The White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver: The Beatles Best Three Albums
The Beatles released 12 official UK albums from 1963 to ‘70 and most of them were absolutely brilliant which makes picking out just 3 of their albums as the best three is hard.
Why 12? You may have heard that The Beatles recorded 13 albums. That 13th “album” was Magical Mystery Tour which was originally released in 1967 just as an EP in the UK. An “album” version of it was cobbled together in America by adding some earlier released singles to it.
Many Beatles purists don’t think of it as one of The Beatles real albums, although it has been added to official UK discography since ‘76 (when it was released in the UK because so many people were importing the US LP.)
This album includes 30 Beatles songs. Some of them are of immense quality and others are considered “filler” by man. I love it precisely because it’s not so perfect. Instead of perfection, it’s goal is variety. To my ears this makes it the most endlessly listenable album. It’s funny how not worrying about whether every second of music was “listenable” they ended making their most endlessly listentable album.
#2 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
A lot of people claim that this legendary album is overrated and I suppose that’s true from the point of view that The Beatles other albums get overlooked in comparison. Some less informed Beatles fans seem to think that Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles first foray into “art music” but obviously Rubber Soul beat it to the punch. But, I still think Sgt. Pepper is an amazing album that works as the band’s most “cohesive statement” and I think while it may be underrated by those who are slightly ignorant of The Beatles whole career, I think it’s actually now underrated by those known as “hipsters.”
#3 Revolver
1966’s Revolver is probably The Beatles most consistently great album. Every song is worthy of high praise from the gorgeous “For No One” to the acid rock of “Doctor Robert”
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