MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB MFSL, BEATLES: ABBEY ROAD LP

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Apr 18, 2011 Sold Date

Apr 13, 2011 Start Date

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THE ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON IS A LONGPLAY RECORD
TITLE : Abbey Road
ARTIST : The Beatles
FORMAT : Long Play Record
LABEL : Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
RECORD # : MFSL 1-023
DATE : 1980
CONDITION (COVER/RECORD): EX/M (top corners slightly bumped- from my personal collection, disc only played a couple of times) superb condition
NOTES: The last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let It Be was the last to be released), Abbey Road was a fitting swan song for the group, echoing some of the faux-conceptual forms of Sgt. Pepper, but featuring stronger compositions and more rock-oriented ensemble work. The group was still pushing forward in all facets of its art, whether devising some of the greatest harmonies to be heard on any rock record (especially on "Because"), constructing a medley of songs/vignettes that covered much of side two, adding subtle touches of Moog synthesizer, or crafting furious guitar-heavy rock ("The End," "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," "Come Together"). George Harrison also blossomed into a major songwriter, contributing the buoyant "Here Comes the Sun" and the supremely melodic ballad "Something," the latter of which became the first Harrison-penned Beatles hit. Whether Abbey Road is the Beatles' best work is debatable, but it's certainly the most immaculately produced (with the possible exception of Sgt. Pepper) and most tightly constructed. (AMG)