Revolver How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'N' Roll

Acquired wisdom has always put ÊSgt. PepperÊ at the head of the class but it was ÊRevolverÊ that truly signaled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before ÊRubber SoulÊ but came to fruition on ÊRevolverÊ which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce far more than any rock record before it.ÞThe making of ÊRevolverÊ ä hunkered down in Abbey Road with George Martin ä is in itself a great Beatles story but would be nothing if the results weren't so impactful. More than even ÊSgt. PepperÊ and ÊPet SoundsÊ ÊRevolverÊ fed directly into the rock 'n' roll zeitgeist and its influence could be heard everywhere: from the psychedelic San Francisco sound (Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead); to the first wave of post-blues hard rock (Sabbath Zeppelin); through movie soundtracks and pretty much everything that followed it ä including every generation of guitar-based pop music and even heavy metal. More than any record before or after ÊRevolverÊ was the game-changer and this is finally the detailed telling of its storied recording and enormous impact. Winner of the 2013 ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded Rock Music: Best History.

ISBN:	9781617130090
Publisher:	Backbeat
Imprint:	Backbeat
Published date:	30 May 2012
DEWEY:	782.421660922
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	266
Weight:	458g
Height:	228mm
Width:	161mm
Spine width:	19mm

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