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Track Listings
| 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
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.
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.
35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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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The high water mark of the Beatles career
Following the relative failure of the Let it Be/Get Back sessions Abbey Road was an attempt by the four Beatles to sign off on a high note. In this they more than succeed. Read more
Published 10 days ago by R. Williams
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Abbey Road The beatles
I got the Cd to replace my old played out record. to my way of one thier best ablums to my of thinking.
Published 12 days ago by Tone the stone
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And so will you!
Knowing this would be their swansong, game was raised accordingly (and massively!)
Ditching the psychedelic nonsense that marred the fine song writing, fine performances... Read more
Ditching the psychedelic nonsense that marred the fine song writing, fine performances... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mr. Stephen Bartington
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abbey rd improved
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
Published 21 days ago by Ian R. Carter
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 26 days ago by Jenny Office Chick
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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
Published 1 month ago by Torben Madsen
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The Best Beatles album EVER!
I bought this as I, surprisingly, heard my 16 year old Daughter playing it via her ipod! It brought back nostalgic memories of my childhood, as my older sisters were a part of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Judy Devon
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The Best
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.
Published 1 month ago by C. Blake
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Just Great Never Indoubt
Been a Beatles fan for a while now and buying the CDs every now and then with the earlier ones first. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ian I
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Waxing Lyrically
Despite having to wait a bit longer I was not disappointed by the product the packaging was great protecting the valuable contents but the Album itself was as good as the one it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by R M ARMOUR
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