There are several things in life that "irritate" me. Many are irrational and petty. One of those things is the career of Giles Martin. I groan almost everytime a new Beatles reissue comes along. The press releases are dutifully copied word for word about how phenomenal the latest version sounds. I admittedly have damaged my ears over the years but I just don't buy it. My bias as an artist is that the further you get from the creation and the principles who created the record, you're basically scrubbing the Mona Lisa so to speak or EQing it.
The White Album is no exception. I knew I was courting annoyance when I selected the Spotify "White Album Experience" playlist. I always disliked how much credit George Martin seemed to take for the Beatles. Now I have to listen to Giles Martins opinion that the White Album was actually somewhat harmonious for the fabs. All the principles have said otherwise over the years. Geoff Emerick and Ringo both quit during the sessions. His father famously took a vacation in the middle to avoid the bitching and moaning. Here he is spouting this marketing bullshit of the Beatles being all peace and love. The UK mono version is the original Beatle endorsed mix. The original US stereo was fine. Yoko is fucking us over twice with this nonsense.