At first Clapton was reluctant to join them in the studio, saying: ‘Nobody ever plays on the Beatles’ records’, but Harrison convinced him.
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Then there was the bouncy song about his Old English Sheepdog, Martha My Dear, and what has become one of his signature tunes, the beautiful acoustic Blackbird, featuring just Paul’s voice and acoustic guitar, plus the warbling of a blackbird.Īs for George Harrison’s material, when The Beatles recorded overdubs onto his new song While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Eric Clapton added the guitar solo and became the first outside rock musician to play on a Beatles recording. And then we had Paul’s tunes, including the Chuck Berry meets The Beach Boys of Back In The U.S.S.R., with McCartney on drums after Ringo quit the group for a couple of weeks. John Lennon laid down some of his most memorable work with three of his finest on side one of the album alone – Dear Prudence, Glass Onion and Happiness Is A Warm Gun.
In many ways they did, the eclectic nature of the double album’s songs showing the four members still at the top of their game.
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With no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed in grey letters (and, on the early LP and CD releases, a serial number) on its plain white sleeve, The White Album was the first that The Beatles undertook following the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, and the first released by their own record label, Apple.Īnticipation for the release was huge, as was the speculation whether the band were going to better their last album, Sgt. The working title was A Doll’s House, changed after UK progressive rock band Family released the similarly titled Music In A Doll’s House earlier that year, so the album became simply The Beatles, or, more commonly, The White Album. The Beatles’ ninth album in seven years is arguably one of their best.
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