The Beatles Bible - Forum: Revolver

Von Bontee on Need help identifying Japanese pressing of Revolver

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:20:41 +0100

Hmm, according to rateyourmusic.com, it looks like FL-1337 is apparently a Taiwanese pressing, rather than Japanese:

http://rateyourmusic.com/relea...../revolver/

The Japanese edition would either be on the Odeon or Apple label.

TwoAfter908 on Need help identifying Japanese pressing of Revolver

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:52:58 +0100

It is an unofficial release from 1966. http://www.discogs.com/label/F.....rst+Record

Gashead9 on Need help identifying Japanese pressing of Revolver

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:27:04 +0100

Hi Guys,

I have just come across what seems to be a Japanese version of Revolver. I have tried searching online for this record number FL-1337 and cannot find anything! The sleeve itself is very thin, protected via a thin plastic casing. The record itself is a red label, black vinyl. The logo of the record company is a small image of a record with the word 'First' going across it in the form of a banner. It is a stereo record, the album name and tracklisting on the label is in English & Japanese. Any help with identifying the originality ...

Holsety on Favorite song on Revolver?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:35:39 +0100

Being the Revolver advocate I am, I'm surprised I don't have a post here previously. If I do, then I'm not surprised, because I skimmed the thread briefly.. That aside, my favorite song on Revolver is currently I'm Only Sleeping, followed by Taxman. I have a hard time deciding whether I prefer For No One or Here, There, and Everywhere; I like them both equally, to be honest.

Egroeg Evoli on Favorite song on Revolver?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:25:21 +0100

On Revolver:

Favorite song: Taxman

Favorite John song: And Your Bird Can Sing

Favorite Paul song: Got to Get You Into My Life

Favorite George song: Taxman (obviously)

parlance on Favorite song on Revolver?

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:59:21 +0100

Favorite on Revolver: Tomorrow Never Knows. Which makes it my favorite John song, but I'm Only Sleeping and And Your Bird Can Sing tie for a very close second. ANYBCS was playing on "Breakfast with the Beatles" this morning and I couldn't help but cardance. The descending dual guitars get me every time, and hearing the song always brings me back to watching the cartoon as a kid because that was the third (read: good) season intro with the live action Beatles morphing into animated versions.

Paul: Eleanor Rigby was my favorite song as a child, ...

TwoAfter908 on Favorite song on Revolver?

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:44:50 +0100

^Yay, you rhymed.

On "Revolver":

Favourite John Song: She Said She Said

Favourite Paul Song: For No One

Favourite George Song: Taxman

The John and Paul songs are the same as your's, MeanMrsMustard.

MeanMrsMustard on Favorite song on Revolver?

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:28:28 +0100

"I Want to Tell You" is quite possibly my favorite song of all time. It's basically how I feel all the time.

Favorite John: "She Said She Said." I've always felt this little piece of brilliance was underrated.

Favorite Paul: "For No One." Not going to lie, this song often makes me cry.

Von Bontee on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:19:58 +0100

This isn't the right thread to rant about it, but I'm STILL opposed to that English practice of releasing singles separate from albums! "Creating value for the fans", nonsense - how is a 14-song Beatles For Sale LESS valuable than a 16-song album with "I Feel Fine/She's A Woman" added?!

Linde on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:08:45 +0100

I never understood what people have against Yellow Submarine. It's happy, it's catchy and it's not even close to their weakest songs.

Plus, it's Ringo's song on the album. Of course Rain is great, but if they wanted that on it, they should've left off something else IMO. Or just don't give a shit and add both Paperback Writer and Rain on Revolver.

unknown on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:42:28 +0100

Why would anybody want to replace Yellow Submarine? That's one of their happiest songs, and it's definitely the happiest off Revolver. My brother always skips YS when we're listening to Revolver in the car, and that really annoys me. It's not Revolver without Yellow Submarine. I don't think I'd like it if they had only added Rain and not Paperback Writer, or the other way around. It has always annoyed me how they have Get Back on Let It Be, but they don't have Don't Let Me Down. Either add them both, or keep them both off.

Egroeg Evoli on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:26:05 +0100

Agreed... except I don't think Yellow Submarine is better than Good Day Sunshine.

Von Bontee on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:53:11 +0100

In my opinion, "Yellow Submarine" is a fantastic addition to a fantastic album BECAUSE it's so lightweight and novelty-ish. It just shows how all-encompassing Revolver is, that it has room for something so silly as "Yellow Submarine" in addition to the almost morbidly serious "Eleanor Rigby". (A point driven home more fully on the single pairing those two songs.) Also, it's formally interesting to have a song whose instrumentation depends so much on live sound effects and studio chatter, just like Revolver's other experiments involving tape loops and backward guitars and Indian instrumentation. (Although I do wish they'd used the ...

Moonie on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:12:37 +0100

Yeah, I'm in no way disregarding the song in general. But they should of just had it as a single and a single only. Maybe on some compilation albums. Whether the song is better than Rain... Rain would of fit way better.

Egroeg Evoli on Replacing Yellow Submarine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:01:37 +0100

I see what you're saying; Rain would seem to fit better with the other songs on Revolver.

But, in my opinion, Yellow Submarine is an example of how diverse the Beatles' songs were, and I honestly can't imagine it being replaced by anything, even Rain.

Plus, Ringo got his song for the album.