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My favourite album: The Beatles' White Album

Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Jon Dennis salutes the sprawling variety of the Beatles' double albumI first heard the White Album on Christmas Day 1978. I was shocked. I immediately phoned my best friend Louis and demanded he abandon his family and come over to listen to it right away. "No Elvis, Beatles and the Rolling Stones in 1977," the Clash had declared on the B-side of White Riot. But in the late 70s, just as contemporary pop music was moving out from the shadow of ...

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16:30 on September 13 2011

Pop artist behind The Beatles' 'The White Album' and notorious Mick Jagger painting dies

NME — Richard Hamilton has passed away at the age of 89 more info

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19:41 on September 14 2011

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry pays tribute to The Beatles 'White Album' designer Richard Hamilton

NME — Singer says father of pop art's death is the 'end of an era' more info

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15:06 on September 15 2011

My favourite album: The Beatles' White Album

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Jon Dennis salutes the sprawling variety of the Beatles' double albumI first heard the White Album on Christmas Day ... more info

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00:31 on September 14 2011

Beatles - The Beatles Artist Dead At 89

ContactMusic — Richard Hamilton the artist who designed The Beatles iconic The White Album cover has died at the age of 89 The pop art pioneer passed away on Tuesday 13Sep11 His design ... more info

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