Revolver [Special Edition]

Revolver [Special Edition]

by The Beatles
Revolver [Special Edition]

Revolver [Special Edition]

by The Beatles

CD(Special Edition / Digi-Pak / with Booklet)

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Overview

All the rules fell by the wayside with Revolver, as the Beatles began exploring new sonic territory, lyrical subjects, and styles of composition. It wasn't just Lennon and McCartney, either -- Harrison staked out his own dark territory with the tightly wound, cynical rocker "Taxman"; the jaunty yet dissonant "I Want to Tell You"; and "Love You To," George's first and best foray into Indian music. Such explorations were bold, yet they were eclipsed by Lennon's trippy kaleidoscopes of sound. His most straightforward number was "Doctor Robert," an ode to his dealer, and things just got stranger from there as he buried "And Your Bird Can Sing" in a maze of multi-tracked guitars, gave Ringo a charmingly hallucinogenic slice of childhood whimsy in "Yellow Submarine," and then capped it off with a triptych of bad trips: the spiraling "She Said She Said"; the crawling, druggy "I'm Only Sleeping"; and "Tomorrow Never Knows," a pure nightmare where John sang portions of the Tibetan Book of the Dead into a suspended microphone over Ringo's thundering, menacing drumbeats and layers of overdubbed, phased guitars and tape loops. McCartney's experiments were formal, as he tried on every pop style from chamber pop to soul, and when placed alongside Lennon's and Harrison's outright experimentations, McCartney's songcraft becomes all the more impressive. The biggest miracle of Revolver may be that the Beatles covered so much new stylistic ground and executed it perfectly on one record, or it may be that all of it holds together perfectly. Either way, its daring sonic adventures and consistently stunning songcraft set the standard for what pop/rock could achieve. Even after Sgt. Pepper, Revolver stands as the ultimate modern pop album and it's still as emulated as it was upon its original release. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 10/28/2022
Label: Apple / Capitol
UPC: 0602445382774
Rank: 180000

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Taxman
  2. Eleanor Rigby
  3. I'm Only Sleeping
  4. Love You To
  5. Here, There and Everywhere
  6. Yellow Submarine
  7. She Said She Said
  8. Good Day Sunshine
  9. And Your Bird Can Sing
  10. For No One
  11. Doctor Robert
  12. I Want to Tell You
  13. Got to Get You Into My Life
  14. Tomorrow Never Knows

Disc 2

  1. Paper Writer [2022 Stereo Mix]
  2. Rain [2022 Stereo Mix]
  3. Tomorrow Never Knows [Take 1]
  4. Got to Get You Into My Life [Early Mix]
  5. Love You To [Take 7]
  6. Doctor Robbert [Take 7]
  7. And Your Bird Can Sing [First Version] [Take 2]
  8. Taxman [Take 11]
  9. I'm Only Sleeping [Take 2]
  10. Eleanor Rigby [Take 2]
  11. For No One [Take 10] [Backing Track]
  12. Yellow Submarine [Take 4] [Befor Sound Effects]
  13. I Want to Tell You (Speech) [Take 4]
  14. Here, There and Everywhere [Take 6]
  15. She Said She Said [Take 15] [Backing Track Rehearsal]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beatles   Primary Artist
Peter Coe   Sax (Tenor)
Alan Branscombe   Sax (Tenor)
Jurgen Hess   Violin
Tony Gilbert   Violin
Les Conlon   Trumpet
Derek Simpson   Cello
Norman Jones   Cello
Patti Harrison   Vocals (Background)
Anvil Bhagwat   Tabla
Neil Aspinall   Vocals (Background)
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson   Cello
John Underwood   Viola
Alf Bicknell   Vocals (Background)
George Harrison   Bass,Loops,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Maracas,Tambourine,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Electric),Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (12 String Electric),Bass,Loops,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Maracas,Tambura,Clapping,Tambourine,Lead Vocals,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Sound Effects
Ian Hammer   Trumpet
Ringo Starr   Drums,Loops,Noise,Vocals,Cowbell,Maracas,Tambourine,Handclapping,Hi Hat,Shaker,Vocals,Cowbell,Maracas,Clapping,Percussion,Tambourine,Lead Vocals,Spoken Word,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Sound Effects,Vocals (Background),Drums,Loops,Noise
Eddie Thornton   Trumpet
John Lennon   Horn,Loops,Noise,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Voices,Marimba,Clapping,Harmonium,Tambourine,Lead Vocals,Spoken Word,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Sound Effects,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Mal Evans   Drums (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Brian Jones   Ocarina,Vocals (Background)
George Martin   Organ,Piano,Soloist,Vocals (Background)
Marianne Faithfull   Vocals (Background)
Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton   Trumpet
Les Condon   Trumpet
Sidney Sax   Violin
Stephen Shingles   Viola
Anil Bhagwat   Tabla
Paul McCartney   Bass,Loops,Noise,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Tambura,Clapping,Clavichord,Tambourine,Vibraphone,Lead Vocals,Spoken Word,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Piano (Grand),Sound Effects,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Alan Civil   Horn,French Horn
John Sharpe   Violin
Geoff Emerick   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Keith Slaughter   Technical Engineer
Kevin Howlett   Editing,Liner Notes,Historical Research
Wendy Day   Project Manager
Robert Whitaker   Photography
Drew Lorimer   Redesign
Robert Freeman   Collage
Alan Rouse   Liner Notes,Project Coordinator
Miles Showell   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Gavin O'Neill   Photo Retouching
Steve Rooke   Remastering
Dave Harries   Technical Engineer
Sam O'Kell   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Aaron Bremner   Photo Editing,Photo Research
Alex Wharton   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Kazuko Katagiri   Translation
Graham Platt   Technical Engineer
John Lennon   Composer,Producer,Recitation
Jerry Boys   Engineer
Phil McDonald   Assistant Engineer
Richard Lush   Engineer
Tom Hall   Mastering
George Martin   Producer
Sean Magee   Mastering
Guy Massey   Remastering
Giles Martin   Mixing,Producer,Mastering Engineer
Ken Townsend   Technical Engineer
Paul McCartney   Composer,Producer
Klaus Voormann   Design,Cover Design,Cover Illustration
Geoff Emerick   Engineer
George Harrison   Composer
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