Neil McCauley
23-02-2017, 18:40
Obviously the word ‘finest’ is subjective. Correctly speaking what I’m referring to is the ‘finest’ I have ever read. That said, I do believe that Revolver is their most accomplished album. Anyway, the following link takes you into a wealth of detail that quite possibly you might not have previously encountered. For example:
The album's title, like that of Rubber Soul, is a pun,[66] referring to both a kind of handgun and the "revolving" motion of the record as it is played on a turntable.[252] Gould views the title as a "McLuhanesque pun", since, more so than on their previous albums, the focus of Revolver appears to rotate from one Beatle to another with each song.[230][nb 20]
The Beatles had difficulty coming up with this title. The group had originally wanted to call the album Abracadabra, until they discovered that another band had already used it. After that, opinion was split: Lennon opted for Four Sides of the Eternal Triangle and Starr jokingly suggested After Geography, playing on the title of the Rolling Stones' recently released Aftermath LP. Other suggestions included Magic Circles, Beatles on Safari, Pendulum and, finally, Revolver. The title was chosen while the band were on tour in Germany in late June.[254] They then confirmed the choice in a telegram to EMI,[66] sent from the Tokyo Hilton on 2 July.[255]
So, a fine read at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(Beatles_album)
The album's title, like that of Rubber Soul, is a pun,[66] referring to both a kind of handgun and the "revolving" motion of the record as it is played on a turntable.[252] Gould views the title as a "McLuhanesque pun", since, more so than on their previous albums, the focus of Revolver appears to rotate from one Beatle to another with each song.[230][nb 20]
The Beatles had difficulty coming up with this title. The group had originally wanted to call the album Abracadabra, until they discovered that another band had already used it. After that, opinion was split: Lennon opted for Four Sides of the Eternal Triangle and Starr jokingly suggested After Geography, playing on the title of the Rolling Stones' recently released Aftermath LP. Other suggestions included Magic Circles, Beatles on Safari, Pendulum and, finally, Revolver. The title was chosen while the band were on tour in Germany in late June.[254] They then confirmed the choice in a telegram to EMI,[66] sent from the Tokyo Hilton on 2 July.[255]
So, a fine read at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(Beatles_album)