The White Album - 40th Anniv.

The White Album - The Beatles

For those interested: The White Album has for a long, long time been one of my all time favorite albums, even while containing a few of my LEAST favorite Beatles songs - songs they wrote and recorded in their mid-20's, by the way. I used to have a very cool collector's edition that was on white vinyl - sadly, it was later ruined. When it was first released on CD, it became the very first CD I ever purchased. That led me down a path of CD buying that has led to several thousand CDs.

I listened to this NPR story when it was played live, then listened to it again over the weekend during their "listening party" where they played the album in its entirety. Even if you aren't a big Beatles fan, give it a chance. Admittedly, I am not their biggest fan, either - I just think the album was revolutionary and at the time I first heard it (years after it was released), it changed my perception of music, in general, and the band, in particular.

If you've never really given the full album a chance, at least listen to a bit of history...

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