Abbey Road [ECD] by Beatles (The) (CD, Oct-1987, Cap...

Release Year: 1987 Record Label: Capitol

Album Features UPC: 077774644624 Artist: Beatles (The) Format: CD 1969 Original Sound Recording Jewel Case has a crack in front (can be replaced upon request). Cd is in Very Good Condition Will Ship Worldwide Release Year: 1987 Record Label: Capitol Genre: Hard Rock, Rock & Pop Track Listing 1. Come Together 2. Something 3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 4. Oh! Darling 5. Octopus's Garden 6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7. Here Comes the Sun 8. Because 9. You Never Give Me Your Money 10. Sun King 11. Mean Mr. Mustard 12. Polythene Pam 13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window 14. Golden Slumbers 15. Carry That Weight 16. End, The 17. Her Majesty Details Playing Time: 47 min. Producer: George Martin, Chris E. Thomas Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album Notes ABBEY ROAD, recorded in the summer of 1969, was the last album recorded by the Beatles (LET IT BE was released in 1970, but recorded in early '69). The Beatles: Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); George Harrison (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, percussion). Personnel: Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar); John Lennon, George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); Billy Preston (organ); Mike Vickers (Moog synthesizer). Audio Remasterers: Steve Rooke; Guy Massey. Liner Note Authors: Alan Rouse; Kevin Howlett. Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Photographers: Ian MacMillan; Ian MacMillan. After the laborious disorganization and infighting that characterized early 1969's LET IT BE sessions (as famously captured on film), the fractious four were willing to let George Martin take the reins and to work with him as a cohesive unit for the much more succinct production of their (and the decade's) swan song, ABBEY ROAD. The superb performances make the album an artistic high point for all members of the group. Paul McCartney inspired the suite of songs that begins with "You Never Give Me Your Money." Often thought of as two long medleys, the songs that fill most of the second half of ABBEY ROAD segue seamlessly into one another, but are programmed as separate CD tracks. George Harrison had his first A-side on a Beatles' single ("Something"); John Lennon contributed a pair of heavy rockers ("Come Together" and "I Want You"); and Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden" was a favorite with children. Editorial Reviews [T]he album is brilliant. From Lennon's slinky 'Come Together' to McCartney's passionate '50s-style rocker 'Oh! Darling'... Paste 4 Stars - Very Good - ...What is it that makes the Beatles so likeable? Maybe it's that they never seem to strain for effects yet are meticulous craftsman; that their humor, even when rather gruesome ...is never offensive; that their satire is never malicious; their lyricism never maudlin, but their work still has punch and conviction...genuine musicality and poetic imagination... Down Beat (19700122) Ranked #17 in Q's 100 Greatest British Albums - The last Beatles LP to be recorded...it [has] extremely well-drilled and elaborate song structures....the quick-fire 8 track medley starting with 'You Never Give Me Your Money' and ending with 'The End' is unprecedented in rock... Q (20000601) Ranked #14 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time - ...Superb songs cut with an attention to refined detail, then segued together with conceptual force... Rolling Stone (20031211)