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ALBUM NOTES:
Release Date: November
22, 1968
The actual title is
'The Beatles,' but it is commonly referred to as the 'White Album.'
There was little
cooperation in the studio during the making of this album.
Relationships were strained at this point in their career. Therefore
the album was recorded individually and pieced together.
For example, Paul
plays the drums on 'Back in the U.S.S.R.,' overdubbing Ringo's drum
track.
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CD BOOKLET CLUES
Page numbers are for the CD booklet. The booklet is
a reassembled version of the poster that came with the original LP.
Page 7: Bottom right -
A picture of Paul dancing. If you look closely you
can see what appears to be two skeletal hands reaching for him.
Page 14:
A large picture of Paul clearly shows the scar on his lip. Those of you
with the LP received this photo as an 8x10.
Page 18:
(bottom right corner, near the photo of George Harrison) A picture of
William Campbell before the plastic surgery.
LYRIC CLUES
- 'GLASS ONION'
- "Looking through a glass onion."
... A glass onion is a term for a coffin with a glass top.
"I told you about the Walrus and me - man.
We are as close as can be - man. Well here's another CLUE for you all,
the WALRUS was PAUL"
... John tells us the Walrus on the cover of the Magical
Mystery Tour was Paul.
- 'WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS'
- "Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul......"
...At the fade out of the song you can hear George sing this.
He is crying out for Paul.
- 'I'M SO TIRED'
- Played forward it is gibberish, but
backwards it says "Paul is Dead man, Miss him, Miss him"
... Those of you with albums simply spin the album backwards.
For those with CD's, utilize the CD-ROM drive on your computer.
- 'REVOLUTION #9'
- Played forward "Number nine, number
nine..." but backwards it says "Turn me on dead man, turn me on
dead man..."
... This one is quite audible and very clear.
... Also, there are nine letters in the name McCartney.
- 'DON'T PASS ME BY'
- "You were in a car crash..."
... Another reference to a car crash.
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- "...and you lost your hair"
... Yet another reference to head injuries.
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