The White Album edited to a single LP.

[danny la rouge]

The Beatles’ sprawling double LP just needed a firmer editor.

Here’s what it should have been:

Side 1

"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Dear Prudence"
"Yer Blues"
"Birthday"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"I'm So Tired"
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"

Side 2

"Blackbird"
"Piggies"
"Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey"
"Sexy Sadie"
"I Will"
"Julia"
"Helter Skelter"
"Long Long Long"


Obvious choices to go:
"Bungalow Bill"
"Rocky Racoon"
"Glass Onion"
"Honey Pie"
"Wild Honey Pie"
"Why Don't We Do It In The Road"

Each of these are duds and the writer should just have been told no. Seriously. Just no.

There are other songs that had merit, Revolution 1, for example. It had another version released on a single, though, so can be omitted. Revolution 9 was interesting but didn't need to be 8 mins long and could have been on an EP at some point. Mother Nature's Son could have been saved for a McCartney solo project.

What’s your version?

 

[skyscraper101]

Personally, I’d edit it even further down to an EP.

1. Back in the USSR
2. Glass Onion
3. Ob-La-Di
4. Blackbird
5. Cry Baby Cry

 

[Knotted]

Need Revolution 9.

 

[Winot]

Dangermouse has the best version.

 

[danny la rouge]

Need Revolution 9.

OK, but it’s over 8 mins long so two more need to go. Birthday and I Will?

 

[Knotted]

OK, but it’s over 8 mins long so two more need to go. Birthday and I Will?

Don't think I've ever knowingly listened to them or most of the White Album. As you suggest - too much filler.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Dear Prudence
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
Back in the USSR
Blackbird
Revolution 1
Revolution 9
Piggies (if there’s still room)

Oh-bla-di Oh-bla-da can be the B side for Frog Chorus.

 

[danny la rouge]

Frog Chorus.

People forget he didn’t write that as a song concept in its own right. He wrote it for an animation feature. Disparage it all you want, but it does have a context.

 

[danny la rouge]

Personally, I’d edit it even further down to an EP.

1. Back in the USSR
2. Glass Onion
3. Ob-La-Di
4. Blackbird
5. Cry Baby Cry

Glass Onion is terrible. The lyrics are embarrassing. But Cry Baby Cry is good. It’s one I had to think about.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

People forget he didn’t write that as a song concept in its own right. He wrote it for an animation feature. Disparage it all you want, but it does have a context.

Unfortunately this is the music forum and not the animation concept forum.

 

[danny la rouge]

Unfortunately this is the music forum and not the animation concept forum.

Sure, but in general, I mean.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Sure, but in general, I mean.

He makes up for it anyway with Blackbird which is arguably the best track on The White Album.

 

[skyscraper101]

The thing which always grates me with Dear Prudence is Paul's drumming is fairly sloppy at the start and it's really noticable as soon as the drums kick in. It only starts to sound better when he stops trying to do eigth notes on the hi hat.

 

[danny la rouge]

The thing which always grates me with Dear Prudence is Paul's drumming is fairly sloppy and it's really noticable as soon as the drums kick in. It only starts to sound better when he stops trying to do eigth notes on the hi hat.

I think that with USSR.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

The thing which always grates me with Dear Prudence is Paul's drumming is fairly sloppy at the start and it's really noticable as soon as the drums kick in. It only starts to sound better when he stops trying to do eigth notes on the hi hat.

I mostly think of the Siouxsie and the Banshees cover tbh.

 

[edcraw]

How does Dear Prudence make the cut? Must be one of the worst Beatles songs and that’s saying a lot!

 

[krtek a houby]

My favourite Beatles album. Must every sacred cow be slaughtered?

 

[A380]

People forget he didn’t write that as a song concept in its own right. He wrote it for an animation feature. Disparage it all you want, but it does have a context.

Best lyrics he wrote…

( I challenge anyone to say they haven’t got ‘bom bom bom doodle-oo in their head now…)

 

[danny la rouge]

How does Dear Prudence make the cut? Must be one of the worst Beatles songs and that’s saying a lot!

Provide your schedule then!

 

[edcraw]

Provide your schedule then

Side a
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Side b
Happiness is a Warm Gun

 

[danny la rouge]

Side a
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Side b
Happiness is a Warm Gun

Those are probably the two best songs on the album, I’d agree.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Side a
Dear Prudence

Side b
Helter Skelter

 

[Pickman's model]

The Beatles’ sprawling double LP just needed a firmer editor.

Here’s what it should have been:

Side 1

"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Dear Prudence"
"Yer Blues"
"Birthday"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"I'm So Tired"
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"

Side 2

"Blackbird"
"Piggies"
"Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey"
"Sexy Sadie"
"I Will"
"Julia"
"Helter Skelter"
"Long Long Long"


Obvious choices to go:
"Bungalow Bill"
"Rocky Racoon"
"Glass Onion"
"Honey Pie"
"Wild Honey Pie"
"Why Don't We Do It In The Road"

Each of these are duds and the writer should just have been told no. Seriously. Just no.

There are other songs that had merit, Revolution 1, for example. It had another version released on a single, though, so can be omitted. Revolution 9 was interesting but didn't need to be 8 mins long and could have been on an EP at some point. Mother Nature's Son could have been saved for a McCartney solo project.

What’s your version?

The white album without revolution 9 isn't the white album

 

[goldenecitrone]

Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast on acast

I started listening to this over the summer, but had to stop after a while as the level of obsessiveness started to get a bit much for me. Still, interesting to find out that Jane Asher's mum was George Martin's music teacher. Small world.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Best lyrics he wrote…

( I challenge anyone to say they haven’t got ‘bom bom bom doodle-oo in their head now…)

I was ten when it was released and it seemed shit and childish even then. And I speak as someone who bought 'Rat Rapping' by Roland Rat around that time.

 

[A380]

I was ten when it was released and it seemed shit and childish even then. And I speak as someone who bought 'Rat Rapping' by Roland Rat around that time.

Eeeeeh Rat Fans!

 

[edcraw]

Best lyrics he wrote…

Agree - again not saying much.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Eeeeeh Rat Fans!

 

[Yossarian]

Side 1

Piggies
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Cease to Exist (cover)

Side 2

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter

 

[Elpenor]

Side 1 - blank
Side 2 - blank (remixed)