Revolver

You Know The Best Thing About Being A Beatles Fan Is .....That We Have Can Experience The Pleasure Of A Masterpiece Of The REVOLVER ALBUM , Now This Album Is 49 Years Old For Goodness Sake But I Was So Excited When My 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Arrived , I Was Shaking And Smiling So Much My Face Hurt My Whole World Was Complete ( Okay A Bit Over The Top There Eh ! ) Anyway You Get My Drift, This Mono Remaster Is Really A Fantastic Example Of How Much More Talented And Vision The Beatles Were Over Every Other Group Around Then And Even Now , Their Songwriting And Music Was Taking A Different Path And The Changes In Style Were Starting To Appear And George Harrison Was Now Beginning To Be Taken Seriously As A Songwriter So Much So That John & Paul Had To Include 3 Of His Songs On This Album, In My Opinion The Pick Of Them Has To Be TAXMAN, Very Close To Be The Best On The Album, But John Gets In There First With The Fantastic SHE SAID,SHE SAID And YOUR BIRD CAN SING...Just Brilliant , Now I Have Been A Beatles Fan For At Least 44 Years And I Must Say That This Mono Issue Is Very Impressive And A Pleasure To Listen To ( sounds just exactly how it should be the way our lads first cut release mono) The Vinyl Is Flat And Solid On The Turntable And No Wobble , No Distortion On Sound , No Horrible Feedback Or Static, So That It Is Very Quiet When The Cartridge Needle First Touches The Vinyl And Then The Music Begins With That Magnificent First Track TAXMAN.....Total Brilliance, You Really Got To Buy This Vinyl Record To Hear This Album At It"s Fully Superb Best . Buy It Now Go On You Need This.

Many fans believe 'Revolver' to be The Beatles' finest album, and it's easy to understand why, this is a masterpiece. My personal favourite will always be 'Rubber Soul', which was released the previous year, but their seventh LP, issued in 1966, does come a very close second. Very rarely would I describe an album as 'flawless', but here I must make one of those exceptions, this experimental record contains 14 brilliant tracks which still shine very brightly. With 'Revolver', the Fabs made an impressive LP which deals with all kinds of mixed human emotions, including love, hate, depression, loneliness, laziness, and happiness, and as a result, the songs remain highly relatable. This is an electric mix, which truly reveals the breath of song writing talent that these four men now had, and how they were able to incorporate them in an array of different styles. Personal favourites of mine include the outstanding ballad 'Here, There and Everywhere', the haunting orchestral brilliance of 'Eleanor Rigby', about the final days leading up to the death of lonely spinster, the bouncy and irresistible 'Good Day, Sunshine', and the lovely little gem 'For No One', all delivered by Paul Mcartney. Other standouts are the melodic 'And Your Bird Can Sing', and 'Tomorrow Never Knows', a magnificent experimental closer and largely considered to be one of the greatest songs of its time. Both of these have Ringo on vocal, as well as the children's sing-along hit 'Yellow Submarine', possibly the best known track on the album, and even this fits in quiet nicely with the rest of the material. 'Revolver' is a timeless psychedelic album, and is as fresh as it is classic. Although The Beatles continued to record great albums after 'Revolver', very rarely did they manage to fully repeat the sheer creativity and melody that is so evident on this one. All that's left to really say is: Long live John, Paul, George and Ringo!

I first bought this album in 1981 on vinyl, but due to shortage of room a later date, my Beatles albums had to go. However, living in a bungalow where there's plenty of storage space, I decided last year to buy their original albums on CD and I don't regret my decision one bit. At the time I had this album my hifi system wasn't the best - just a simple music centre, but with the set-up I've got now, I was just blown away when I heard it as an auto rip (the CD's on is way at the time of writing this) and every track was excellent. It's only fair to comment that I'd forgotten just how good the album is. The stereo was excellent and I've never heard such clarity, but it was when I reached Tomorrow Never Knows that I really got the stereo effects. So many others have gone through the tracks, so I won't step on others' shoes, but stand-outs for me had to be Here, There and Everywhere, For No One, Eleanor Rigby, Good Day Sunshine and Tomorrow Never Knows. This leap forward into a completely new world of music by these lads is so much to their credit when you consider that two years ago, they were writing and singing songs which were of the boy meets girl, girl wrongs boy and boy wrongs girl type. It's an album that no one who wants to launch into their original albums should be complete without and if I've had this experience from the auto rip, I'm really looking forward to hearing the CD.

Just another brilliant album from the Beatles

First of all I have been waiting for this vinyl box set with some trepidation since I heard it was to be pressed by GZ, my past experiences with their pressings have been poor to say the least (see my Lennon plastic ono band reissue review) however my Revolver box set is pressed fine. That over with onto the content I have listened to the stereo version of Revolver since the early 1970,s and have always been frustrated by the early 60,s stereo mix I guess that stereo mixing for "pop" records at that time was in its infancy and the mix has always felt like they threw the kitchen sink at the recording, vocals panned hard to one channel instruments to the other, I later discovered that at the time the mono mix was the primary aim, as at the time few people had access to stereo record players, much later I listened to a mono Revolver and much preferred it. This stereo remaster changes that, at last revolver sounds like a rock recording in stereo rather than an early studio experiment in stereo sound. For those who have not ever heard the mono version then of course this box set also includes a copy and I think I still prefer it, for those who only ever listened to the original stereo Revolver it should be an education to hear revolver sound as the Beatles intended it at the time. The outtakes are interesting but not essential except to beatles compleatists though John's original demo for what became yellow submarine is of interest, the accompanying book is nice and overall the box set is worth having especially if you have not got a mono Revolver, so after all that why only 4 stars? Because the entry price is too high and so not the best value for money

Quality item good service

Having read some of the other reviews on Amazon concerning numerous quality control issues - scratches, marks, bumps - I was a little apprehensive in purchasing this LP. Having bought reissues of all the other Beatles albums through Amazon with absolutely zero quality problems, I was a little perplexed as to why there were so many reviews indicating quality problems. Well, after a lot of umming and arrring, I finally decided to take the plunge and complete my Beatles 2010's reissue collection... and I am VERY happy with the results. There are a couple of alternative reissues of 'Revolver' selling online (such as a 2017 reissue published by De Agostiniso and a 2019 unofficial release through Odeon) so i was a little uncertain as to which version would arrive in the post. Thankfully I received the 2012 reissue, which looks and sounds fantastic - the quality of the product matches the quality of the music in all aspects! Wonderfully weighty vinyl, that sounds crisp and clear - it's as if The Beatles were playing in my living room. I won't write about the music because The Beatles speak for themselves. Needless to say, if you are apprehensive about buying this, please do not be. A wonderful product which is worth every penny, and I look forward to the many delightful hours of listening to come! All that is left to say, in the words of Paul McCartney, 'Good Day Sunshine'!

NOTE : THE VERSION I GOT IS NOT THE PAPER/CARBOARD REMASTERED EDITIION WHICH IS IN THE PRODUCT PHOTO - IT COMES IN A PLASTIC JEWEL CASE AND IS PROBABLY AN OLDER RELEASE. Well, what more can I say about possibly the best album by without doubt the biggest modern music band in history? I have quite a few of The Beatles' albums including 'The White Album,' and 'Sgt. Pepper,' the later more often than not hailed as their very best, I have to say I prefer this one. There is no bad track here, despite 'Dr. Robert' often singled out as filler, it's still an ok song, it's just silver surrounded by gold and platinum! 'Revolver' features some of the Fab Four's most famous songs : 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'Yellow Submarine,' but what really sets this album apart is the number of slightly under the radar or less famous songs which are just as good, if not better than any of the tracks on the '1' / Number One's album collection. 'Taxman,' 'Here, There and Everywhere,' 'And Your Bird Can Sing,' 'Good Day Sunshine,' I could go on, are all stellar songs most bands would pray to have in their neglected back catalogue. Even the sitar, Eastern psychedelic duo of 'Love You To' and closer 'Tomorrow Never Knows' sound perfectly in place in the album. Basically, it's all good.