After the principal recording was completed from the Get Back Sessions, the Beatles, knowing that they were breaking up, decided to record one final album. They would put aside their differences and go out in style, rather than with all the bickering that had occurred in the previous recording sessions. They had plenty of material that had been tossed around during the White Album sessions (The Beatles) and the Get Back sessions (Let It Be) plus they each had continued writing.
The album is perhaps the best recorded album in the Beatles Catalog. By this I mean that the technology used in recording was much better than in the past. The entire album was recorded using modern transistorized mixing boards rather than old vacuum tube machines. This gave the engineers even more control over the mixing and is why the album was mixed only in stereo.
Abbey Road is also said to perhaps have the best “side” on any album ever. The first side is a collection of singles, while the majority of the second side is a suite of songs that were woven together by McCartney and George Martin. Starting with You Never Give Me Your Money and climaxing with The End, these seeming disparate songs come together to create an amazing medley. The End is the only song that features a Ringo drum solo and is often seen as the final Beatles song, due to its placement at the end of the album, and the one line in the song …And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. The song also featured guitar solos by Paul, John and George.
There is nothing to compare this album to so I will just add the final three songs from the medley!
Enjoy!
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