Mar 8, 2023·edited Mar 8, 2023Liked by Robert C. Gilbert
Fine article Robert! As you know the American release of this album did not include "Dr. Robert", "I'm Only Sleeping" , "And You Bird Can Sing" and "Yellow Submarine". These tracks were included on "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." I think "Yellow Submarine" was included on another album the name of which escapes me right now. When I first bought the Revolver cd I was bit confused. I don't know if this was the same in Canada. "Yellow Submarine", strangely enough, was on the album called "Yellow Submarine" in the US.
I read Geoff Emerick's book "Here, There and Everywhere" recently. He engineered most of The Beatles' recordings. It's full of inside info on how they achieved the group's sound, song by song. His recollection of Revolver is particularly illuminating. One surprising tidbit: the guitar solo on Taxman was played by Paul!
You may have seen it already, many times, Robert, but the best evocation of The Beatles at their screaming, shrieking rock and roll best was at the 1964 NME Awards show. It was, and I trust still is, on YouTube.
Awesome post, big fan of several musicians you write about here, Sonny Rollins rocked! and of course the Beatles rock always :)
Great stuff! I’ve been listening to the Mehldau album this week and I was reminded of Al Di Meola’s Beatles tribute album. Do you know it?
I really like the 2022 Revolver - the kick drum on ‘Taxman’ is really punchy, very modern - maybe even too modern.
Fine article Robert! As you know the American release of this album did not include "Dr. Robert", "I'm Only Sleeping" , "And You Bird Can Sing" and "Yellow Submarine". These tracks were included on "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." I think "Yellow Submarine" was included on another album the name of which escapes me right now. When I first bought the Revolver cd I was bit confused. I don't know if this was the same in Canada. "Yellow Submarine", strangely enough, was on the album called "Yellow Submarine" in the US.
I read Geoff Emerick's book "Here, There and Everywhere" recently. He engineered most of The Beatles' recordings. It's full of inside info on how they achieved the group's sound, song by song. His recollection of Revolver is particularly illuminating. One surprising tidbit: the guitar solo on Taxman was played by Paul!
You may have seen it already, many times, Robert, but the best evocation of The Beatles at their screaming, shrieking rock and roll best was at the 1964 NME Awards show. It was, and I trust still is, on YouTube.
Magnificent
Thank you, Robert, for casting new perspectives on the Music of My Youth.