The Beatles / Abbey Road

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Artist

The Beatles

Box Set Title:

The Beatles Stereo Box Set

Album Title:

Abbey Road

Album Cover:

Primary Genre

Rock: Classic Rock

Format

Released

09/26/1969

Reissue Date

09/09/2009

Label

Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Records, Ltd.

Catalog No

0946 3 82468 2 4

Bar Code No

0 94638 24682 4

Reissue

Yes

Remastered

Yes

Packaging

Cardboard Triple Gatefold

Tracks

1.	Come Together (4:19) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2.	Something (3:02) (George Harrison)
3.	Maxwell's Silver Hammer (3:27) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
4.	Oh! Darling (3:27) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
5.	Octopus's Garden (2:50) (George Harrison/Richard Starkey)
6.	I Want You (She's So Heavy) (7:47) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
7.	Here Comes the Sun (3:05) (George Harrison)
8.	Because (2:45) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
9.	You Never Give Me Your Money (4:02) (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
10.	Sun King (2:26) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
11.	Mean Mr. Mustard (1:06) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
12.	Polythene Pam (1:12) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
13.	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (1:58) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
14.	Golden Slumbers (1:31) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
15.	Carry That Weight (1:36) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
16.	The End (2:21) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
17.	Her Majesty (0:27) (George Harrison/John Lennon/Paul McCartney)

Date Acquired

09/09/2009

Personal Rating

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Amazon

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Notes

This remastered album has been created from the original stereo analogue master tapes.
An E.M.I. recording. Thanks to George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Phillip McDonald.
Digital Remaster Ⓟ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Ⓒ 2009 EMI Records Ltd.
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Analyzed: The Beatles / Abbey Road
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.37 dB -11.44 dB 4:20 01-Come Together
DR9 -0.37 dB -12.42 dB 3:02 02-Something
DR11 -0.37 dB -13.82 dB 3:28 03-Maxwell's Silver Hammer
DR10 -0.29 dB -11.30 dB 3:27 04-Oh! Darling
DR11 -0.37 dB -12.92 dB 2:51 05-Octopus's Garden
DR9 -0.34 dB -11.25 dB 7:47 06-I Want You (She's So Heavy)
DR9 -0.37 dB -11.37 dB 3:06 07-Here Comes the Sun
DR10 -1.15 dB -14.30 dB 2:46 08-Because
DR9 -0.37 dB -13.30 dB 4:03 09-You Never Give Me Your Money
DR10 -0.55 dB -13.36 dB 2:26 10-Sun King
DR10 -0.35 dB -11.02 dB 1:07 11-Mean Mr. Mustard
DR9 -0.37 dB -10.51 dB 1:13 12-Polythene Pam
DR9 -0.36 dB -10.55 dB 1:59 13-She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
DR10 -0.37 dB -13.22 dB 1:32 14-Golden Slumbers
DR9 -0.37 dB -10.70 dB 1:36 15-Carry That Weight
DR9 -0.24 dB -12.25 dB 2:22 16-The End
DR11 -0.37 dB -19.71 dB 0:26 17-Her Majesty
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 639 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews

All Music Guide Review:

Review by Richie Unterberger

The last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let It Be was the last to be released), Abbey Road was a fitting swan song for the group, echoing some of the faux-conceptual forms of Sgt. Pepper's, but featuring stronger compositions and more rock-oriented ensemble work. The group was still pushing forward in all facets of its art, whether devising some of the greatest harmonies to be heard on any rock record (especially on "Because"), constructing a medley of songs/vignettes that covered much of side two, adding subtle touches of Moog synthesizer, or crafting furious guitar-heavy rock ("The End," "I Want You (She's so Heavy)," "Come Together"). George Harrison also blossomed into a major songwriter, contributing the buoyant "Here Comes the Sun" and the supremely melodic ballad "Something," the latter of which became the first Harrison-penned Beatles hit. Whether Abbey Road is the Beatles' best work is debatable, but it's certainly the most immaculately produced (with the possible exception of Sgt. Pepper's) and most tightly constructed. [This reissue of Abbey Road has been digitally remastered. It comes packaged with replicated original U.K. album art, an expanded booklet containing original and newly written liner notes, and rare photos. Limited quantities of the CD are embedded with a brief documentary film about the album.]

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