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Inner Light said
It could also mean that their music was 'revolving' in a new direction!

I don´t think they thought of it like that but it´s an interesting take on it!

]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:28:03 +0000 Inner Light on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p63449 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p63449 It could also mean that their music was 'revolving' in a new direction!

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Another One said
Why the name of 1966 Beatles album is revolver?

While none of its songs have this name ?

What does a record do?

It revolves.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:25:41 +0000 bikelock28 on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61654 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61654

 I thought at first that it was a reference to the gun so I was glad when I heard that actually, it's got nothing to do with guns and violence etc. So for that reason alone, I love the title.

Same here! I think its cool word to say, "Rrreevvvoooolllllvvverrrrrr," but it seemed it weird title for that album. I only found out it was a pun when I read Many Years From Now (or possibly the Huner Davies biog, can't remeber which one) . And now it seems blindingly obvious that they meant a revolving record!

 
I'm really glad they didn't ...]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:55:46 +0000 fabfouremily on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61558 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61558 I thought at first that it was a reference to the gun so I was glad when I heard that actually, it's got nothing to do with guns and violence etc. So for that reason alone, I love the title.

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:31:34 +0000 thewordislove94 on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61552 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p61552 Not to sound creepy, but I'm glad that they chose the name Revolver for the album. After hearing some of the other ideas (like Beatles on Safari), I feel that the name Revolver fits. In an interview that you could here part of if you put a 2009 remastered Revolver album into your computer, Paul said they got the name because they thought of what records do, and records revolve.

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:00:44 +0000 fabfouremily on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p58615 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p58615 I´m in complete awe after listening to this album. Just feel like lying here now and trying to comprehend how a band, four people, can make such greatness.

I think it´s my favourite, for now at least.

]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:09:23 +0100 Into the Sky with Diamonds on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p54354 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p54354 IMDeWalrus, yes, quite good, thanks.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:46:55 +0100 IMDeWalrus on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p54350 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p54350 There's a very neat (but brief) interview with Klaus Voormann on how the REVOLVER album cover came about.

 

http://www.iheartklaus.com/rev.....lver2.html

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:13:52 +0100 Joe on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53877 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53877 They settled on the title Revolver in Munich three days after finishing the recording. However, earlier in the year Robert Freeman came up with a cover concept featuring a collage of their faces (that one in the previous post). The idea was that it would spin and merge their faces when put on a turntable - presumably there would have been a hole in the middle. Maybe they remembered this when they chose Revolver.

AFAIK The Beatles didn't really care for Freeman's design so asked Klaus Voormann to design alternative artwork - this was while sessions were still going on, as ...]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:35:25 +0100 meanmistermustard on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53836 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53836 Taken from wiki regarding the album cover 

The title was chosen while the band were on tour in Japan in June–July 1966. Due to security measures, they spent much of their time in their Tokyo Hilton hotel room; the name Revolver was selected as all four collaborated on a large psychedelic painting.

 The Rubber Soul sessions were finished with only a few weeks before deadline, anyone know when the title and artwork was decided on. It may have been a frequent occurance with the beatles to have the coverwork finished only a few weeks before release. There is an alternate cover for Revolver ...]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:47:43 +0100 Into the Sky with Diamonds on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53834 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53834 No problem - i can readily believe that. It certainly would have been easy to add the title at the bottom at the last moment.

However, the Beatles were performing songs from Revolver in the summer of '66, so you'd think the album art and title would have been finalized by then - but maybe not.

Generally speaking, looking at all the albums, it would be interesting to check out the time lag between the choice of the album art, the choice of the album title, and the release date of the album.

]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:05:02 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53828 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53828 Into the Sky - I hate to do this, but I must correct you. Voorman did the artwork before the title, I believe. At least their portraits

]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:50:36 +0100 paulsbass on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53826 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53826 Check out this cool website, it has lots of information about all the Beatles songs and albums.

 

http://www.beatlesbible.com/al.....evolver/2/

]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:45:32 +0100 Into the Sky with Diamonds on Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53825 Revolver http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/revolver-1/revolver-1/#p53825 meanmistermustard said, "Then, i think it was in Japan, the foursome came up with Revolver"

 

Interesting premise.

Revolver came out very shortly after the Beatles arrived in Japan (along with which super famous male movie star [still today]?).

If meanmistermustard is correct, then with just a few weeks to go before the release date, the band still had no title and no cover art.

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