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8.42am
4 September 2009
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If the White Album was released as a single LP in 1968, what songs would you have put on it? (Please use the standard rule of 14 tracks. Two being for George and one being for Ringo). I know this topic has been covered many times all over the internet, but I've never done it and Im curious as to what you fine people will say. My LP:
1. Back In The U.S.S.R
2. Dear Prudence
3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
6. I'm So Tired
7. Blackbird
8. Birthday
9. Yer Blues
10. Sexy Sadie
11. Don't Pass Me By
12. Helter Skelter
13. Savoy Truffle
14. Cry Baby Cry
12.18pm
31 March 2008
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I've never done this either. Here goes.
Side one:
Glass Onion
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'm So Tired
Martha My Dear
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Helter Skelter
Julia
Side two:
Blackbird
Revolution 1
Sexy Sadie
Mother Nature's Son
Cry Baby Cry
Dear Prudence
Long, Long, Long
If we're allowed unreleased songs from the era too, I'd add Junk and Not Guilty (studio versions of both), though I'm not sure what else I'd leave out. Probably a couple of John songs, as it's already quite Lennon-centric.
I'd have also put out a separate six-track EP, like the UK Magical Mystery Tour, or maybe turned it into a proper album with the unreleased songs mentioned, plus Across The Universe, Revolution 9, Ob-La-Di and Savoy Truffle:
Back In The USSR
Not Guilty
I Will
Yer Blues
Honey Pie
Good Night
6.12pm
12 September 2009
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Great question. And no surprise, I guess, that Revolution #9 isn't showing up on these lists…
(a little cheating – I am using the fast version of Revolution, and I'm putting 8 songs on the second side, because – just because)
Side One
Revolution (fast version)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Dear Prudence
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Glass Onion
Blackbird
I'm So Tired
Side Two
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Piggies
Rocky Racoon
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Sexy Sadie
Good Night
6.14pm
I always thought the White Album would've been better if it was like Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home', with one half acoustic, one half electric.
Side One
Back in the USSR
Happiness is a Warm Gun
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Birthday
Don't Pass Me By
Savoy Truffle
Helter Skelter
Side Two
Blackbird
Cry Baby Cry
Mother Nature's Son
Julia
Honey Pie (not on acoustic guitar, but doesn't fit on the other)
Across the Universe (I can dream, right?)
Dear Prudence (both acoustic and electric)
12.35am
hmm. this is very difficult since i like all of the white album (even revolution 9… if you listen to the album without pause, it really fits with the flow of the album). i'm also using unreleased stuff when i come up with my list
Side One
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Blackbird
Cry Baby Cry
Side Two
Revolution 1
Yer Blues
Honey Pie
Not Guilty
Junk
Mother Nature's Son
Julia
that was by far the most difficult thing i have ever done. i'm not even entirely happy with the choices i made with this but as far as "flow" goes, i think it would've been a great album
1.04am
21 August 2009
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Woah, great question. Extremely difficult, but good. Hmm… this is going to create a ton of conflict in my mind, I know it.
All right, here's my master White album.
Side One
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
Savoy Truffle
Revolution 1 (Yes, slow, John-preferred version)
Julia
Honey Pie
Piggies
Yer Blues
Side Two
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Cry Baby Cry
Mother Nature's Son
Rocky Raccoon
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Good Night
UGH, too too hard! I so wanted to include While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Revolution 9 and Long Long Long. Curse you 14-track LPs!
1.25am
ooh…so difficult…lets see hear…
Side 1
1.Revolution (fast version)
2.While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3.Helter Skelter
4.Sexy Sadie
5.Piggies
6.I'm So Tired
7.I will
Side 2
1.Back In The USSR
2.Happiness Is A Warm Gun
3.Birthday
4.Mother Nature's Son
5.Yer Blues
6.Blackbird
7.Goodnight
9.23pm
1. Back In The USSR
2. Glass Onion
3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5. Blackbird
6. Piggies
7. Rocky Raccoon
8. Julie
9. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
10. Sexy Sadie
11. Helter Skelter
12. Revolution 1
13. Savoy Truffle
14. Don't Pass Me By
6.04am
1 December 2009
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Hm, I've seen this question asked before, but not with the strict 14 songs/2 Harrisongs/Ringo stipulation – that'll make it a bit more challenging! If we're bending the rules to include "Revolution" and "Not Guilty" etc. then "Hey Jude" should be allowed too. But I'm sticking to the album proper:
Side One
1. Back In the USSR
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di…
5. Bungalow Bill
6. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
7. Happiness is a Warm Gun
Side Two
1. Birthday
2. Piggies
3. Everybody's Got Something To Hide
4. Don't Pass Me By
5. Helter Skelter
6. Blackbird
7. Revolution 9
Pretty obvious which of the four sides I value most. As for the song I most regret excluding, all I can do is cry, baby, cry.
Next: Turn "Sgt. Pepper's" into a double record! (By adding "Strawberry Fields"/"Penny Lane" and the best of the 1967 recordings that ended up on "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Yellow Submarine")
12.11am
Back In The USSR
Long Long Long (without the aaaaah-part)
Everybody Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Revolution (Single version)
Savoy Truffle
Glass Onion
Hey Jude
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Mother Natures Son
Helter Skelter
Julia
5.26am
Wow, hard.
Side 1:
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Martha My Dear
Rocky Raccoon
Side 2:
Why Don't We Do It In The Road
I Will
Birthday
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Long, Long, Long
Revolution (fast)
12.52am
15 November 2009
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Here we go
Side One
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology Version… George playing it solo… awesome)
I'm So Tired
Rocky Racoon
Yer Blues
Side Two:
Birthday
Julia
I Will
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Revolution (single version)
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Wow… this was easier than I thought it would be
4.39am
26 January 2010
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DragoNevermore said:
Here we go
Side One
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology Version… George playing it solo… awesome)
I'm So Tired
Rocky Racoon
Yer Blues
Side Two:
Birthday
Julia
I Will
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Revolution (single version)
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Wow… this was easier than I thought it would be.
Yeah thats because you picked 18 songs!!!!!! haha
Interesting that most people wouldn't change Back in the USSR as the opening track. Me neither, The opening track is so important, if its great you're into the album straight away
mine would be:
Side One
1 Back in the USSR
2 I'm So Tired
3 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
4 Julia
5 Sexy Sadie
6 Mother Natures Son
7 Don't Pass Me By
Side Two
8 Why Don't We Do It In The Road
9 Cry Baby Cry
10 Blackbird
11 Dear Prudence
12 I Will
13 Happiness Is A Warm Gun
14 Long Long Long
I wasn't happy having to leave stuff off for Don't Pass Me By. You learn things about your taste doing these things. I was surprised that i left off most of the heavier songs. The albums lighter but still very very cool. Im going to program this onto my MP3. God i need to get out more!!
9.21am
Side 1:
1. Back In The USSR – 2:43
2. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – 3:09
3. Cry Baby Cry – 3:02
4. Birthday – 2:43
5. Martha My Dear – 2:29
6. I Will – 1:46
7. Blackbird – 2:18
8. Piggies – 2:04 (Harrison)
Side 2:
9. Rocky Racoon – 3:33
10. Don't Pass Me By – 3:50 (Starr)
11. I'm So Tired – 2:03
12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – 4:45 (Harrison)
13. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey – 2:25
14. Helter Skelter – 4:30
Total Time: 39:20. Still A Pretty Long Album 
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9.30pm
20 February 2010
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Side 1
1. Revolution (Fast)
2. Helter Skelter
3. Back in the USSR
4. Birthday
5. Glass Onion
6. Everybodies Got Something To Hide
7. Dear Prudence
Side 2
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
3. Sexy Sadie
4. Piggies
5. Black Bird
6. Rocky Racoon
7. Don't Pass Me By
10.08pm
5 February 2010
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I would just put Revolution #9 on there 14 times. That'd show 'em.
11.19pm
13 November 2009
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Alternating forwards and backwards?
10.35am
27 February 2010
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A real challenge!
PaulRamon: I didn't read the "14 tracks" part! here we go, take 2:
OK, first, the discarded ones:
"Wild Honey Pie" (don't like it)
"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" (yoko sings here)
"Martha My Dear" (Paul trying to be an old man when he was a twenty-something-years old)
"Piggies" (I really hate it)
"Rocky Racoon" ("spaguetti western" Paul)
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (I really hate it)
"I Will" (idem Martha…)
"Helter Skelter" (really tough one, I'm a superfan of U2, in fact I discover The Beatles through the cover in the "Rattle and Hum" album, but the original version sucks… wait, U2's cover sucks too!)
"Long, Long, Long" (I hate it too, George)
"Revolution 1" (I like the fast one, and it's a single, so, no problem at all)
"Honey Pie" (Paul impersonating his grandpa)
"Cry Baby Cry" (cute one, but not indispensable)
"Good Night" (too soft)
"Birthday", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "Blackbird" (I don't want them to get out, but we need 14 songs…)
The final track list:
2.01pm
26 January 2010
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The point was to pick 14 songs Marcelo, Where did you get 17 from? How can you dislike so many songs from The White album? Maybe a U2 forum would better suit you!! 
4.05pm
27 February 2010
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PaulRamon said:
The point was to pick 14 songs Marcelo, Where did you get 17 from? How can you dislike so many songs from The White album? Maybe a U2 forum would better suit you!!
Damn! They told me "Maybe a Beatles forum suit you" back there!
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