If the Beatles had decided to follow George Martin's advice and halve the number of songs included on the White Album, turning it from a double album to a single album, what songs would they cut?
Here's the OTL track listing from the White Album:
Side 1:
1. Back in the USSR
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness is a Warm Gun
Side 2:
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
Side 3:
18: Birthday
19: Yer Blues
20: Mother Nature's Son
21: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
22: Sexy Sadie
23: Helter Skelter
24: Long, Long, Long
Side 4:
25: Revolution 1
26: Honey Pie
27: Savoy Truffle
28: Cry Baby Cry
29: Revolution 9
30: Good Night
Apparently, George Martin considered "Rocky Raccoon" to be a filler track, so that's a start. "Wild Honey Pie" is an easy one to cut, too. With only a single album you could probably cut Paul down to just one old-timey song, cutting either "Martha My Dear" or "Honey Pie" (or both). You could also cut "Revolution 9" (apparently Paul didn't want it on the album and I don't blame him).
Any other thoughts?