[Mr. Mojo]

I agree, the White Album had a bunch of filler, and could easily have been made into a single LP. The album also very disjointed -- there's no natural flow at all, and even the recording quality is a mixed bag. It sounds like they just threw a bunch of songs together without regard for the whole.

[Mr. Mojo]

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[Skooz]

In other words, it's simply brilliant. :)

[HenryLeeII]

Yes, their double LP is probably their most disjointed, but in a sense it also shows where they were at that time, with Ringo and George having quit temporarily during the recording process, John off with Yoko in their own little world, and Paul fluctuating between hard rock and doltish dottering ditties.

The original version of Let it Be (IMHO) is an underrated follow-up, when you consider it was begun six weeks after the release of The Beatles and the group came together to play it (mostly) live in the studio and shout it from the rooftop, literally. The chatter in between songs is a nice complement to the chaos of its predecessor and the songs fit together better than those of the double album. I can't wait to get my clutches on the new version that came out yesterday, although I would have preferred it if they left on "Maggie May" and "Dig It."