Side One proves that The Beatles could still write hit singles better than anyone.

was released later. Produced by George Martin at the legendary EMI Studios (later renamed Abbey Road Studios

If you only own one Beatles album, make it Abbey Road . It is the sound of four geniuses saying, "Thanks for the ride," and driving off into the sunset together.

Abbey Road the Beatles album is the sound of a marriage that has already signed the divorce papers, choosing to have one last, magnificent dinner together. It is bittersweet, brilliant, and utterly essential. It does not end with a bang or a whimper, but with a guitar chord—the final, closing chord of "Her Majesty" (a hidden track originally scrubbed from the medley) fading to silence, followed by 14 seconds of nothing.

), the record is celebrated for its musical vision and innovative recording techniques. The "Abbey Road Medley" The centerpiece of the album's second half is the Abbey Road Medley