To messy, didn't read.
The answer is Abbey Road.

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Originally Posted by Lord Dweedle
pfft, just get John Lennon's Solo stuff, he WAS the Beatles


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Originally Posted by William Zanzinger
No way.McCartney single handledly wrote " Michelle", "Let it Be", " Hey Jude",
"Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby", "Penny Lane", "All my Loving", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Get Back", "The Fool on the Hill" "Obla Di" " Hello, Goodbye"and "Paperback Writer".
He also contributed to much of the early stuff-"She loves you", "Please please me", "I`m only sleeping" etc, etc. IMO, Lennon and McCartney were far better as a partnership than solo artists.


As I said, it may have been off topic, but if I hadn`t replied, someone else would have.

I would advise Revolver and White Album be sampled first and in that order. If they like those, then Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road.

Those that 'know' Beatles music will likely point to Rubber Soul since it's the earliest transition album that shows a distinct deviation from their previous formula and what was to come, but I don't think a beginner would appreciate this at all. It's better to get them hooked, then they'll discover the history and discography on their own via greatest hits and what not.

Revolver and Rubber Soul is what I would recommend to a potential new fan.

the White Album
 

AKA The Beatles, probably has the most tracks that would be new to you.

Abbey Road.

I started with the White Album.

For the sake of argument, I'd say Rubber Soul is the best way to start. Then you move forward chronologically. Although, doing the same with Help! might not be bad...

I think Revolver is a good beginners intro to the Beatles.

Cover Songs of The Beatles
 

I can't say that every band or artist hits a home run out of the park just because they do a cover song of The Beatles. Some are memorable, some are cheesy, and some are epic fails, it's all a matter of taste. I think if you like The Beatles and you like the genre its transposed to... the odds you might like it.

One of my newer finds I found on youtube is the Balalaika Orchestra doing Yesterday, I'm not not too fimilar with Russian music the only thing I heard prior to them was the Balalaika Trio, it's not a MTV style video but it's good quality and has a ensemble of different balalaikas which was cool to hear. One of the early cover songs albums I acquired was Beatles Go Baroque. I like Bach and Vivaldi to begin with and thought it was all tongue in cheek I thought it was a fun album. And that segues into my one my all time favorites albums of any group or genre which is Trio Rococo's Norwegian Wood. It a trio consisting of Harp, Cello and Oboe, at first I thouhgt it was a strange combination of instruments but after hearing it I was amazed how it sound; the different tonal qualities of each instrument worked well together. I'm a huge Steve Howe fan and he was a huge fan of Wes Montgomery both are tied for my favorite Beatles cover song.