The Beatles - Revolver｜Vinyl Monday 

what’s your favorite tune on revolver? comment below!

Your incredible charisma could turn a Rolling Stones fan into a Beatles fan.

You nailed the 1966 mod chick look...... good work.

She Said She Said is my favorite on this album.

"Hi, I'm Abby. I have a lot of records." I like her already!

“One for you nineteen for me” is actually how much they were taxed!

Revolver is a brilliant album. Every track a winner.

She Said She Said, I'm Only Sleeping and Tomorrow Never Knows were always among my all-time favorites. Masterpieces.

Tomorrow Never Knows is my favorite song off Revolver and my favorite Beatles song in general. Also, they stopped touring in '66, not '65.

“Burns my feet as they touch the ground” goes through my mind when I see Paul’s bare feet on the Abbey Road pavement on that hot summer day.

I agree with you: Rubber Soul pairs with Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper pairs with Mystery Tour.

If "Rubber Soul" was the "bridge" from pop to more serious music for The Lads, "Revolver" was the pavement on the bridge! What a damn fine album it is! I was very young at the time, and initially had a bit of a time digesting this "new direction" music from my favorite band, but it didn't take long to adjust from "Please, Please Me" and "She Loves You" to this brave new world material! I have always considered myself very lucky to have been alive in this period, although quite young. It's still shocking to me to drop the needle on these old albums and think....."this was 1966?!" or whatever year. Unless you lived through it, it's impossible to understand just how different things were then! These guys absolutely changed The World!

It’s hard to say which of the Beatles albums is the best but this one absolutely changed the music world as many of their records did.

When I was 15, my best friend bought me the 1987 CD version of Revolver. I wasn't a Beatles fan at that age as I looked at the tracklist, I thought "Great, 'Yellow Submarine' and 13 songs I've never heard". By the time I gave the album a listen, I was in love with "Eleanor Rigby" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". By the time I was 18, I owned CDs of every Beatles album. At 32, he bought me an original UK pressing of Revolver. Such a great friend.

As a zoomer who only got into the Beatles 2 or so years ago, Revolver was the first of their albums to really click with me. Other albums(though of course I’ve come around to realize all of their own charm and beauty), were all a little bit to ‘old’ for my ears that were used to more contemporary music. But revolver really stood out to me, feeling fresher than anything that came out in the 2000s. And to this day(though I’ll admit, not much time has passed), it’s still my favorite Beatles album.

She Said, She Said. What a track. Those guitars *are* my marmalade sky, because when I hear them, I picture the world through orange colored glasses. And yeah, Ringo's on a whole new level with those drums. Sound very much like a sister track to Rain, which also gives a hint of altered reality. John's best songs can shine like sunshine through rain.

The utter beauty of Here There and everywhere is off the scale. The lyrics and sublime melody makes this song one of the greatest songs Paul ever wrote...Yellow Submarine is like someone drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa....

Tomorrow Never Knows is showing the way forward to so many things, krautrock, fusion, noise rock, it’s just astonishing. Another excellent job Abby, with the outfit completing the package.

And now your host for this monday, The Bottles

The latest Giles Martin remix did this album so much justice. I’m glad it has an excellent stereo mix now and I’m hopeful they can work backwards and give Rubber Soul the proper stereo mix that it deserves.

A seismic shift in terms of songwriting and performance, you’ve done this album justice with a wonderfully clear overview.

Got to Get you into my life was a top 10 hit in 1976. As a kid. My family would sing Yellow Submarine on road trip in the late 1960s. The movie yellow Submarine was my first cartoon movie I saw in a theater in the 1960s.

You've got to get Got To Get You Into My Life into your life! It's a brilliant take of Motown sounds by Paul.

Love seeing these creative, informed, witty reviews every Monday

@4:02 - George doing a fab impersonation of Keith - second from right.

The first famous photos of "The Beatles" were by Astrid Kircher in Hamburg. They were black-and-white, and John said they captured the spirit of "The Beatles" (see "With The Beatles" LP cover). It is still a top of the heap LP cover.

I ❤the artwork on the cover of Revolver. You did a great job on the black and white fashion.

In my most humble opinion - The Beatles masterpiece and I'll arm wrestle anyone who feels differently.

Are those the Cobain glasses but yellow! Classic….No doubt. What a time.

This is my favorite Beatles album!

“Burns my feet as they touch the ground” sounds like a precursor to “Abbey Road” album cover..😄 (BTW, Beatles stopped touring in 1966, “Revolver” was released about a month after thier last concert at Candlestick Park.)

I just bought a Revolver CD on Saturday!

Turn off your mind, relax...and revolve with Abby - Best roll of the week, man 🎸

Just recently discovered your channel, and I Love it!!! Love your sense of humor and great productions on your videos- along with Matt Willamson's Pop Goes the 60's , Eric Callero's Vinyl Rewind and Elliot Roberts channel you are one of my favorites Abbey 👍👌👍-Great Work!!!! Always looking forward to watching your content.

Nice looking fisherman's/breton cap. I own three of them myself i usually pair them with a scooter smock, pea coat, parka coat, vintage levi's jacket, tootal mod scarf. As for the album i love it.

"Hi, I'm Abbey Road...."😂. Well, someone had to say that. You definitely look the part of a young person in 1966. Good work. This has got to be the first artwork album cover ever made, very influential. Klaus Vorman is a good bass player as well. Hey that passing music was from the Monkees' Circle Sky.

Yessssssss love it!!

This is one of my favourite vinyl Mondays already

Abigail, I love your 60s look, you look far-out.

"I had a Revolver t-shirt in middle school and it doesn't fit anymore" - that hit really, really close to home for me. George said in Anthology that he felt like Rubber Soul and Revolver were like a double album, so there's a good point to make on that. For me, Revolver is peak Beatles, their best as a band, whereas White Album and Abbey Road feature their best as individuals. Whenever I listen to it, it's so fresh and modern that feels like it was recorded yesterday, even though it's also very much a product of its time.

Revolver became Revolver probably not so much due to stopping touring (that happened after the album was released) but the cancelled Beatles 3rd movie left 3 whole months at the beginning of the year free for indulgence, study and songwriting.

Rubber Soul, Revolver, back to back Awesome!!!

it’s honestly between this and Rubber Soul that are my favourites. Tomorrow Never Knows is the reason why I became a Beatles fan, it’s probably my fav outro of theirs song along with A Day in the Life from Sgt Pepper and The End from Abbey Road. The new super deluxe version also gave me a newfound appreciation for Yellow Submarine, it’s surprisingly sad, maybe that’s why they felt the need to change it. Favourites are Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, She Said She Said, And Your Bird Can Sing and Tomorrow Never Knows.

Favorite songs: For No One, I Want to Tell You, and She Said

The beret is JUST the right touch!! Good for you !!!

Probably their best work, and my go-to album whenever I'm stoned or tripping and running out of ideas. Not a single boring moment on this project!

I did a deep dive on the Beatles recently...I'm 57 and have heard them my whole life ...but I really went down the rabbit hole ... Rubber Soul and Revolver are definitely when things started to change .

Was looking forward to this one and couldn't be happier with the video. Thanks. Revolver is pretty crucial to me. In the '70s until the Beatles revival in '76 you could only find new copies of the albums from Pepper onward. To find out about those absent discs you really had to know someone who had original copies. Luckily my sister's boyfriend lent me Rubber Soul which was a revelation. But it took a long time before I even saw the cover art of Revolver and longer still to see the track listing. The black and white look and the songs I'd never heard of (apart from Eleanor and Yellow Sub) were mysteries as was the sound of it. All I knew was that it came after Rubber Soul and before Pepper. Just as I'd given up on ever getting to hear it that same sister came to my rescue after asking her friend Penny about it. So, that's how, in the Easter weekend of 1977, I got to hear a 1996 copy of the mono Revolver. I listened to every note as though it was a message from the great beyond from the woozy count in of Taxman to the bewildering honky tonk piano in the fade of Tomorrow Never Knows. I made two cassette copies as I knew I'd have to hand it back soon. I was already over familiar with the last string of records but this was almost by another band. The sheer ideas scattered over its grooves, strings, tablas, backwards guitars (I didn't know what tapeloops were until I made my own in music class two years later) and songs about dark subjects with lyrics from other dimensions made me put this one at the top of the heap. In a way that Pepper never did, this not only sounded adventurous, it sounded like a band who were all in on it. I made tapes for everyone who would listen. Later that year, more UK punk records came through the shops but so did the Beatles backlog and I got to hear Revolver in stereo and it sat very happily in the stack of Clash, Pistols and Elvis Costello without having to sound like them, the energy of bands all forging ahead together united them. When I got into my first bands at Uni I passed it around to them as well as it was still an obscurity and found a lot of Beatle deniers at least spend some second thoughts. For me, it's the big shining gem at the centre of their output, regardless of how I value the others, it was the grail I finally got to hold. Thanks again, for a great celebration.

This review is outstanding! Revolver is my favorite Beatles album 👏🙌😎

Love Abigails channel. This is my favourite Beatles album and I concur with the musical maturity of McCartney on Revolver. This is a great channel with interesting reviews/outfits.

Very thoughtful. I did not think I could learn more about them. Thank you.

Awesome video by the way. This is my favorite Beatles album.

My favorite album of all time. Great review.

Good condensed summary! McCartney really came into his own here, as did George. A few minor points: Patti introduced George to TM not Hari Chrisna (which came later, like late ‘68). Also The Beatles quit touring in Aug ‘66, not ‘65. They were probably ready to quit after ‘65, and bad experiences in the Philippines, Japan & the US in ‘66 confirmed it for everyone. Revolver could be my favorite album of all time- favorite tracks: She Said She Said (absolutely love the biting sound of these guitars), Here There Everywhere, For No One, I Want to Tell You (I absolutely love this tune- great riff, love the lyrics and atonal aspects), Tomorrow Never Knows, Got to Get You Into My Life. I always associate Revolver with Rubber Soul, though replace pot with acid. In the ‘60s, Britain was probably still paying off debts from WWII plus was a socialized economy. Hence really high tax rates, and these were marginal tax rates, so they likely applied to income above a certain level (like a million pounds or so).

Good review Abigail . We love it.🎸

Thank you for the great review of Revolver, it was both informative and insightful. This album is so amazing, as Lennon, Harrison and McCartney go from boys to men in their songwriting, they each show a unique but equally brilliant quality in their compositions and lyrics. The musicianship is outstanding throughout. Ringo transitions from a great rock and roll drummer to an amazing psychedelic drummer (especially with Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows and Strawberry Fields Forever).

8:05 ...and a lot more time to be consuming high volumes of a lot of different, ummm, substances. GREAT vid, as always, Abby! Your work is must-watch material every Monday.

✨Thanks again for another great go-to video on another great album😃

And Your Bird Can Sing is one of my favorites. Enjoyed the video as usual. Well done.

Thanks for another informative and entertaining episode. "Magical magician" 💯 was the highlight.

Hey love all the time and thought that you put into these! Your quirky fun videos would even brighten up the dark side of the moon . Thanks ✌️😂

Wonderfully and endearingly idiosyncratic in your own particular .........idiom! 🦜 When I visited Liverpool in 1994, all the locals were comedians. Something in the water in the UK. British comedy rules . 👍👍🤣🤣

"Album sales skyrocketed. People were buying them just to burn them" - The Rutles

Great video. George Harrison said he regarded Rubber Soul and Revolver as linked together like volume 1 and volume 2.

My favorite is probably And Your Bird Can Sing

If you like this album you owe it to yourself to hear it in mono. It’s expensive on vinyl but you can stream it as part of the box set. The new remix is cool too.

Great video on Revolver Abby! Thank you! Funny how a number of song themes from this album seem to get repeated on later records. *Paul repeats Eleanor Rigby's theme on She's Leaving Home and Another Day. *George repeats the theme of Love You To on Within You Without You. *Ringo repeats Yellow Submarine (I know it started as a John song) theme on Octopus's Garden. *John repeats the theme of I'm Only Sleeping on I'm So Tired. *My opinion folks, not written as facts.

If I must pick one: "Tomorrow Never Knows." Ringo's iconic drum beat makes that song. Without it, it would be a lot of noise... a lot of sounds... but that unique beat just holds it all together. Ringo is their simple savior.

first time here actually thank you for the welcome

Love the video, very informative, with a lot of stuff I didn't know. And I love the look, very fab.

I've just discovered your channel. Love vinyl Mondays. I really enjoyed this review. Revolver is one of THE greatest albums ever released. It stands alone in their catalogue. Its a quantum leap from Rubber Soul, but not trippy or hippy enough to stand along side Sgt Pepper. That makes it by far their coolest album imo.

As a long time Beatles fan, to this day its been an ongoing issue for me as to which of theirs is my absolute favorite. And I never knew until today that Brian Jones actually participated in the song “ Yellow Submarine. “ That’s certainly very interesting. But if we’re to choose, I think Revolver would be at the top. I’ve always been a fanatic of psychedelic rock and even though some may differ, I like to believe that Revolver is what really launched that whole scene. Especially because of George Harrison’s abundant use of the sitar. “ Love You To “ is probably my favorite song ever from them. And that cover art is definitely one of their finest. As always Abby, thanks for the review of another great album.

Revolver is my favorite Beatles album. I'm a little confused at how someone could not get into "Got to Get You into My Life" but I've rarely met someone who's musical tastes made complete sense. It's all so very personal which is what makes the world go round. I too had a Revolver T-shirt back when I was in high school. In those days (the early 80s) only nerds and geeks wore such things as the Beatles were decidedly not cool to the teenage masses then. I have always thought that Revolver was more of a follow up to Rubber Soul and that Magical Mystery Tour was a follow up to Sgt. Pepper. BTW I must say despite the Patti Boyd inspiration, you're giving off some strong Jane Asher vibes in this video.

I think Revolver might be my favourite Beatles album! And I love your outfit! 🥰

Nice review, and a nice look to go with the art work. I really like album very much. You must remember that when I originally heard this album it was only the U.S. Cap. release. The Brit release is far superior. I like the album for it's eclectic nature, tunes like Tomorrow Never Knows, Here, There and Everywhere, Good Day Sunshine and especially Paul's foray with Motown horns "Got To Get You Into My Life" which I have always felt was sort of a sleeper on this set. Like you I would say that I tolerate Yellow Submarine, but barely. I really get a kick out of your enthusiasm and knowledge of your reviews. I'm 67 and a music nut. I never figured anyone born after 1990 even cared about music anymore. Keep up your good work.

I love that you link Rubber Soul with Revolver and Pepper with MMT. I’ve always thought that too.

B roll Aby is great!

My favorite Beatles Album

You're always excellent, especially King Crimson and the Kinks. Amazing knowledge for your age. Very different idea from most dull reaction vids. This could be a podcast or even a 15min tv series on Channel 4. Love the cover artwork section, a big deal in the 60s and 70s. I was there the first time round from late 60s onwards. You got it right, well done.

I used to say that this was my favorite Beatles album, but after listening more intently it landed at #4 for me. Like you said, it’s very much a transitional record. You can both hear the jangly guitars of mid sixties rock and the slight advancement in studio trickery used in psych music. My top tracks are “I’m Only Sleeping,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” “For No One”, and “Got to Get You into My Life.”

Tomorrow Never Knows without any hesitation, I recently bought the latest box set incl. the new stereo mix and a couple of weeks later I was very lucky to get ahold of a OG UK 1st Press of this masterpiece album in MONO, and whaouuu the OG mono version is unbeatable ! Great video by the way keep up the good work Abi

I love it Abby!!!! My favorites are "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine" (it's soo funny song).... Good choice about Mays' beginning with Radiohead.... I can't wait for the latest vinyls of the two decades of zeros, I like it a lot!!!!!

testing the emergency sirens? mmmm, not a good sign...I have a 60's mono Revolver which is the best sounding of all the versions, despite the surface noise, a magical album, maybe the best ever, so much variety of styles.

Love this review ❤

I love how you sneak in The Monkees' Circle Sky.

The alternative mix of "Taxman" circulating is absolutely insane.

I think an important background to Taxman is the fact that The Beatles were fleeced by the music industry before they could even amass anything worth taxing. For a working class kid from Liverpool it must have seemed he couldn’t catch a break, that everyone but the band got rich on their accomplishments. Fun fact: In the second verse John and Paul sing the names of the then current and previous prime minister: ”Taxman, Mr Wilson, Taxman, Mr Heath”, so as to not pin the blame on a single political party.

I agree with your pairing of Rubber Soul and Revolver. I see them the same way you do on the Beatles sequence. I also agree that Revolver is a door to the future of music, and not just their music.

Like Pet Sounds, it's a masterpiece and I love every track now but it took me years to fully appreciate George's, I Want To Tell You. Also it wasn't until I was learning the guitar chords that I realised how good Yellow Submarine is. It's just a shame they didn't include the track, Rain, as it's one of their best songs and would have made a nice compliment to the track Good Day Sunshine. Another great video Abbey!

Dear (cr)abby. Watch out for body snatchers. Agreed about your Magical Mystery Tour statement. More psych than Pepper. Pepper is acid music hall. Taxman was my first step in realizing that Macca is my favorite bass player. Tomorrow Never Knows. That's where I learned about the drone! And was amused to realize that Ringo invented the break beat and people like The Chemical Brothers built an entire career on covering this track. (Lol). Yep.

Great album by The Beatles! This was when their sound took a bit of a heavier and darker turn, breaking out of the Penultimate Harmony-based smokiness era of the Beatles Rubber Soul. I love your reactions, and all the effort you make each time to reflect the look of the era, not to mention all of your research!

My favourite Beatles album - I’ve always thought of it as a step up/extension of Rubber Soul rather than a prelude to Sgt Pepper. My personal theme song (not just from this album but of all time) is I’m Only Sleeping. It sums me and my entire philosophy. But Got To Get You Into My Life is an absolute banger.

28:20 she's so real for this.

Great. Interesting perspective

Oh my fave album cover. The 'boys' do have a leaving soon never to retu

oooohhh I dig the hat.

Thank you Charming engaging informative. It good to enjoy what you do. Thanks for sharing that

Thanks for sharing. I agree, the self-titled album (nicknamed "The White Album") is my favorite Beatles record, too. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular

Hi. I watched the whole thing. It was good. Thank you. It reminded me of Danielle Dax.

Wonderful episode as ever! I have a fairly new guitar pedal from Spanish company, Aclam, that replicates the Vox preamp they used on Revolver, called Dr. Robert. They got Klaus Voorman to do Revolver-esque art for it! Great sounding pedal and it looks amazing! Also: I always pair Rubber Soul and Revolver, too.