THE BEATLES – REVOLVER LP – EXC STEREO UK 1980 LENNON McCARTNEY

The Beatles – Revolver
(Parlophone Records  1980  PCS7009  STEREO)
Matrix No’s: YEX605-3  HTM/YEX606-4 HTM – UK Pressing
Labels with 2 Boxed EMI logos & ringwording starting with “All Rights” and ending with “Manufactured In The UK”.

Vinyl in Excellent condition
(there are quite few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)

G&L Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some slight wear to edges, some light discolouration along spine edge – back cover has some light ringwear
Original EMI Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their huge popularity became known as “Beatlemania”. The main songwriters were Lennon and McCartney.

Revolver is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles, released on 5 August 1966 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

Personnel

According to Mark Lewisohn:

The Beatles

• John Lennon – lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars, lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ and harmonium, tape loops and sound effects, cowbell, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger snaps
• Paul McCartney – lead, acoustic and bass guitars, lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, clavichord, tape loops, sound effects, handclaps, finger snaps
• George Harrison – lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars, bass, lead, harmony and backing vocals, sitar, tamboura, sound effects, maracas, tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps
• Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger snaps, lead vocals on “Yellow Submarine”

Additional musicians and production staff

• Anil Bhagwat – tabla on “Love You To”
• Alan Civil – French horn on “For No One”
• Brian Jones – background vocals on “Yellow Submarine” (uncredited)
• Donovan – background vocals on “Yellow Submarine” (uncredited)
• Geoff Emerick – recording and mixing engineer; tape loops of the marching band on “Yellow Submarine”
• George Martin – producer; mixing engineer; piano on “Good Day Sunshine” and “Tomorrow Never Knows”; Hammond organ on “Got to Get You into My Life”; tape-loops of the marching band on “Yellow Submarine”
• Mal Evans – bass drum and background vocals on “Yellow Submarine”
• Marianne Faithfull – background vocals on “Yellow Submarine” (uncredited)
• Neil Aspinall – background vocals on “Yellow Submarine” (uncredited)
• Pattie Boyd – background vocals on “Yellow Submarine” (uncredited)
• Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess – violins; Stephen Shingles, John Underwood – violas; Derek Simpson, Norman Jones – cellos: string octet on “Eleanor Rigby”, orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (uncredited, with Paul McCartney)
• Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon – trumpet; Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe – tenor saxophone: horn section on “Got To Get You Into My Life” orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (uncredited, with Paul McCartney)