I personally think the Beatles should have brought out 2 single Lps that when purchased the fans would have gotten the #9 song on a 45 single? There are so many songs on this double Lp that some often get overlooked! Two single Lps would have broken up the huge amount of songs and allowed more time to reflect upon them?

I like how it is, I also like how many underrated songs are on the album. It makes it a nice surprise to listen to.

Yeah Im quite happy with the 2 disks. It is my favourite album from them and I also agree with what Matt said above.

I think most double albums suffer from a lack of brevity. But The White albums' sprawl is its charm. I never listen to all four sides in one hit, but choose the one that suits my mood. Unfortunately side 4 rarely gets a listen because of Rev 9, which is a shame, cos I love the slow Revolution.

It was made for the intellectuals!

Yeah, it was to long. It would be perfect without Revolution #9.

So prehaps a "45" of Rev#9 would have been a good idea then. Yes there's a certain charm in the collection of songs on this double album, but as stated it never really gets played all the way through. I think some of the quality songs get lost due to it's length.

I don't think the White Album is too long at all, it's a helluva rock & roll trip from beginning to end & it would have been great as a triple album.

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Unfortunately side 4 rarely gets a listen because of Rev 9, which is a shame, cos I love the slow Revolution.

Side 4 on vinyl would quickly become a mess from playing Revolution #9 backwards and forwards at different speeds.

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Side 4 on vinyl would quickly become a mess from playing Revolution #9 backwards and forwards at different speeds.

When I was young I did such things. Now - who cares.

I do not think there is a Beatles album that is too long, the longer the better I say (does that sound wrong or is that my dirty mind?)  

Two seperate albums without larking around (Rocky Raccoon, Birthday, etc.) would have been better.

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When I was young I did such things. Now - who cares.

Same here, now, but then we were "looking for clues".  It's a shame what happened to that album.  I bought it the first day it was released.  It had a serial # stamped on the cover.

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Same here, now, but then we were "looking for clues".  It's a shame what happened to that album.  I bought it the first day it was released.  It had a serial # stamped on the cover.

I cringe when I think of how I desecrated albums. I had a zipper Sticky fingers and a round Odgens Nut Gone Flake. All ended up on my wall. But a day of release numbered White Album? How do you sleep??  

After all these years I still maintain that with the correct selection of songs this would have made a truly great single album. Don't get me wrong, I love the 'sprawling' nature of the double, the diversity of sounds, and the humour (strange considering the tension in the group at the time).

Revolution 9 belongs on a John & Yoko album. Good Night and Savoy Truffle are tripe and don't deserve the Beatles name.

A single album and maybe an EP would have done the trick.