- Release date:
- Sep 09, 2009
- Publisher:
- Apple, EMI
Timeline
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Related sessions
This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Apr 06, 1966
Recording "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Apr 08, 1966
Apr 17, 1966
Apr 19, 1966
Recording "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Taxman"
Apr 20, 1966
Apr 21, 1966
Recording "Taxman", "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Apr 22, 1966
Recording "And Your Bird Can Sing"
Apr 26, 1966
Apr 28, 1966
Recording "Eleanor Rigby", "I'm Only Sleeping"
Apr 29, 1966
May 09, 1966
May 19, 1966
May 26, 1966
Jun 01, 1966
Recording and mixing "Good Day Sunshine"
Jun 09, 1966
Recording "Here, There And Everywhere"
Jun 14, 1966
Recording "Here, There And Everywhere"
Jun 16, 1966
Jun 22, 1966
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Disc 1
1.
Written by George Harrison
2:39 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Cowbell, Drums, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals
- George Harrison :
- Lead guitar, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- May 16, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
2.
2:07 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Vocals
- John Lennon :
- Harmony vocals
- George Harrison :
- Harmony vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Tony Gilbert :
- Violin
- Sidney Sax :
- Violin
- John Sharpe :
- Violin
- Jürgen Hess :
- Violin
- Stephen Shingles :
- Viola
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Derek Simpson :
- Cello
- Norman Jones :
- Cello
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 28, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 29, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 06, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
3.
3:00 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 27, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 29, May 5, May 6, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- May 20, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
4.
Written by George Harrison
3:00 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Tambourine
- George Harrison :
- Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Sitar, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Anil Bhagwat :
- Tabla
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 11, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
5.
2:25 • Studio version • A2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Finger clicks, Vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Finger clicks
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Finger clicks
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Finger clicks, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Jun 14, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Jun 16, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 17, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
6.
2:39 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Vocals
- John Lennon :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Tambourine
- George Martin :
- Backing vocals, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Backing vocals, Recording engineer, Tape loop (marching band)
- Mal Evans :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum
- Neil Aspinall :
- Backing vocals
- Pattie Boyd / Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Laughter
- Brian Jones :
- Backing vocals, Ocarina, Sound effects (clinking glasses)
- Marianne Faithfull :
- Backing vocals
- Alf Bicknell :
- Backing vocals, Sound effects (rattling chains)
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Brass band
- John Skinner :
- Sound effects (chains in bathtub)
- Terry Condon :
- Sound effects (chains in bathtub)
- Session Recording:
- May 26, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 01, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
7.
2:36 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Shaker
- John Lennon :
- Hammond organ, Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
8.
2:09 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Handclaps, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Handclaps
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Bass (?), Handclaps
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Bass (?), Handclaps
- George Martin :
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Jun 08, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jun 09, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
9.
2:01 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Handclaps, Lead guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Handclaps, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Handclaps, Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 20, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Apr 26, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- May 20, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
10.
2:00 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Clavichord, Piano, Vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Maracas, Tambourine
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Alan Civil :
- Horn
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- May 09, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- May 16, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- May 19, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
11.
2:14 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Harmonium, Rhythm guitar, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Maracas
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 17, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 19, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- May 20, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
12.
Written by George Harrison
2:28 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Handclaps, Piano
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Handclaps, Maracas
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Handclaps, Tambourine
- George Harrison :
- Handclaps, Lead guitar, Lead vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Jun 02, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
13.
2:29 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Rhythm guitar
- George Harrison :
- Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Eddie Thornton :
- Trumpet
- Ian Hamer :
- Trumpet
- Les Condon :
- Trumpet
- Alan Branscombe :
- Tenor saxophone
- Peter Coe :
- Tenor saxophone
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 07, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Apr 08, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 11, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
14.
3:00 • Studio version • C2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Lead guitar, Tape loops
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Tambourine, Tape loops
- John Lennon :
- Organ, Tape loops, Vocals
- George Harrison :
- Guitar, Sitar, Tambura, Tape loops
- George Martin :
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Allan Rouse :
- Project co-ordinator
- Session Recording:
- Apr 06, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 07, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Jun 22, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
About
From the liner notes:
Historical Notes
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 British Christmas 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 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band …
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RECORDING NOTES
PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER: GEOFF EMERICK
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 6th 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.
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
Thanks to Simon Gibson
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
All songs published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Digital Remaster ® 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. ©2009 EMI Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.
Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd.
All photographs © Apple Corps Ltd.
Album Redesign: Drew Lorimer
Photo Retouching: Gavin O’Neill
Photo editing and research: Aaron Bremner and Dorcas Lynn
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