5 Facts About the Beatles' White Album

It was the Beatles’ first LP on Apple Records The White Album, released on November 22, 1968, marked the band’s debut on their own label.

The album has no official title Its cover is plain white, leading fans to call it the White Album. The actual title is simply The Beatles.

It is a double album The White Album contains 30 songs across two LPs, making it one of the band’s longest releases.

The band nearly broke up during recording Tensions were high, with members often recording separately. Ringo Starr even quit temporarily.

It includes a song about the Beatles’ guru “Sexy Sadie” was originally written about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi after the band lost faith in him.