REVOLVER (Room 311)
REVOLVER (Room 311)
Whenever a poll is taken to determine which is the greatest ever album, The Beatles usually have two contenders for the mantle, ‘Sgt Pepper’ and ‘Revolver’ and invariably one or the other will top the poll. Revolver is the forerunner of Pepper and contained therein are many examples of the new direction that the Beatles song writing was about to take them. Revolver was the turning point between The Mop Top era and The Progressive years. Three weeks after the UK release of ‘Revolver’, The Beatles had played their last ever-public concert. The future would be the studio, utilising the latest technology and avant- garde ideas. During the early years George Martin had guided them through the process, but from 1966 onwards there was a complete reversal. The Beatles were now opening up new possibilities that George Martin struggled to keep abreast of. Songs like ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ would have been virtually impossible to play live in 1966 due to the technical limitations of the time. If these songs couldn’t be played live, what was the point of playing live? The studio became their new home and never again would they jump to the tune of the record company’s demands for three or four singles a year and two albums. Writing on demand was gone. The Beatles, free of the constraints of touring, would take their time and the album would be released when they were ready!
The album abounds with classic tunes, from ‘Here There and Everywhere’ and ‘For No One’ to ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ and George’s ‘Taxman’. As if to visually signal a new era, the Grammy award winning sleeve boasts artwork by Klaus Voormann and photographs by Robert Whitaker which are a million miles away from their old teeny bop image. The world was changing and The Beatles were leading us to pastures new.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
REVOLVER (Room 311)
Whenever a poll is taken to determine which is the greatest ever album, The Beatles usually have two contenders for the mantle, ‘Sgt Pepper’ and ‘Revolver’ and invariably one or the other will top the poll. Revolver is the forerunner of Pepper and contained therein are many examples of the new direction that the Beatles song writing was about to take them. Revolver was the turning point between The Mop Top era and The Progressive years. Three weeks after the UK release of ‘Revolver’, The Beatles had played their last ever-public concert. The future would be the studio, utilising the latest technology and avant- garde ideas. During the early years George Martin had guided them through the process, but from 1966 onwards there was a complete reversal. The Beatles were now opening up new possibilities that George Martin struggled to keep abreast of. Songs like ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ would have been virtually impossible to play live in 1966 due to the technical limitations of the time. If these songs couldn’t be played live, what was the point of playing live? The studio became their new home and never again would they jump to the tune of the record company’s demands for three or four singles a year and two albums. Writing on demand was gone. The Beatles, free of the constraints of touring, would take their time and the album would be released when they were ready!
The album abounds with classic tunes, from ‘Here There and Everywhere’ and ‘For No One’ to ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ and George’s ‘Taxman’. As if to visually signal a new era, the Grammy award winning sleeve boasts artwork by Klaus Voormann and photographs by Robert Whitaker which are a million miles away from their old teeny bop image. The world was changing and The Beatles were leading us to pastures new.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
REVOLVER (Room 311)
Whenever a poll is taken to determine which is the greatest ever album, The Beatles usually have two contenders for the mantle, ‘Sgt Pepper’ and ‘Revolver’ and invariably one or the other will top the poll. Revolver is the forerunner of Pepper and contained therein are many examples of the new direction that the Beatles song writing was about to take them. Revolver was the turning point between The Mop Top era and The Progressive years. Three weeks after the UK release of ‘Revolver’, The Beatles had played their last ever-public concert. The future would be the studio, utilising the latest technology and avant- garde ideas. During the early years George Martin had guided them through the process, but from 1966 onwards there was a complete reversal. The Beatles were now opening up new possibilities that George Martin struggled to keep abreast of. Songs like ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ would have been virtually impossible to play live in 1966 due to the technical limitations of the time. If these songs couldn’t be played live, what was the point of playing live? The studio became their new home and never again would they jump to the tune of the record company’s demands for three or four singles a year and two albums. Writing on demand was gone. The Beatles, free of the constraints of touring, would take their time and the album would be released when they were ready!
The album abounds with classic tunes, from ‘Here There and Everywhere’ and ‘For No One’ to ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ and George’s ‘Taxman’. As if to visually signal a new era, the Grammy award winning sleeve boasts artwork by Klaus Voormann and photographs by Robert Whitaker which are a million miles away from their old teeny bop image. The world was changing and The Beatles were leading us to pastures new.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON