The Beatles, also known as the
White Album, is the ninth studio album by English rock group
the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A
double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band's name
embossed, and was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's earlier
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although no singles were issued from
The Beatles in Britain and the United States, the songs "
Hey Jude" and "
Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968. The album's songs range in style from
British blues and
ska to tracks influenced by
the Beach Boys and
Karlheinz Stockhausen.