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Abbey Road [Original recording remastered]

The Beatles | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (1 Nov 1988)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Apple / EMI
  • ASIN: B000002UB3
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (204 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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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

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The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ("Golden Slumbers" / "Carry That Weight" / "The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty", which follows. --Rickey Wright

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THE BEATLES Abbey Road (Scarce 1987 Hong Kong issue Apple stereo 17-track CD album including Come Together Oh! Darling Octopuss Garden and Here Comes The Sun housed in a jewel case within a sealed outer picture slipcase withEuropean printed artwork! CM1401)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars And in the end.......... 8 Sep 2009
By Mr. Barry Deacon
Format:Audio CD
Won't speak about the music, it's obviously incredible! Will however give my first impressions of the remaster. I've been excited for ages about the release of the Remastered Beatles albums and was taken aback to find Abbey Road in my local Morrisons 2 days before the official release date! (Spoils John Lennon's superstition about the number 9 somewhat). I've been flipping between the old and new cds to see how big the differences are. It is instantly apparent that there is a new crispness, detail and depth that hadn't been there before. It's as if the instruments and vocals are more clearly separated with no blurring between the lines. Lying on the floor with your eyes closed and with a set of good headphones, you can almost look around within the sound and see the individual lines playing only to you.
On first comparing the old and new copies the first thing that strikes you is the volume, noticeably a couple of notches louder on the new remaster. The old one is certainly flatter in contrast and almost distorted in its blurring of detail.
However, don't get me wrong, these differences are quite subtle. It's a big difference in some ways, but I'd say the majority of people won't really appreciate it. A bit like comparing a DVD to a Blu Ray, yes you can see it's crisper, but you remember the film, not how sharp it looked or even how big your screen is!
For a true fan that knows every note and sound on everything they ever released, like myself, I love it. I revel in the genius the whole process was. Writing, arranging, performing and recording it doesn't get better than The Beatles. This will remind you how good it all was in better definition on a digital format then ever before. It's been a long long....long time coming, but this is probably as good as you'll hear it. In my head, it was always this good anyway.
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "And in the end..." 16 Jun 2002
By Mr. SR Thompson
Format:Audio CD
There are a million words I could write to describe this classic album. However, to put it succinctly, this is my all-time favourite album. This is the work of a band who were breaking up for goodness sake and who knew this was to be the swansong of the greatest band ever..The medleys are the most awe inspiring and moving pieces committed to rock record. To say they had run out of ideas is absolutely absurd. True, there are a couple of lesser tracks in my opinion, but hey, we are talking The Beatles here - lesser tracks by The Beatles are the equivalent to the quality of material most contemporary bands make a living from nowadays. Abbey Road is easily up there with Revolver, but because this was the last thing they did, it will always have an edge over that 1966 classic. You Never Give Me Your Money is my most favourite song ever, but just look down the list ... Come Together, Something, Here Comes The Sun, Because, Golden Slumbers ... Abbey Road is a musical adventure and a testament to the greatest band in the history of rock music.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure enjoyment 30 Jan 2004
By "stigga1984"
Format:Audio CD
A combination of celebrated classics and less well-known yet equally enjoyable tracks, Abbey Road is undoubtedly one of the best ever recordings of modern music. The Fab Four's individual talents reach fruition and fuse together to make this album a must in anyone's collection. The album has no dull moments and the latter half of the album is a masterpeice of medley- songs such as Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Carry That Weight and The End are all rolled into one extravaganza of music and are rounded off by the amusing Her Majesty. With the first half of the album boasting such classics as Come Together, Something and Here Comes The Sun, anyone who calls themselves a Beatles fan and doesn't own a copy of Abbey Road is a downright liar.
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Knowing this would be their swansong, game was raised accordingly (and massively!)

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For anyone who had the record of abbey rd, they'd probably realised that on side 2 the songs seemed to flow together, but originally the cd did not do this. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars SUPER SUMMER MUSIC WITH GREAT TRACKS A QUALITY BLAST FROM THE PAST.
Nostalgia unlimited - but the music is still striking and relevant to today. Precious memories. Gorgeous songs and melodies. Wow!
Published 1 month ago by Jenny Office Chick
5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting end
The last recorded album, but not the last to be released, 'Abbey Road' is an amazing end to an equally amazing band whose legacy is paralleled by few and probably unsurpassed by... Read more
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Had the original vinyl L.P. and just love the music of the Beatles. It's worn over the years, and so decided to get the C.D.
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