************ DLD Credits: Albweb [A]: hP1 hP2 ************ The Beatles is the ninth official U.K. album and the fifteenth U.S. album by The Beatles , a double album released in 1968 . It is more commonly known as The White Album as it has no text other than the band's name (and, on the early LP and CD releases, a serial number) on its plain white sleeve. The album was the first The Beatles undertook following the death of their manager Brian Epstein . Originally entitled A Doll's House , the title was changed when the British progressive band Family released the similarly titled Music in a Doll's House earlier that year. In 1997, The Beatles was named the 10th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV , Channel 4 , The Guardian and Classic FM . In 1998, Q magazine readers placed it at number 17, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 7 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. [ 2 ] In 2001, ...