Classic Albums Live: The Beatles

_The Beatles_ , commonly referred to as _The White Album_ , is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the BEATLES, released on 22 November 1968. Featuring a plain white sleeve, the cover contains no graphics or text, except for the band’s name embossed. This was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band’s previous LP, _Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band_ (1967). _The Beatles_ is recognised for its fragmentary style and diverse range of genres, including folk, country rock, British blues, ska, music hall, hard rock, and avant-garde. It has since been viewed by some critics as a postmodern work and is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was the band’s first LP release on their then-recently founded Apple Records after previous albums were released on Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Capitol Records in the United States.