If The Beatles (White Album) had been a single album...

[treeduck]

If The Beatles (White Album), had been it a single album (so a roughly 45 minute album with 15 songs) which 15 songs out of the 30 would you choose to be on this hypothetical single album version?

 

Here's my choices:

 

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Blackbird

Piggies

Why Don't We Do it in the Road?

Birthday

Yer Blues

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Helter Skelter

Long, Long, Long

Savoy Truffle

[invisible airwave]

All I know is Wild Honey Pie can sod off.

[_hi_water._]

"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" is a jam IMO

[Maverick]

Revolution???

[pjbear05]

 

Here's my choices:

 

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Blackbird

Piggies

Why Don't We Do it in the Road?

Birthday

Yer Blues

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Helter Skelter

Long, Long, Long

Savoy Truffle

Ditch Yer Blues. Add Don't Pass Me By. Now you got it.

[zepphead]

In no real order -

 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Dear Prudence

Yer Blues

Helter Skelter

Julia

Glass Onion

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Blackbird

Piggies

Birthday

Sexy Sadie

Savoy Truffle

I Will

[driventotheedge]

Here's my choices:

 

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Blackbird

Piggies

Why Don't We Do it in the Road?

Birthday

Yer Blues

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Helter Skelter

Long, Long, Long

Savoy Truffle

Ditch Yer Blues.

Just no

Edited May 19, 2021 by driventotheedge

[Rick N. Backer]

Outside of Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9, I really don't see another 8 I could cut without it being a totally random selection.

[driventotheedge]

Outside of Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9, I really don't see another 8 I could cut without it being a totally random selection.

100% agree. As is usually the case with Beatles posts here, I just love too many of their songs to leave others out in a list. Not a knock on the posts cuz I think this one in particular is quite creative. I just have lived and breathed the band since I saw them on THAT day in 1964 and there are only a few of their songs that I don't care for. Rick named 2 on his post. All Together Now is another but really I'm guessing off the top of my head I love 90% of their catalog.

[custom55]

Working on it

[Timbale]

Back In The USSR

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

I'm So Tired

Blackbird

Piggies

I Will

Julia

Mother Nature's Son

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Helter Skelter

Savoy Truffle

Cry Baby Cry

 

 

Some of the other 15 were hard cuts for sure...but I was happy to give the axe to both Honey Pies (particularly Wild), Bungalow Bill and Rocky Racoon, all of which I find actively annoying.

[custom55]

This album hits home.

 

I had the White Album poster and individual Beatles photos on my wall ( 8th grade / ), EVERY one of my friends had this album, it was played at all of our weekend house parties, etc. We were just starting to experiment with pot. :smoke:

 

IT WAS THE ALBUM OF EARLY 1969... IN MY TOWN

1. Back in the USSR
   
2. Dear Prudence
   
3. Glass Onion
   
4. While My Guitar
   
5. Happiness is a Warm Gun
   
6. Martha
   
7. I'm So Tired
   
8. Blackbird
   
9. Julia
   
10. Yer Blues
    
11. Everybody's Got...
    
12. I've Got Blisters on My Fingers !!!!
    
13. Revolution 1
    
14. Cry Baby Cry
    
15. Mother Natures Son
    

Edited May 20, 2021 by custom55

[_hi_water._]

Bungalow Bill, which I find actively annoying.

[driventotheedge]

This album hits home.

 

I had the White Album poster and individual Beatles photos on my wall ( 8th grade / ), EVERY one of my friends had this album, it was played at all of our weekend house parties, etc. We were just starting to experiment with pot. :smoke:

 

IT WAS THE ALBUM OF EARLY 1969... IN MY TOWN

1. Back in the USSR
   
2. Dear Prudence
   
3. Glass Onion
   
4. While My Guitar
   
5. Happiness is a Warm Gun
   
6. Martha
   
7. I'm So Tired
   
8. Blackbird
   
9. Julia
   
10. Yer Blues
    
11. Everybody's Got...
    
12. I've Got Blisters on My Fingers !!!!
    
13. Revolution 1
    
14. Cry Baby Cry
    
15. Mother Natures Son
    

Ditto. They went straight to the walls of my bedroom.

I was in 6th grade so too early for weed for me.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

A fair question, but personally I think, fractured and hodgepodge as it can be, the White Album works best as a double. The Beatles just relentlessly trying every idea they can think of and getting lost in their own personal rabbit holes. The sound of a band about ready to crack, but never more creative.

[ReRushed]

I would start with Side 1 and Side 3 as my basis and swap several songs with songs from Side 3 and Side 4. What are those songs? I have to think about it...

[_hi_water._]

1. "Back In The U.S.S.R."

2. "Dear Prudence"

3. "Glass Onion"

4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

5. "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill"

6. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

7. "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

8. "Blackbird"

9. "Yer Blues"

10. "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey"

11. "Helter Skelter"

12. "Revolution 1"

13. "Savoy Truffle"

14. "Good Night"

[goose]

^^^ solid list!

[Wil1972]

If The Beatles (White Album), had been it a single album (so a roughly 45 minute album with 15 songs) which 15 songs out of the 30 would you choose to be on this hypothetical single album version?

 

Here's my choices:

 

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Blackbird

Piggies

Why Don't We Do it in the Road?

Birthday

Yer Blues

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Helter Skelter

Long, Long, Long

Savoy Truffle

 

Ditch WDWDIITR and add Sexy Sadie. That's a record there!

Edited May 27, 2021 by Wil1972

[Rick N. Backer]

15 tracks. This would not, IMO, improve this album. In fact, it leaves A LOT of great music on the cutting room floor.

 

1. "Back in the U.S.S.R."

2. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

3. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"

4. "Martha My Dear"

5. "I'm So Tired"

6. "Blackbird"

7. "I Will"

8. "Julia"

9. "Birthday"

10. "Mother Nature's Son"

11. "Helter Skelter"

12. "Revolution 1"

13. "Honey Pie"

14. "Savoy Truffle"

15. "Cry Baby Cry"

[Rick N. Backer]

I should add that it is not uncommon for me to go through all 6 discs of the 2018 reissue in one sitting, so I'm an outlier I suspect.

[chemistry1973]

Dear Prudence

Happiness is a Warm Gun

Martha My Dear

I’m so Tired

Blackbird

Rocky Raccoon

Don’t pass Me By

Why Don’t we Do it in the road

I will

Julia

Birthday

Mother Natures Son

Everybody...

Helter Skelter

Cry Baby

Good Night

[Fridge]

Don't think I've heard more than a couple of songs off it....

[RushFanForever]

Don't think I've heard more than a couple of songs off it....

 

Fridge you would've liked this.

 

Oasis planned to issue an unreleased archive collection featuring Beatles and George Harrison covers

 

Noel and Liam's feuding put an end to it… for now

[Fridge]

Don't think I've heard more than a couple of songs off it....

 

Fridge you would've liked this.

 

Oasis planned to issue an unreleased archive collection featuring Beatles and George Harrison covers

 

Noel and Liam's feuding put an end to it… for now

 

Sounds like my idea of audio hell

 

What a pair of c***s....