The Beatles: ABBEY ROAD
The perfect ending to a recording career, this LP shows a band still in its prime, capable of songwriting and recording feats others could only envy. Abbey Road shows a band still clearly in its prime. Working for the first time exclusively on an eight-track tape machine, their mastery of the studio was undeniable. Abbey Road's legacy is that of a band going out on top. (The four Beatles were in the studio together for the last time during the final days of the sessions to mix and sequence the LP.) Hearing them on this excellent LP reinforces what we've all heard so many times before: There'll never be another band like them.
Tracklist:
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.The End 17.Her Majesty
Lineup:
John Lennon - lead, harmony and background vocals, rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, Moog synthesizer, white noise generator and sound effects, percussion, Paul McCartney - lead, harmony and background vocals, bass, rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, Moog synthesizer, sound effects; wind chimes, handclaps and percussion, George Harrison - harmony and background vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, bass on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Oh Darling" and "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight", harmonium and Moog synthesizer, handclaps and percussion; lead vocals (on "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun"), Ringo Starr - drums and percussion, anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", background vocals, lead vocals (on "Octopus's Garden"). Additional musicians: George Martin - harpsichord, organ, percussion, Billy Preston - Hammond organ (on "Something" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"). "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun" orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with George Harrison), "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight" and "The End" orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney), Moog programming by Mike Vickers