The Beatles Reveal Secrets Behind 'Revolver' — 'We Were Looking for a New Sound'
The Beatles are the rock band behind Revolver, an LP featuring “Yellow Submarine,” “Taxman,” and other hit songs. With such a new direction for this rock band, McCartney revealed the band almost recorded in the United States.
Here’s what we know about the 1966 release — which later premiered as Revolver (Super Deluxe).
In 1966, the Beatles released Revolver — even if it was considered the Tusk of the Beatles albums decades later. It featured songs “Love You To,” “Taxman,” and “Tomorrow Never Knows,” dipping into more creative recording processes for the rock band.
This collection continues to earn praise, with “Yellow Submarine” and “Eleanor Rigby” later featured in the Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine. According to Mental Floss, this was one of the first albums featuring a backward guitar track.
The website reports the Beatles used backward vocals on “‘Rain,’ the B-side to “Paperback Writer,” released just before they started recording Revolver. The backward guitar features prominently on ‘I’m Only Sleeping,’ the LP’s third track.” McCartney even played the opening lead guitar track of “Taxman,” according to the same site.
Source: Julia Dzurillay/cheatsheet.com
