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White Album, when's your last listen?

Okay, I have a vinyl copy purchased in 68 or 69 which of course was worn out long ago. Now I'm on my second cd copy after one of my daughters "borrowed" my first copy, and my grandson is listening to it now.
Well the other night I popped in the first cd and sat down to listen. When it finished I hit play again. The music truly is timeless. The next night I did the same with cd #2.
Absolutely wonderful stuff. The biggest surprise was on the song "I Will." My "BeatleSong" book says this was recorded by Paul and Ringo with Ringo on drums and backing vocal and Paul playing the rest. While listening I noticed Paul mimicking the bass line with "doo doo doo" in the right speaker. Impossible to guess how many times I've listened to this through speakers or headphones but never noticed this before, wow.
Think I'll try Sgt. Pepper next.
timrhu
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philjolet
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but oddly the last few times it seemed 'trite' and just not what I remembered. Maybe I was in a bad mood who knows?

btw it has been about a year since I last heard it.

I am sure it will give me much more pleasure in the future but my perception of it has changed somewhat from the 'holy grail' status it had in my mind for so many years...
stevecham
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I remember it appearing on the shelves just before Christmas 1968 and my best friend's parents got it for him for the holiday and we listened to it over and over that school break week on his dad's Garrard, Eico tube integrated, AR2 system. Pure heaven. I studied every lyrics hundreds of times over, discussed it at leangth etc. I was in the 6th grade.

So I play my vinyl copy every Christmas season several times in the week between that and the New Year. Just seems right.
rcprince
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I listened to it the other night (I was recording the vinyl onto my music server to make a copy for a friend). I have to agree with Philjolet, I thought in particular most of side 2 of the second record was pretty much below the Beatles' standards, and overall, just as I remember when I listened to it back in the 60s, I felt they had maybe one album's worth of good tunes in the double album at best. Sgt. Pepper, Revolver and Rubber Soul, on the other hand, have some of their best work and are timeless, in my view.
jsmoller
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Sunday evening. I NEVER tire of The Beatles.

Not necessarily their best (IMO, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and Abbey Road are better) but it takes me back to the fun times of being a teneager in the late 60's when gasoline was 30c/gallon and my mother screaming at me to turn the stereo down (grin).

Jan
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mofimadness
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Last listen? Well doesn't everybody listen to them daily like me? Huh, weird.

Rubber Soul is my "holy grail" of Beatles albums.
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