The Beatles' White Album Gets 50th Anniversary Box Set
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Beatles’ iconic self-titled LP (best known as the White Album) is getting a special anniversary release. The box set The Beatles (White Album) is available November 9 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. The double album’s 30 tracks were mixed by producer Giles Martin (the son of prominent Beatles’ producer George Martin, who originally produced the record) and engineer Sam Okell in both stereo and 5.1 surround audio. The super deluxe set also features 27 early acoustic demos and 50 session takes, many of which have never before been released. Watch the reissue’s trailer below.
The Beatles (White Album) super deluxe edition arrives with seven discs in total, as well as a 164-page hardbound book of rare photographs, a fold-out poster, reproductions of hand written lyrics, written pieces by Paul McCartney, Kevin Howlett, John Harris, and more.
Source: by Braudie Blais-BillieAssociate Staff Writer/pitchfork.com
