Vinyl Album - The Beatles - Revolver - Parlophone

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Beatles
Title:	Revolver
Label:	Parlophone
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	PMC 7009
Date:	5 Aug 1966
Format:	Mono LP (also Stereo LP)
Genre:	Pop, Rock
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	109 Own, 8 Want
Price Guide:	$548
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PRICE GUIDE

$548

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Beatles	Taxman	Harrison	8.9 Rate
A2	The Beatles	Eleanor Rigby	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
A3	The Beatles	I'm Only Sleeping	Lennon, McCartney	8.8 Rate
A4	The Beatles	Love You To	Harrison	7.4 Rate
A5	The Beatles	Here, There And Everywhere	Lennon, McCartney	8.8 Rate
A6	The Beatles	Yellow Submarine	Lennon, McCartney	7.1 Rate
A7	The Beatles	She Said She Said	Lennon, McCartney	8.6 Rate
B1	The Beatles	Good Day Sunshine	Lennon, McCartney	8.3 Rate
B2	The Beatles	And Your Bird Can Sing	Lennon, McCartney	9.1 Rate
B3	The Beatles	For No One	Lennon, McCartney	8.8 Rate
B4	The Beatles	Dr. Robert	Lennon, McCartney	8.1 Rate
B5	The Beatles	I Want To Tell You	Harrison	7.8 Rate
B6	The Beatles	Got To Get You Into My Life	Lennon, McCartney	9.3 Rate
B7	The Beatles	Tomorrow Never Knows	Lennon, McCartney	9.4 Rate

Notes

UK Chart Entry: 13 Aug 1966
Highest Position: 1
Total Weeks on Chart: 34
Released in Mono and Stereo Versions
Recording produced by George Martin.
Cover designed by Klaus Voormann.
Back cover photo by Robert Whitaker.

-- first pressings Side Two (Matrix 606-1): have a mix of "Tomorrow Never Knows" mono remix 11 that was quickly replaced with mono remix 8 (Matrix 606-2, 606-3 and so on...).

-- Earlier pressings also have track B4 labels that read "Doctor Robert"...subsequent copies read "Dr, Robert"

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Comments and Reviews


A40FARINA SUBS 19th Oct 2021		Lone Star do a stonking version of She Said.



Rob Henry1 3rd Aug 2017		a prized possession lp for me; I bought a 1st press uk mono remix 11 last year as a late birthday present to myself.best gift!



Boursin 1st Jun 2015		In Britain, there were at least eleven different covers of Revolver songs released the same day as Revolver itself, 5 August 1966: Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life (Parlophone R 5489) Glen Dale - Good Day Sunshine (Decca F 12475) The Eyes - Good Day Sunshine (Mercury MF 934) The Fourmost - Here, There And Everywhere (Parlophone R 5491) Scott Hamilton - Good Day Sunshine/For No One (Parlophone R 5492) Loose Ends - Taxman (Decca F 12476) Marc Reid - For No One (CBS 202244) The Tremeloes - Good Day Sunshine (CBS 202242) Brian Withers - For No One/Here, There And Everywhere (RCA Victor RCA 1536) Apart from the two Brian Epstein artists (Bennett and Fourmost), these were all almost certainly due to Dick James, and not John, Paul or George. Quote: This thing truly pulses in mono. Yes, "pulse" is exactly the right word for it. Certainly one of the best mono mixes in the history of the eardrum.



Neil Forbes 23rd May 2015		Bff, I think the genesis of the DJM record label mirrors that of Motown in some ways. The early productions from the "This" Productions company were leased to Philips or other labels before the DJM label itself finally made an appearance in 1970.



jordansongs 21st May 2015		....I guess that there were no marketing ploys involved in the timing, just plain old co-incidence. janiejjones, it would seem there was an agreement in place where covers of new Lennon/McCartney or Harrison tunes weren't released before the Beatles versions. In addition to the Loose Ends version of Taxman, Cliff Bennett's version of Got To Get You Into My Life was also released on the same day as Revolver. See also the Hollies version of If I Needed Someone (released the same day as Rubber Soul), the Young Idea's With A Little Help From My Friends (released a day after Sgt. Pepper) and Trash's Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight which shared a release date with Abbey Road.



biffbampow 20th May 2015		Dick James was also behind Gralto - The Hollies' publishing company, which was how Elton John came into contact with them and played some sessions for them. There was a sudden flurry of Hollies written covers in 1966 and 1967 whick Dick was probably pushing whilst the Beatles came off the road and spent time out then months recording Sgt Pepper. I recall Elton mentioning he'd often see members of The Hollies at Dick James' office and that also led to that Bread and Beer Band project he did with their bassist Bernie Calvert. I think it was about 1966 or 1967 when DJM - the record company - began to take shape under the guise of "THIS" Productions the company credited on the Caleb Quaye single "Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad" and various others including the Elton singles on Philips. Certainly a busy bloke was Dick!



Neil Forbes 20th May 2015		Biff, Dick James was a very busy boy during the 1960s and 1970s! Not only did he set up Northern Songs to handle the Lennon/McCartney output(plus any efforts by Harrison and Starr[Starkey]), he also set up Pacermusic to handle Gerry Marsden's compositions or collaborations, as recorded on Columbia by Gerry & The Pacemakers. Then, of course, 1970 and his record label, DJM with Elton John as his first signing. The label was distributed in the UK by Pye and here in Australia by Festival. I think the label may have lasted into the 1980s but Elton John had left the label well before then.



biffbampow 20th May 2015		Meanwhile since we're dealing with the mono version, definitely THE version of the album. There's something just "odd" about the stereo mix despite it being much better balanced than the last two albums (though funnily enough "Taxman" is probably the worst next to "Good Day Sunshine" for shoving most of the band in one channel). This thing truly pulses in mono.



biffbampow 20th May 2015		That was how Dick James became a VERY rich man - it was his job to generate money from them acting as publisher. He was privy to getting demos or acetates of recordings in progress and you can bet the moment had his hands on a new Beatles song, he'd be on the phone with the news and acts + managers would be eager to grab the chance to hear a new song before the general public. Otherwise in most cases the day the album would come out, all the bands and singers would be eager to hear it since there just might be a possible hit single for them or add it to their live act... Macca's often told the story about Jimi Hendrix performing "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" just 2 days after the album came out... and I'll bet there were many bands who'd have new songs in their set the same night when an album or single came out as was often the case earlier in the 60's whenever The Shadows released a new single - scores of bands would spend the day playing the record and learning it so it could be added to their set straight away.



janiejjones 20th May 2015		"Looking for" and "selling" may sound a bit harsh in context, I admit. But nonetheless I think they had these songs on offer somehow, and that producer Noel Walker was looking for some material suitable for his group, and was around at the right time.



TopPopper 20th May 2015		I would have thought there'd be clamour to cover any Beatles song in the offing, as practically every one was a potential hit. I can't see Northern Songs having to go looking for artists to record them, let alone unknowns.



janiejjones 20th May 2015		Rather that's what publishers do, or did then, they try to get artists to record their clients' songs, to generate income from royalties. In those days songwriters more often gave their latest material to their publishers then record it themselves, and George H. was not exactly overworked as a songwriter for the guys he played the guitar for...... so he gave it to Northern Songs to sell to someone, and the producer of that Decca group picked it up as suitable material for his latest act. And I guess that there were no marketing ploys involved in the timing, just plain old co-incidence.



TopPopper 20th May 2015		I noticed a comment on 45cat - a cover version of "Taxman" was released on the same day this album was released. That must mean the song was "given" to the group, Loose Ends, by Harrison - rather than just being an opportunist cover version. I don't think this has been documented anywhere else. See the date on the demo label here.



TopPopper 7th Mar 2015		This is some sort of perfection in pop music.



Focus B 9th May 2014		I don't have the first pressing, however my copy is of interest as the typefaces on Sides 1 and 2 are different!



revivalvinyl1961 4th Mar 2014		i have 606-1



bobzyeruncle 20th Nov 2013		Robert Whittaker's photo on the sleeve back is a 'candid' taken during the filming of the "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" promo video shoot. Not mentioned much, for some odd reason.



gordon7009 8th Sep 2013		80's reissue labels and a first pressing Side 2 label with "Dr. Robert" credit added