The Beatles: REVOLVER
As they devoted more time to the studio, the Beatles' individual voices and confidence continued to grow, resulting in the sonic landmark Revolver. The Beatles had been transformed into a group not beholden to the expectations of their label or bosses, but fully calling the shots - recording at their own pace, releasing records at a less-demanding clip, abandoning the showmanship of live performance. The original flashpoint of Beatlemania remains the most influential and revolutionary period in the Beatles career, but the creative high points of 1966-67 aren't far behind. What had been demanded or expected from them as entertainers and popular musicians was something they'd challenged from their first cheeky, flippant interview, but just a few years later they were no longer mere anomalies within the world of pop, no longer potential fads; they were avatars for a transformative cultural movement.
Tracklist:
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
Lineup:
John Lennon - lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, Mellotron, harmonium, tape loops, sound effects, tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps, 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, Ringo Starr - drums; tambourine, maracas, cowbell, shaker, handclaps, finger snaps, tape loops, lead and backing vocals on "Yellow Submarine". Additional musicians: Anil Bhagwat - tabla on "Love You To", Alan Civil - French horn on "For No One", George Martin - producer; mixing engineer, piano on "Good Day Sunshine" and "Tomorrow Never Knows", Hammond organ on "Got To Get You Into My Life", tape loop of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine", Geoff Emerick - recording and mixing engineer, tape loop of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine", Mal Evans - bass drum and background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Neil Aspinall - background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Brian Jones - sound effects, ocarina and background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Pattie Boyd - background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Marianne Faithfull - background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Alf Bicknell - sound effects and background vocals on "Yellow Submarine", Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess - violins, Stephen Shingles, John Underwood - violas, Derek Simpson, Norman Jones - cellos, Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon - trumpet; Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe - tenor saxophone. Horn section on "Got To Get You Into My Life" arranged and conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney). String octet on "Eleanor Rigby", orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney)