| Product Summary | | Label: Capitol Records | | UPC: 00094638241720 | | Release Date: 9/9/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210982165 | | Item#: M4MJWV | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 95 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Taxman ~ The Beatles |  | | 2. Eleanor Rigby ~ The Beatles | | | 3. I'm Only Sleeping ~ The Beatles | | | 4. Love You To ~ The Beatles | | | 5. Here, There and Everywhere ~ The Beatles | | | 6. Yellow Submarine ~ The Beatles | | | 7. She Said She Said ~ The Beatles | | | 8. Good Day Sunshine ~ The Beatles | | | 9. And Your Bird Can Sing ~ The Beatles | | | 10. For No One ~ The Beatles | | | 11. Doctor Robert ~ The Beatles | | | 12. I Want to Tell You ~ The Beatles | | | 13. Got to Get You into My Life ~ The Beatles | | | 14. Tomorrow Never Knows ~ The Beatles | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, guitar, sitar); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass); John Lennon (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums). | | Additional personnel includes: Alan Civil (French horn); Anil Bhagwat (tabla); Brian Jones (background vocals). | | This reissue of REVOLVER has been digitally re-mastered. It comes packaged with replicated original U.K. album art, an expanded booklet containing original and newly written liner notes, and rare photos. Limited quantities of the CD are embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. | | Audio Remasterers: Sam Okell; Sean Magee; Steve Rooke; Guy Massey; Paul Hicks. | | Liner Note Authors: Mike Heatley; Kevin Howlett. | | 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 | | Arguably the first psychedelic rock album, REVOLVER was praised for its musical experimentation--the Indian sounds of "Love You To," the Motown-inspired "Got To Get You Into My Life," the backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping." "Tomorrow Never Knows" was the most radical departure from previous Beatles' recordings for its skeletal bass/drums propulsion enhanced only with tape loops (contributed by all four Beatles and added in the mix-down process), more backwards guitar, and an eerie John Lennon vocal. | | Still, the Beatles' experimentation grew out of their songwriting, which had matured beyond formula pop. "Tomorrow Never Knows" was inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Harrison's "Taxman" was a bitter diatribe, and McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby" was a bleak portrait of loneliness. Balanced with upbeat songs like "Good Day Sunshine" and "Yellow Submarine," REVOLVER proved The Beatles were not mere pop stars, but musical artists in search of new sounds and ideas. |
Producer: George Martin |
Engineer: Geoff Emerick |
Musical Guests | | Brian Jones |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | 101 Strings | | 101 Strings Orchestra | | Best of the Beatles ~ 101 Strings Orchestra | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin Philharmo | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin... | | Come Together: Guitar Tribute To The Beatles ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | The Blues "White Album" ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore ~ Artists, Various | | Beach Boys (The) | | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | | Here Comes The Sun: An Instrumental Tribute... ~ Calo, Peter | | Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country ~ Charles River Valley Boys | | Ebony Steelband | | Ebony Steelband | | Evingson, Connie | | Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) (The | | Fab Four (The) | | Lost Songs: Songs The Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Fazzari, Vinny | | Firefall | | Four, London Jazz | | Gratz, Wayne | | Gratz, Wayne | | Harmon, Sally | | Harmon, Sally | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Harnoy, Ofra | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Karaoke | | Let It Be ~ Laibach | | Live From The Pound | | Live From The Pound | | London String Orchestra | | London Symphony Orchestra | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | On, Pickin' | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be: Naked ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Help! [UK] [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Pickin' On | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days (With Book) ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days [Limited] ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Ticket to Ride -- A Beatles Tribute ~ Swingle Singers (The) | | The Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country [Collectors' Choice] ~ The Charles River Valley Boys | | The London Jazz Four | | The London String Orchestra | | Various | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Come Together ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Lost Songs: Songs the Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The Blues White Album ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore [Castle] ~ Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to 40 Years of the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Abbey Road ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | Fried Glass Onions: Memphis Meets The Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Evocando a the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Buddha Lounge Tribute to the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Beatles Blues [Indigo] [Remaster] ~ Various Artists | | Hello, Goodbye: Songs The Beatles Gave Away ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Stax Does the Beatles [PA] ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Baby Road: The Beatles Lovely Songs ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | The Love Songs Of The Beatles Instrumentals ~ Yoyo International Orchestra |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/09/2009 | | Original Release Date : 1966 | | Catalog ID : 824172 | | Label : Capitol Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00094638241720 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106)
- Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records" - "...The Fabs tune into Dylan, the Stones, the Beach Boys, decide to top to top them all..."Q (6/00, pp.92-3)
- Ranked #1 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...The most shocking Beatles record....combining an astonishing mix of styles with a weirdly consistent sense of purpose....[mapping] out the pop universe...perfectly..." Melody Maker (10/2/93, p.29)
- Ranked #2 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Paste (magazine)
(p.59)
- "With REVOLVER, The Beatles completed their transformation from the mop tops of three years earlier into bold, groundbreaking experimental rockers." |
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| | Bio | | | The Beatles "I have never seen anything like it. Nor heard any noise to approximate the ceaseless, frantic, hysterical scream which met the Beatles when they took the stage after what seemed a hundred years of earlier acts. All very good, all marking time, because no one had come for anything other than the Beatles... Then the theatre went wild. First aid men and police -- men in the stalls, women mainly in the balcony -- taut and anxious, patrolled the aisles, one to every three rows. Many girls fainted. Thirty were gently carried out, protesting in their hysteria, forlorn and wretched in an unrequited love for four lads who might have lived next door. The stalls were like a nightmare March Fair. No one could remain seated. Clutching each other, hurling jelly babies at the stage, beating their brows, the youth of Britain's second city surrendered themselves totally." - Derek Taylor (From his book Fifty Years Adrift)
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