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we were more together than we had been for a
long time,” John Lennon said of the Abbey Road
sessions on the eve of the album’s Oct. 1, 1969, U.S.
release. “It’s lucky when you get all four feeling
funky at the same time.” Critics agreed. “Melodic,
inventive, crammed with musical delights, Abbey
Road is the best thing the Beatles have done since
Sgt. Pepper,” TimeÕs reviewer declared. The ensu-
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FROM THE DISTINCTIVE BASS RIFF THAT
OPENS ‘COME TOGETHER’ TO THE
SWEET HARMONY ON ‘THE END’: INSIDE
THE TRACKS THAT MAKE UP THE
BEATLES’ FINAL COLLABORATION
ABBEY
ROAD
