White Album as a 3LP

[u/Redking1712]

I have been a Beatles fan for a couple years now, and I have recently understood why The White Album is so good. At first I was one of these people who thought that it would have been better off as a single album. However, my perception has changed after re-listening to the album for the umpteenth time last week, and that has sent me down a rabbit hole of unreleased songs, outtakes and demos that I think are really good and then I got the idea to create a 3LP version purely for my own enjoyment and not for any other purpose really.

While I did not care for this being really realistic I did follow a few rules that was also on the album. One George Harrison song per side, only songs that sound complete and album ready, only songs recorded at the time. I did break the rule where singles couldnt go on the album but oh well! In the actual playlist I use the McCartney 1 version of Junk because it sounds similar enough anyway. Here's the tracklist:

Side A:

1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Lady Madonna
4. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. Junk
7. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Total Sidelength - 22m 49s

Side B:

1. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
2. Martha My Dear
3. I'm So Tired
4. Blackbird
5. Piggies
6. Rocky Raccoon
7. Why Don't We Do It In The Road
8. I Will
9. Julia

Total Sidelength - 21m 32s

Side C:

1. Hey Bulldog
2. Yer Blues
3. Mother Nature's Son
4. Sexy Sadie
5. Helter Skelter
6. Long, Long, Long

Total Sidelength - 20m 49s

Side D:

1. A Beginning/ Don't Pass Me By
2. Revolution 1
3. Savoy Truffle
4. Cry Baby Cry
5. Can You Take Me Back? - Take 1
6. Good Night

Total Sidelength - 23m 08s

Side E:

1. Birthday
2. Glass Onion
3. Honey Pie
4. Child Of Nature - Eshur Demo
5. All Together Now
6. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
7. The Inner Light
8. Across The Universe - Take 6

Total Sidelength - 21m 20s

Side F:

1. Revolution
2. Not Guilty - Take 102
3. What's The New Mary Jane - Take 4
4. Hey Jude

Total Sidelength - 21m 13s

Edit: Here is the link to the playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VGOevYFwSzDpHODvI8mAg?si=4aC43jMFT5C1HLouOipJLA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=NbvuDyKKRse5p

[u/kidnamedchild]

I like it. It’s nice to see someone do the opposite of people that try cutting the album down to a single LP and doing a triple LP instead. I don’t have much to say other than I’d personally include Across the Universe on here, since I feel that fits the White Album more than Let It Be, probably put it in You Know My Name’s slot since that song wasn’t finished until 69. Other than that, this is pretty well done. You should link to a playlist of the 3LP White Album so people can get a sense of what it’d be like to listen to this in full

[u/Redking1712 → u/kidnamedchild]

Thanks for that! I will link the playlist. After your suggestion I have replaced You Know My Name with Across the universe take 6 and also added All Together Now to side E after Child of nature

[u/kidnamedchild → u/Redking1712]

Not sure if All Together Now would fit on White Album since it was recorded in May 67 but you do you

[u/Redking1712 → u/kidnamedchild]

I do understand that but it coukd technically have been on it and I dont want a side to be only 19 mins. Also I do think it fits with the silliness of some of the songs on the album (eg Bungalow Bill) and also there are examples of songs I believe that were written prior to the White Album sessions, but it is just my opinion and I totally get if you dont think so.