The Beatles returned from India with enough songs to kill each other over, and nearly did. Sprawling across four sides of vinyl, the White Album captures the band splintering into solo projects whilst still sharing the same studio. Lennon's primal screaming meets McCartney's music hall, Harrison courts Clapton, and somewhere Ringo just wants everyone to get along.

From the proto-punk of 'Helter Skelter' to the eight-minute noise collage 'Revolution 9', it's gloriously, messily unfocused. Four geniuses pulling apart at the seams, documented in real time.