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Number five in this series of ten (in no particular order) belongs to 1 of the 2 really obvious ones for those who know me well (I’ll save the other obvious one for #10), The Beatles. My love for The Fab Four goes way back, can’t really pin point when exactly it began, but I must admit I became obsessed with them after I got into Oasis (I know, should be the other way around), it was then that I began to listen to their albums as a whole instead of just my fav songs and that’s when I really got to appreciate the genius in them. My favorite Beatles album is Abbey Road, followed closely by Sgt. Peppers, but objectively speaking I think their best album is Revolver which is an absolute work of art. But I love every single one of their albums. From the first chords of their debut to the perfect closing line of Abbey Road, their discography plays like a perfect script to my ears. Even their supposedly weakest moments like Beatles For Sale...

50 years, how can that be possible? Still sounds amazing… it always will. Let’s get one thing out of the way, yes this is my personal favorite Beatles album but no, I don’t think this is their best one. That title goes in my opinion to Revolver, just like (IMHO) Sgt. Peppers is their most influential one. But Abbey Road always had a special place in my heart. It’s hard to explain, but in honor of its big 5-0, here’s a quick breakdown of why I love this album so much: THE COVER Recently the great Neil Sheasby of Stone Foundation wrote a fascinating series of posts about albums he bought based on how much he liked the cover. Well album covers don’t get much better than this. I am sure that no one bought this album based on the cover, but it’s so iconic that as a kid I remember this image came to my mind when the Beatles were mentioned even before I knew what songs were theirs. I love how you can see this album cover next to their debut Please Please Me and you...