The Beatles - Revolver (5CD, Etui, Livre)
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The Beatles [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Beatles]:
- John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; Hammond organ, Mellotron, harmonium; tape loops, sound effects; tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps [click here to see more vinyl / CD featuring John Lennon]
- Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, rhythm and lead guitars; piano, clavichord; tape loops, sound effects; handclaps, finger snaps
- George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, acoustic, rhythm and bass guitars; sitar, tambura; tape loops, sound effects; maracas, tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps [click here to see more vinyl / CD featuring George Harrison]
- Ringo Starr – drums; tambourine, maracas, cowbell, shaker, handclaps, finger snaps; tape loops; lead and backing vocals on "Yellow Submarine" [click here to see more vinyl / CD featuring Ringo Starr]
5 CDs, LP sized Box Set, each CD is packaged in an individual cardboard sleeve in a LP-sized foldout cover. 100-page LP-sized hardback book.
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Mono & Stereo
Studio
Label : Parlophone
Original label : Parlophone
Recorded 6 April – 21 June 1966 at EMI, London
Engineered by Geoff Emerick & Ken Townsend
Mixed by Giles Martin (1-1 to 1-14, 2-1 to 3-17, 5-1, 5-2), Sam OKell (1-1 to 1-14, 5-1, 5-2), Matthew Cocker (tracks: 2-1 to 3-17)
Produced by George Martin (1-1 to 1-14, 4-1 to 5-3), Giles Martin (1-1 to 1-14, 5-1, 5-2)
Remastered by Steve Rooke
Liner Notes by Giles Martin, Kevin Howlett, Paul McCartney, Questlove
Cover by Klaus Voormann
Photography by Robert Whitaker
Originally released in August 1966
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Disc 1 -New Stereo Mix
1-1 : Taxman
1-2 : Eleanor Rigby
1-3 : I'm Only Sleeping
1-4 : Love You To
1-5 : Here, There And Everywhere
1-6 : Yellow Submarine
1-7 : She Said She Said
1-8 : Good Day Sunshine
1-9 : And Your Bird Can Sing
1-10 : For No One
1-11 : Doctor Robert
1-12 : I Want To Tell You
1-13 : Got To Get You Into My Life
1-14 : Tomorrow Never Knows
Disc 2 -Sessions One
2-1 : Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
2-2 : Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono Mix RM 11)
2-3 : Got To Get You Into My Life (First Version - Take 5)
2-4 : Got To Get You Into My Life (Second Version - Unnumbered Mix)
2-5 : Got To Get You Into My Life (Second Version - Take 8)
2-6 : Love You To (Take 1)
2-7 : Love You To (Unnumbered Rehearsal)
2-8 : Love You To (Take 7)
2-9 : Paperback Writer (Takes 1 And 2 - Backing Track)
2-10 : Rain (Take 5 - Actual Speed)
2-11 : Rain (Take 5 - Slowed Down For Master Tape)
2-12 : Doctor Robert (Take 7)
2-13 : And Your Bird Can Sing (First Version - Take 2)
2-14 : And Your Bird Can Sing (First Version - Take 2) (Giggling)
Disc 3 -Sessions Two
3-1 : And Your Bird Can Sing (Second Version - Take 5)
3-2 : Taxman (Take 11)
3-3 : I’m Only Sleeping (Rehearsal Fragment)
3-4 : I’m Only Sleeping (Take 2)
3-5 : I’m Only Sleeping (Take 5)
3-6 : I’m Only Sleeping (Mono Mix RM1)
3-7 : Eleanor Rigby (Speech Before Take 2)
3-8 : Eleanor Rigby (Take 2)
3-9 : For No One (Take 10 - Backing Track)
3-10 : Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape - Part 1)
3-11 : Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape - Part 2)
3-12 : Yellow Submarine (Take 4 Before Sound Effects)
3-13 : Yellow Submarine (Highlighted Sound Effects)
3-14 : I Want To Tell You (Speech And Take 4)
3-15 : Here, There And Everywhere (Take 6)
3-16 : She Said She Said (John’s Demo)
3-17 : She Said She Said (Take 15 - Backing Track Rehearsal)
Disc 4 - Original Mono Master
4-1 : Taxman
4-2 : Eleanor Rigby
4-3 : I’m Only Sleeping
4-4 : Love You To
4-5 : Here, There And Everywhere
4-6 : Yellow Submarine
4-7 : She Said She Said
4-8 : Good Day Sunshine
4-9 : And Your Bird Can Sing
4-10 : For No One
4-11 : Doctor Robert
4-12 : I Want To Tell You
4-13 : Got To Get You Into My Life
4-14 : Tomorrow Never Knows
Disc 5 - Revolver EP
5-1 : Paperback Writer (Stereo)
5-2 : Rain (Stereo)
5-3 : Paperback Writer (Mono)
5-4 : Rain (Mono)
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 11/500
Reviews :
This Special Edition of The Beatles' Revolver features a new mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, plus the original mono mix, a 4-track EP, 31 session takes and home demos, a 100-page book with a foreword by Paul McCartney, an essay by Questlove, detailed track notes, photos and ephemera including handwritten lyrics, tape boxes and extracts from Klaus Voormann's graphic novel on the making of the cover art. On 5 CDs in a 12.56" x 12.36" slipcase.
“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.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings:
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.86 / 5