The Beatles
Revolver (Special Deluxe Edition) APPLE CORPS/CAPITOL/UME
Quad vinyl/four CD/7” EP bells-and-whistles re-box of Fab Four zenith.
Characterised by Paul McCartney as the album “where we all became individuals”, 1966’s Revolver marked the point at which The Beatles resigned themselves to the fact that the only environment within which they could truly grow as artists and explore the possibilities of their collective artistic vision was in the recording studio. The band played their last ever live show within a month of its release. It marked the end of an era; the days of one-night scream-ups and soaked cinema seats were behind them. Psychedelics had opened their minds, and rapidly advancing studio technology brought them the tools to turn on an entire generation, to expand pop consciousness toward rock and ultimately to redefine the very meaning of the word ‘progressive’.
To say the release of this widescreen redux of has been keenly anticipated is an understatement, yet it was believed (even by the man himself) that Giles Martin would not be in a position to provide the full remix magic he’d previously performed on the multi-track recordings of the White Album and because had been recorded on four-track, so the guitar, bass and drums all shared the same track. Miraculously, however, using next-generation tech, Peter Jackson’s team in New Zealand found a way to isolate each instrument,
