We assess all of the official Fab Four recordings, from worst to first
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YELLOW SUBMARINE
We cannot tell a lie; this is nottheBeatles record to own by any stretch.
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
Conceived as the soundtrack to a one-hour television special.
Among its best moments?
‘‘Yesterday’’ and the title track alone would make the Beatles' second big-screen soundtrack a milestone.
What kind of rock star sentiment is that?
The kind that only someone who’s transcended mere heartthrob-dom can pull off.
THE BEATLES (A.K.A.
‘‘THE WHITE ALBUM’')
Where to go after ambitious concept albums likeSgt.
First, the Beatles headed to India to seek enlightenment.
The elegiac beauty of ‘‘Eleanor Rigby’’ is almost reason enough on its own.
Heck, even Ringo got his spotlight turn on the immortal goof ‘‘Yellow Submarine.’’
All in all, a work of true art.
