Revolver, the beatles seventh album, was released in the uk on 5 august 1966. The beatles seventh album was released in early august 1966. April 20, 2009 revolver is regarded by many though certainly not all beatles fans as the groups best album ever. In recent years, revolver has been outpolling the beatles sgt. The beatles release revolver archive, 15 august 1966. The beatles revolver full album hd audio yves loreto. Part 1 in a 4 part series that will be released over the coming weeks looking at the beatles landmark album revolver which celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. The us version deleted several lennon songs that appeared on the us only yesterday and today lp. The complete story of the beatles revolver abracadabra. How i drew a pop art masterpiece for the beatles a snip at. Revolver, the beatles seventh uk long player, was released on 5 august 1966, and three days later in the united states. When rock music critics and fans are asked to rank the top rock albums of alltime, the beatles 1966 release revolver either tops the list or falls into the top tier.
Revolver first us stereo pressing is the collectable edition of title revolver recorded by beatles. The version released on the lp was actually take one, although it had numerous overdubs and could in no way be compared with the truly live take one beatles recordings. Aug 05, 2016 part 1 in a 4 part series that will be released over the coming weeks looking at the beatles landmark album revolver which celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. The beatles revolver 2012, 180 gram, vinyl discogs. That is to say that they both have the same number of songs, many of which are in the same styles soul or rhythmnblues with ornamentations, or classically influenced 1. It wasnt just lennon and mccartney, either harrison staked out his own dark territory with the tightly wound, cynical rocker taxman. A manual based on the tibetan book of the dead by timothy leary, ralph. A compelling and convincing journey into their lives in the studio, at home, and in the midst of beatlemania, it will make you rethink 19671970. The beatles revolver vinyl records, lp, cd on cdandlp. All the rules fell by the wayside with revolver, as the beatles began exploring new sonic territory, lyrical subjects, and styles of composition. Although the beatles continued to record great albums after revolver, very rarely did they manage to fully repeat the sheer creativity and melody that is so evident on this one.
It was the last song recorded collectively by all four beatles, and is the final song of the medley that. Lennon had come across the book the psychedelic experience. Peppers lonely hearts club band as the beatles most impressive collection. The songwriting depth on rubber soul makes me prefer it slightly. In the end, the revolver cover was a classic and this book is another. The end is a song by the english rock band the beatles from their 1969 album abbey road. Working titles, originating from harrisons inability to name his songs, were laxtons superb a breed of apple, following on from granny smith and i dont know. And in their spare time, the beatles make the greatest rock album ever, revolver, released on august 5th, 1966 an album so far ahead of its time, the world is still catching up with it 50. The record was published with catalogue number capitol st 2576. Revolver was, in fact, made to the same formula as rubber soul. The american version of the album was a hardhitting classic, long considered one of the very best albums by the band. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The beatles recorded much of revolver in studio three. It sounds very good, compared to another remaster i know looking at you abbey road.
Updated daily, for more funny memes check our homepage. When brian wilson first heard the beatles 1965 album rubber soul, he was so astonished by the album that the next morning, he went straight to his piano and started writing god only knows. Appraising background the beatles were a british rock band who changed the face of pop music in the 1960s. The album was released just before the beatles final us tour in august 1966. Revolver is the beatles second best album, in my opinion. Find similar albums to revolver the beatles on allmusic. It ushered in an era in which the group became increasingly interested in exploring production techniques in the studio. Revolver in the end is the sound of a band growing into supreme confidence.
I want to tell you is a song written by george harrison and originally released by the beatles on their 1966 album revolver. The songs reflect the groups interest in the drug lsd, eastern philosophy and the avantgarde while addressing themes such as death and transcendence from material concerns. But not everyone loved the record when it came out. Sep 09, 2009 revolver in the end is the sound of a band growing into supreme confidence. Manufactured on 180gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in the beatles the white album, the sgt. How the beatles reimagined rock n roll, robert rodriguez writes that, whereas lennon had been the beatles dominant creative force. Why revolver is the greatest beatles album the beatles revolver was released on 5 august 1966.
Revolver was the pinnacle of the beatles evolution. In recent years, revolver has been outpolling the beatles sergeant peppers lonely hearts club band as. You can really here the genisis of fabs movement towards the popexperimental that they furthered on sgt. A huge database of beatles and other artists bootlegs incl. The website features a trade center to help you grow your bootleg collection. Revolver can be seen as a transitional period for the band. The quality of the songs and the musicanship is unmatched then and now. In recent years, revolver has been outpolling the beatles sergeant peppers lonely hearts club band as the beatles most impressive collection.
It was released as a lp 12 and appeared on the capitol record label. Both as song writers, and explorers of sound technology. Following the release of rubber soul the group had embarked on what was to be their final uk. Revolver was the last beatles album to be eviscerated by capitol records, and was probably the most damaged aside from the movie soundtracks. The beatles had been transformed into a group not beholden to the expectations of their label or bosses, but fully. The beatles revolver has garnered some of the highest praises rock critics can offer.
Actually, if you could take john lennons compositions from rubber soul and combine them with paul mccartneys compositions from revolver, you would indeed have the beatles masterpiece. Jul 23, 2016 revolver, the beatles seventh album, was released in the uk on 5 august 1966. But we do see the band performing numerous experiments with their sound in this album, and beginning to tap into their illustrious creativity. The album is a tight collection of experimental pop music that marked a further departure from the groups original successful formula of radiofriendly love songs. Before i start on the book, id better make my position clear. As the album turns 50,greg kot argues that it is the fab fours crowning achievement. The beatles recorded revolver after taking a threemonth break at the start of 1966, and during a period when london was feted as the eras cultural capital. Revolver, parlophone, pmc 7009, august 5, 1966, mono. The beatles collection revolver, parlophone, pmc 7009. It was composed by paul mccartney and credited to lennonmccartney. Aug 15, 2016 the beatles release revolver archive 15 august 1966.
Aug 05, 2016 and in their spare time, the beatles make the greatest rock album ever, revolver, released on august 5th, 1966 an album so far ahead of its time, the world is still catching up with it 50. Check out the beatles funny picture and laugh at thousands other hilarious pics and witty images. Robert rodriquezs book is wellwritten, wellresearched, and presented to us by an. Bbc culture why revolver is the greatest beatles album. England had just won the world cup and london was swinging.
Using lines from the psychedelic experience, an lsd manual based on the tibetan book of the dead, he wrote the song as a mantra composed of one repeating. There is a bit of noticable igd on side 1 on the last track, byt that track is way too hot to be on the end of the record. They achieved worldwide fame, becoming as popular in the united states as they were in the uk. The beatles release revolver archive 15 august 1966. Revolver is a timeless psychedelic album, and is as fresh as it is classic. Actually, if you could take john lennons compositions from rubber soul and combine them with paul mccartneys compositions from. Aug 04, 2016 when brian wilson first heard the beatles 1965 album rubber soul, he was so astonished by the album that the next morning, he went straight to his piano and started writing god only knows. Jul 18, 2014 revolver was the last beatles album to be eviscerated by capitol records, and was probably the most damaged aside from the movie soundtracks. How the beatles reimagined rocknroll by robert rodriguez is a fascinating exposition of the beatles in 1966. The beatles havent necessarily left their poprock sound, and theyre just beginning to explore the limits of their musical potential.
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