Abbey Road by The Beatles

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Released in 1969, Abbey Road is often spoken about as a farewell, though it wasn’t presented that way at the time. What it really represents is a final act of collective will: four musicians whose relationships were badly strained deciding to make one last album properly, with care, discipline and a shared sense of purpose. The remarkable thing is how completely that decision paid off. Abbey Road doesn’t sound like a band in collapse; it sounds like a band in total control - and what gives it its emotional weight is the tension between unity and separation. You can hear four distinct songwriting voices pulling in different directions, each already imagining a future beyond the group.

Featured songs:

Come Together
Something
Oh! Darling
I Want You [She's So Heavy]
You Never Give Me Your Money
Here Comes The Sun

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