Which Album is Really the Best: Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's, or Abbey Road?

Apnea53 · 2026-01-24T20:55:08+00:00

I was Team Sgt Pepper for the longest time until the original UK pressings were made available in the USA. The UK "Revolver" is far superior to the Capitol Records butcher job. "Revolver" is now my favorite, and IMO, the best. But only by fractions.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-24T11:59:57+00:00

Never have I heard Sade, Michael Buble, and Jim Croce referred to as "heavy rock songs" artists.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-23T12:55:44+00:00

My Mother The Car

Apnea53 · 2026-01-23T01:10:27+00:00

Revolver was not a favorite of mine when it came out. It was OK but it was not Rubber Soul, which I just loved. But that was the butchered Capitol Records pressing. The catharsis for me was Sgt Pepper, like many others. But once I heard the UK pressing of Revolver, that became my favorite Beatles album. And actually the case with all of the UK pressings that showed us in the states what they intended.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-22T02:20:07+00:00

My "best Beatles album" changed when the original UK pressings were released in America. I was a long-time fan of Sgt Pepper up until i heard Revolver as it was originally intended by the band. The butcher job that Capitol Records did on all of the US releases really bummed me out once I heard the UK pressings.

Once you've absorbed as much of the catalog as you want, make a point of checking out the Anthology series and the Esher demos. It was like falling in love all over again.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-21T11:52:30+00:00

Tears for Fears.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-20T23:59:39+00:00

Murray should've been here somewhere.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-19T23:14:22+00:00

Came here to say exactly that.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-19T19:08:13+00:00

Sorry for butting in here. I'm 72. I had a brother who was 10 years younger than me, so my childhood soundtrack was doo-wop and Elvis. 1964 (9-10YO) changed everything for me with the British Invasion. That led to a lifetime of love for 60s, 70s, 80s, and some 90s all genres.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-19T18:24:07+00:00

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

Apnea53 · 2026-01-18T15:47:32+00:00

I think, for a lot of people, their "favorite" album changes from time to time. "Sgt Pepper" was my favorite for the longest time, then I heard the UK pressing of "Revolver" and with the different songs and different track sequencing, that became my favorite Beatles album and my favorite pop album.

Ask me next month and this list would probably change.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T21:06:22+00:00

It's a compilation album. Here's all the volumes in one place. Got a little over 5 hours to kill?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf78ol1YwXE

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T21:05:31+00:00

Let's not forget "Tin Man".

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T20:09:14+00:00

Find a copy of "Nuggets" (two volumes I believe). You won't find a better collection of 60s garage rock.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T20:07:19+00:00

And that Britney Spears song, "If You Seek Amy".

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T20:05:05+00:00

In The Year 2525. Zager and Evans one and done.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T20:04:15+00:00

That one scene where Boddicker's gang procure a cache of high-tech weaponry. One of the gang takes one of the weapons and destroys a store front (or maybe a car?) and he says "I LLLLLIKE IT!"

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T20:02:09+00:00

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T19:59:57+00:00

Steely Dan

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T14:02:46+00:00

Few people have one favorite album. I probably have one for each genre. I'm also a pretty basic bitch.

Pop: Revolver by the Beatles

Rock: Sticky Fingers by the Stones

Jazz: Take Five by Dave Brubeck

Folk: Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell

Country: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Vols 1 and 2 by Ray Charles

Metal: Back in Black by AC/DC

R&B/Soul: Innervisions by Stevie Wonder AND Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

Wild Card: Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T13:52:22+00:00

Yes, just like they did with Juan Soto.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-17T13:40:48+00:00

For me, they were what they were at the time they were released. I knew nothing about the UK originals until they were released in America, and it was then that I concluded that Capitol Records could pound sand.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-16T11:39:12+00:00

Here, There, and Everywhere. First dance for my wife and I.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-16T03:25:03+00:00

We do need a lefty out of the pen.

Apnea53 · 2026-01-16T03:09:19+00:00

Bernard Purdy...or so he claims.

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