At the same time, one of their most popular is simply titled The Beatles, although it's better known as The Beatles' The White Album , a double-disc released in November 1968 with 30 songs.

Listen to the White Album with an unsentimental ear, though, and you’ll undoubtedly notice the friction that set these songs ablaze. This was who the Beatles were now: four icons with ...

A song from The Beatles' 'The White Album' was inspired by an experience Paul McCartney had when he was in India.

John Lennon revealed one of The Beatles' songs from the White Album was partially a parody. Here's what he said about the irony of the song.

By 1968, The Beatles were falling apart – but that didn’t stop them recording their greatest artistic statement, The White Album ...

We rank every Beatles album by total sales — from Please Please Me to Abbey Road, find out which records truly dominated the charts.

Beatles producer George Martin, left, and his son Giles Martin show their awards for the album for "Love" at the 2007 Grammys. Giles Martin mixed the music on the 50th anniversary "White Album ...

They continued, indicating its unique recording history: "With it's backing track recorded in India during the Wonderwall Music sessions and George being the only Beatle on the song except for John ...

But that was a long time ago. As the "White Album" milestone anniversary approached, I wondered this summer if the Beatles were slipping in relevance or prominence.

It took a remarkable effort to sound so casual. That’s one lesson of the hugely expanded 50th anniversary reissue of “The Beatles,” the double album that has been known as the White Album ...

The forthcoming 50th anniversary White Album, out Nov. 9, brings out even more alternate takes and unreleased material because the Beatles spent even more time working up the 30 songs that made ...

Based on the discarded songs on the new 'White Album Super Deluxe' edition, it could have just as easily been a triple album, says Rob Sheffield.