Memories of another turbulent year, half a century ago, and the teen idols turned global muses who rose to the occasion with their masterpiece “The Beatles” (the “White Album”). Please read my New Yorkeressay on the Anniversary re-releases — comments welcome!
Fifty years later, “The White Album,” the Beatles’ masterpiece, is still good, still indelible, still as clean and pure as its sleeve, requiring no explanation or description beyond the band’s name.