The BEATLES

Revolver
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(1966 / 2009)

1. Taxman ^2'38

(GeorgeHarrison)

Recorded: April 20, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England but Remade April 21, 1966 with Overdubbing on April 22, 1966 and May 16, 1966

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2. Eleanor Rigby ^2'07

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: April 28, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Vocals Overdubbed April 29, 1966 and another McCartney Vocal added June 6, 1966

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3. I'm Only Sleeping ^3'00

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: April 27, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Lead Vocal Overdubbed April 29, 1966, backward guitar May 5, 1966 and background vocals May 6, 1966

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4. Love You To ^3'00

(GeorgeHarrison)

Recorded: April 11, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Overdubs added April 13, 1966

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5. Here There And Everywhere ^2'25

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: June 14, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Overdubs added June 16-17, 1966

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6. Yellow Submarine ^2'39

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: May 26, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Special Effects Overdubbed June 1, 1966

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7. She Said, She Said ^2'36

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: June 21, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England

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8. Good Day Sunshine ^2'09

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: June 8, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Overdubs added June 9, 1966

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9. And Your Bird Can Sing ^2'01

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: April 20, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England but Remade April 26, 1966

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10. For No One ^1'59

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: May 9, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with the Vocal Overdubbed May 16, 1966 and the French Horn Solo Overdubbed May 19, 1966

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11. Dr. Robert ^2'15

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: April 17, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Vocals Overdubbed April 19, 1966

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12. I Want To Tell You ^2'28

(George Harrison)

Recorded: June 2, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Bass Guitar Overdubbed June 3, 1966

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13. Got To Get You Into My Life ^2'29

(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Recorded: April 7-8, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Overdubs added April 11, May 18, and June 17, 1966

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14. Tomorrow Never Knows ^3'01

(George Harrison)

Recorded: April 6, 1966 at ABBEY ROAD, London, England with Overdubs added April 7, 1966 and April 22, 1966

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Total Time: 34:47

John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar (5, 7, 9), Acoustic Guitar (3, 6), Hammond Organ (7, 14), Tambourine (1, 12-14), Tape Loops (14), Blowing Bubbles through a straw (6), Harmonium (11), Maracas (11), Lead Vocal (3, 7, 9), Handclaps (12), Double-Tracked Lead Vocal (11), Harmony Vocal (2, 7, 8, 12), Background Vocal (1, 5, 6)
Paul McCartney - Bass Guitar (1, 3, 5-7, 9-12-14) , Lead Guitar (1), Piano (10), Tape Loop (bird sounds) (14), Handclaps (12), Lead Vocal (8, 10, 14), Double-Tracked Lead Vocal (2, 5, 13), Harmony Vocal (4, 9, 11, 12), Background Vocal (1, 3, 5, 6)
George Harrison - Lead Guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11-14), Guitars (4), Sitar (4, 14), Staccato Guitar (1), Tambourine (6), Handclaps (12), Double-Tracked Lead Vocal (1, 4, 12), Harmony Vocal (2, 8, 9), Background Vocal (3, 5, 6)

Ringo Starr - Drums (1, 3, 5-14), Cowbell (1), Tambourine (4, 9, 10), Maracas (12), Lead Vocal (6)

Additional Musicians:

George Martin – Piano on "Good Day Sunshine" and "Tomorrow Never Knows"; Hammond organ on "Got to Get You into My Life"; tape-loops of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine", Organ on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Anil Bhagwat – Tabla on "Love You To"

Eddy Thornton - Trumpet on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Ian Hamer - Trumpet on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Les Conlon - Trumpet on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Alan Branscombe - Tenor Saxophone on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Peter Coe - Tenor Saxophone on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Alan Civil – French Horn on "For No One"

Brian Jones – Background Vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)

Donovan – background Vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)

Mal Evans – Bass Drum and Background Vocals on "Yellow Submarine"

Marianne Faithfull – Background Vocals On "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)

Neil Aspinall – Background Vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)

Pattie Boyd – Background Vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)

Session Musicians - Four Violins, Two Violas (2), Two Cellos (2)

Patti Harrison and Studio Staff - Chorus on fadeout
Produced by George Martin
Principal Engineer: Geoff Emerick
This Remastered Album has been created from the original stereo analogue Master Tapes.
Remastered by Guy Massey and Steve Rooke
Project Co-ordinator: Allan Rouse
Album Redesign; Drew Lorimer
Historical Notes: Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley
Recording Notes: Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett
Project Management for EMI RECORDS Ltd: Wendy Day and Guy Hayden
Photo Retouching: Gavin O'Neill
Photo Editing and Research: Aaron Bremner and Dorcas Lynn

Thanks To Simon Gibson

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HISTORICAL NOTESS

Released in the UK on 5th August, 1966, Revolver was The BEATLES' seventh album. It arrived in the shops eight months after Rubber Soul, the longest gap between LPs so far. On the day the previous album was released, the group had begun a series of British concerts with two shows on each of the nine dates in December, 1965. After what turned out to be their last tour of the UK. The BEATLES took an extended break from performing and recording. They returned to ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS in April, 1966 and recorded continually for three months. Paperback Writer' and 'Rain' were the first songs to be heard from the sessions when their twelfth Parlophone single was issued in June. There had been an unusually long wait of six months for this new record. Furthermore, the sixteen songs completed between April and June would be the only new Beatles tracks in 1966 - compared to 33 released during the preceding year. However, the sessions saw The BEATLES reach a peak of creativity on all levels. In addition to the songwriting brilliance displayed by John and Paul, Revolver contained the biggest contribution to date from George with three songs. The inspired experimentation heard on the disc was mirrored by the album's sleeve. An art student friend during their pre-fame days in Hamburg, Klaus Voormann intertwined his own line drawings of The BEATLES with a collage of photographs. His design marked another startling step forward in the evolution of LP artwork. The album entered the UK chart at number one and stayed on top for seven of its 34 weeks in the list. Released a few days later in the States, Revolver was number one for six of its 77 weeks in the Top LPs chart. Although the sleeve was identical, the American album contained only eleven songs. The three that were missing - 'And Your Bird Can Sing', 'Doctor Robert' and I'm Only Sleeping' - had already been issued in the States in June on the Capitol Records collection "Yesterday"...And Today. The BEATLES had dominated the Briti; iristmas market for the last three years but. in 1966, there was no single or album with new material. The hits compilation A Collection Of Beatles Oldies was released in the UK in December but the expectant wait for a new LP continued until the arrival in June, 1967 of Sqt. Pepper's Lonelv Hearts Club Band ...

RECORDING NOTES

From the album's very first session, it was clear that revolutionary advances in recording were being made in the studio. In the three years since their first LP, The BEATLES and George Martin had progressed from the limitations of recording on twin-track machines to the greater opportunities allowed by four-track tape throughout 1964 and 1965. The constant quest for innovation led in 1966 to the unique sounds heard on Revolver. On 6,h April, 1966 The BEATLES began recording their new album with 'Tomorrow Never Knows', which introduced many of the new studio developments that were used throughout Revolver. These included innovative techniques to record the drums, the sound of backwards guitar and a special vocal effect. This vocal treatment was used for the second half of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' and was achieved by recording John's voice coming out of a Leslie speaker cabinet. Usually connected to a Hammond or Lowrey keyboard, the revolving speaker created a distinctive vibrato effect. No one had put a voice through it before. While recording the two previous albums, one song on each had demanded more than four tracks to accommodate the musical arrangement. The solution was to 'bounce down' tracks while mixing and copying to another four-track tape. However on Revolver, this process was needed for all but three of the fourteen songs. For example, the double string quartet scored by George Martin for 'Eleanor Rigby' was recorded onto all four tracks and then while being copied to another tape, the instruments were mixed to one track. This left three tracks available on the second tape for vocal overdubs. Surprisingly, the intricate sounding 'Tomorrow Never Knows' was confined to one four-track tape. Drums, bass and guitar were sent to track one; the sounds of tape loops were on two; a double-track vocal, tambourine, organ and backwards guitar were on three; and four had the lead vocal and a sitar. But the evolution of the recording was made more complex by the fact that the loops on track two were being sent from numerous tape machines in various rooms around Abbey Road studios. These were linked to different channels on the mixing desk and faded in and out throughout the song. Many of the songs on Revolver were treated with another new studio effect -Artificial/Automatic Double Tracking. Technical engineer Ken Townsend had invented a way to artificially reproduce the sound of double-tracking. By running an additional tape machine it was possible to duplicate a vocal or instrument from the master tape and, at the same time, delay it by just a fraction of a second from the original. This gave the impression of hearing two voices or instruments from just one recording. ADT saved the BEATLES time and meant that it was no longer necessary to use another track on the tape to create the sound of double-tracking. Revolver was the first Beatles LP recorded by engineer Geoff Emerick. He was twenty years old at the time and quickly embraced the spirit of experimentation that characterised the sessions. Completed on 22nd June, 1966, the album took an unprecedented 300 hours to record and mix.

1. Taxman

Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.

Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
And you're working for no one but me.

2. Eleanor Rigby

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from ?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong ?

Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

3. I'm Only Sleeping

When I wake up early in the morning

Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream)

Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me
Leave me where I am - I'm only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there's no need (there's no need)

Please, don't spoil my day, I'm miles away
And after all I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

Lying there and staring at the ceiling
Waiting for a sleepy feeling...

Please, don't spoil my day, I'm miles away
And after all I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

When I wake up early in the morning
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream)

Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me
Leave me where I am - I'm only sleeping

4. Love You To

Each day just goes so fast
I turn around - it's past
You don't time to hang a sign on me

Love me while you can
Before I'm dead old man

A lifetime is so short
A new one can't be bought
And what you've got means such a lot to me

Make love all day long
Make love singing songs

There's people standing round
Who screw you in the ground
They'll fill your head with all the things you see

I'll make love to you
If you want me too

5. Here, There And Everywhere

To lead a better life I need my home to be here...

Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with the wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there

There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speking but she doesn't know he's there

I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there

I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there

To be there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere

6. Yellow Submarine

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all on board
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

7. She Said, She Said

She said I know what it's like to be dead
I know what it is to be sad
And she's making me feel like I've never been born.

I said "Who put all those things in your hair
Things that ake me feel that I'm mad
And you're making me feel like I've never been born."

She said "you don't understand what I said"
I said "No, no, no, you're wrong"
When I was a boy everything was right
Everything was right

I said "Even though you know what you know
I know that I'm ready to leave
'Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born."

She said "you don't understand what I said"
I said "No, no, no, you're wrong"
When I was a boy everything was right
Everything was right

I said "Even though you know what you know
I know that I'm ready to leave
'Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born."

She said I know what it's like to be dead
I know what it is to be sad...

8. Good Day Sunshine

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

I need to laugh and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

Then we'd lie beneath the shady tree
I love her and she's loving me
She feels good, she knows she's looking fine
I'm so proud to know that she is mine.

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

9. And Your Bird Can Sing

You tell me that you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
But you don't get me, you don't get me

You say you've seen seven wonders and your bird is green
But you can't see me, you can't see me

When your prized possessions start to wear you down
Look in my direction, I'll be round, I'll be round

When your bird is broken will it bring you down
You may be awoken, I'll be round, I'll be round

You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swim
But you can't hear me, you can't hear me

10. For No One

Your day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all the words of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you

She wakes up, she makes up
She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years!

You want her, you need her
And yet you don't believe her when she said her love is dead
You think she needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years!

You stay home, she goes out
She says that long ago she knew someone but now he's gone
She doesn't need him

Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be time when all the things she said will fil your head
You won't forget her

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years!

11. Doctor Robert

Ring my friend, I said you call Doctor Robert
Day or night he'll be there any time at all, Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert, you're a new and better man,
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can, Doctor Robert

If you're down he'll pick you up, Doctor Robert
Take a drink from his special cup, Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert, he's a man you must believe,
Helping everyone in need
No one can succeed like Doctor Robert

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you ... Doctor Robert

My friend works for the national health, Doctor Robert
Don't pay money just to see yourself with Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert, you're a new and better man,
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can, Doctor Robert

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you ... Doctor Robert

12. I Want To Tell You

I want to tell you
My head is filled with things to say
When you're here
All those words, they seem to slip away

When I get near you,
The games begin to drag me down
It's all right
I'll make you maybe next time around

But if I seem to act unkind
It's only me, it's not my mind
That is confusing things.

I want to tell you
I feel hung up but I don't know why,
I don't mind
I could wait forever, I've got time

Sometimes I wish I knew you well,
Then I could speak my mind and tell you
Maybe you'd understand

I want to tell you
I feel hung up but I don't know why,
I don't mind
I could wait forever, I've got time, I've got time, I've got time

13. Got To Get You Into My Life

I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,
Ooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

You didn't run, you didn't lie
You knew I wanted just to hold you
And had you gone you knew in time we'd meet again
For I had told you

Ooh, you were meant to be near me
Ooh, and I want you hear me
Say we'll be together every day

Got to get you into my life

What can I do, what can I be,
When I'm with you I want to stay there
If I'm true I'll never leave
And if I do I know the way there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you,
Ooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

Got to get you into my life
Got to get you into my life

I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there

Then suddenly I see you,
Did I tell you I need you...

14. Tomorrow Never Knows

Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream,
It is not dying, it is not dying

Lay down al thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining, it is shining.

Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being

Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing

And ignorance and hate mourn the dead
It is believing, it is believing

But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not leaving, it is not leaving

So play the game "Existence" to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning