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The Beatles, also known colloquially as the White Album, is the ninth by the English band , released on 22 November 1968. It stands as the only released by the band. Featuring a plain white sleeve, the cover contains no graphics or text other than the band's name . This was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's previous LP . The Beatles is recognised for its fragmentary style and diverse range of genres, including , , , and the . It has since been viewed by some critics as a work, as well as among the greatest albums of all time.

The album features 30 songs, 19 of which were written during March and April 1968 at a course in , India. There, the only western instrument available to the band was the acoustic guitar; several of these songs remained acoustic on The Beatles and were recorded solo, or only by part of the group. The production aesthetic ensured that the album's sound was scaled-down and less reliant on studio innovation than most of their releases since (1966). The Beatles also broke with the band's tradition at the time of incorporating several musical styles in one song by keeping each piece of music consistently faithful to a select genre.

At the end of May 1968, the Beatles returned to in London to commence recording sessions that lasted until mid-October. During these sessions, arguments broke out among the foursome over creative differences and 's new partner, , whose constant presence subverted the Beatles' policy of excluding wives and girlfriends from the studio. After a series of various problems, including producer taking an unannounced holiday and engineer suddenly quitting during a session, left the band for two weeks in August. The same tensions continued throughout the following year and led to the .