared with "It's Only Love" on the U.S. version of Rubber Soul).

George Harrison contributed "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much". These were Harrison's first song compositions to be included on a Beatles album since "Don't Bother Me", from 1963's With the Beatles.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 332 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

All songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Side one

All songs on side one appear in the movie.

1. "Help!" – 2:18
2. "The Night Before" – 2:33
3. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – 2:08
4. "I Need You" (George Harrison) – 2:28
5. "Another Girl" – 2:05
6. "You're Going to Lose That Girl" – 2:17
7. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:10

Side two

1. "Act Naturally" (Johnny Russell, Vonnie Morrison) – 2:29
2. "It's Only Love" – 1:54
3. "You Like Me Too Much" (Harrison) – 2:35
4. "Tell Me What You See" – 2:36
5. "I've Just Seen a Face" – 2:04
6. "Yesterday" – 2:03
7. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams) – 2:53

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The Beatles. Abbey Road (1969)

Abbey Road is the eleventh official album recorded by The Beatles. Although its release preceded that of Let It Be, the latter was mostly recorded in January 1969. Work on Abbey Road began in earnest in April of that year, making it the last album started by The Beatles. The album was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom and 1 October 1969 in the United States. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. Geoff Emerick was the engineer and Tony Banks tape operator. It is regarded as one of The Beatles' most tightly constructed albums, even though the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Come Together" – 4:20
2. "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:03
3. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" – 3:27
4. "Oh! Darling" – 3:26
5. "Octopus's Garden" (Ringo Starr) – 2:51
6. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" – 7:47

Side two

1. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) – 3:05
2. "Because" – 2:45
3. "You Never Give Me Your Money" – 4:02
4. "Sun King" – 2:26
5. "Mean Mr. Mustard" – 1:06
6. "Polythene Pam" – 1:12
7. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" – 1:57
8. "Golden Slumbers" – 1:31
9. "Carry That Weight" – 1:36
10. "The End" – 2:19
11. "Her Majesty" – 0:23

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The Beatles. The White Album (1968)

The Beatles is the eponymous ninth official album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is most often referred to as The White Album, as it has no text other than the band's name on its plain white sleeve, designed by pop artist Richard Hamilton. Originally planned to be titled A Doll's House, the album is often hailed as one of the major accomplishments in popular music.

In 1997, The Beatles was named the 10th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998, Q magazine readers placed it at number 17, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 7 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2001, the TV network VH1 named it as the 11th greatest album ever. It was also ranked number 10 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, The Beatles is the Beatles' best-selling album at 19-times platinum and the tenth-best-selling album of all time in the United States.

Track Listing

Disc One

1. Back In The Ussr
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road
16. I Will
17. Juli

Disc Two

1. Birthday
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey
5. Sexy Sadie
6. Helter Skelter
7. Long Long Long
8. Revolution 1
9. Honey Pie
10. Savor Truffle
11. Cry Baby Cry
12. Revolution 9
13. Good Night

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