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The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ special edition to be released next month
Get the full details of the newly mixed and expanded special edition here

By Sam Moore, 7th September 2022



A special edition of The Beatles’ classic album ‘Revolver’ is set to be released next month.

First confirmed by Giles Martin – the son of the late Beatles producer George Martin – last month, ‘Revolver’ is the latest Beatles album to be re-released as a remixed and expanded deluxe box set following ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ in 2017, ‘White Album’ (2018), ‘Abbey Road’ (2019) and ‘Let It Be’ (2021).

‘Revolver’, originally released by the four-piece in August 1966, will now be re-released in a range of newly mixed and expanded special edition packages.

All 14 tracks on the original album have been newly mixed by Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell in stereo and Dolby Atmos, while the album’s original mono mix has been sourced from its 1966 mono master tape.

The physical and digital “super deluxe” ‘Revolver’ collections also feature the album’s original mono mix, 28 early takes from the sessions and three home demos. There is also a four-track EP with new stereo mixes and remastered original mono mixes for ‘Paperback Writer’ and ‘Rain’.

The ‘Revolver’ special edition will be available in three formats – “Super Deluxe”, “Deluxe” and “Standard” – and will be released on vinyl, CD and digitally. All of the collections will be released on October 28, with pre-order available now.

You can see the full ‘Revolver’ tracklist, and listen to a new mix of ‘Taxman’, below.

SUPER DELUXE [5CD + 100-page hardbound book in slipcase | digital audio collection]

CD1: Revolver (New stereo mix)

1: Taxman
2: Eleanor Rigby
3: I’m Only Sleeping
4: Love You To
5: Here, There And Everywhere
6: Yellow Submarine
7: She Said She Said
8: Good Day Sunshine
9: And Your Bird Can Sing
10: For No One
11: Doctor Robert
12: I Want To Tell You
13: Got To Get You Into My Life
14: Tomorrow Never Knows

CD2: Sessions One

1: Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
2: Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono mix RM 11)
3: Got To Get You Into My Life (First version) – Take 5
4: Got To Get You Into My Life (Second version) – Unnumbered mix – mono
5: Got To Get You Into My Life (Second version) – Take 8
6: Love You To (Take 1) – mono
7: Love You To (Unnumbered rehearsal) – mono
8: Love You To (Take 7)
9: Paperback Writer (Takes 1 and 2) – Backing track – mono
10: Rain (Take 5 – Actual speed)
11: Rain (Take 5 – Slowed down for master tape)
12: Doctor Robert (Take 7)
13: And Your Bird Can Sing (First version) – Take 2
14: And Your Bird Can Sing (First version) – Take 2 (giggling)

CD3: Sessions Two

1: And Your Bird Can Sing (Second version) – Take 5
2: Taxman (Take 11)
3: I’m Only Sleeping (Rehearsal fragment) – mono
4: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 2) – mono
5: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 5) – mono
6: I’m Only Sleeping (Mono mix RM1)
7: Eleanor Rigby (Speech before Take 2)
8: Eleanor Rigby (Take 2)
9: For No One (Take 10) – Backing track
10: Yellow Submarine (Songwriting work tape – Part 1) – mono
11: Yellow Submarine (Songwriting work tape – Part 2) – mono
12: Yellow Submarine (Take 4 before sound effects)
13: Yellow Submarine (Highlighted sound effects)
14: I Want To Tell You (Speech and Take 4)
15: Here, There And Everywhere (Take 6)
16: She Said She Said (John’s demo) – mono
17: She Said She Said (Take 15) – Backing track rehearsal

CD4: Revolver (Original mono master)

Album tracklist (same as above)

CD5: Revolver EP

1: Paperback Writer (New stereo mix)
2: Rain (New stereo mix)
3: Paperback Writer (Original mono mix remastered)
4: Rain (Original mono mix remastered)

SUPER DELUXE VINYL [limited edition 4LP+7-inch EP + 100-page hardbound book in slipcase]

LP One: Revolver (New stereo mix)

Side 1

1: Taxman
2: Eleanor Rigby
3: I’m Only Sleeping
4: Love You To
5: Here, There And Everywhere
6: Yellow Submarine
7: She Said She Said

Side 2

1: Good Day Sunshine
2: And Your Bird Can Sing
3: For No One
4: Doctor Robert
5: I Want To Tell You
6: Got To Get You Into My Life
7: Tomorrow Never Knows

LP Two: Sessions One

Side 1

1: Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
2: Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono mix RM 11)
3: Got To Get You Into My Life (First version) – Take 5
4: Got To Get You Into My Life (Second version) – Unnumbered mix – mono
5: Got To Get You Into My Life (Second version) – Take 8
6: Love You To (Take 1) – mono
7: Love You To (Unnumbered rehearsal) – mono

Side 2

1: Love You To (Take 7)
2: Paperback Writer (Takes 1 and 2) – Backing track – mono
3: Rain (Take 5 – Actual speed)
4: Rain (Take 5 – Slowed down for master tape)
5: Doctor Robert (Take 7)
6: And Your Bird Can Sing (First version) – Take 2
7: And Your Bird Can Sing (First version) – Take 2 (giggling)

LP Three: Sessions Two

Side 1

1: And Your Bird Can Sing (Second version) – Take 5
2: Taxman (Take 11)
3: I’m Only Sleeping (Rehearsal fragment) – mono
4: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 2) – mono
5: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 5) – mono
6: I’m Only Sleeping (Mono mix RM1)
7: Eleanor Rigby (Speech before Take 2)
8: Eleanor Rigby (Take 2)

Side 2

1: For No One (Take 10) – Backing track
2: Yellow Submarine (Songwriting work tape – Part 1) – mono
3: Yellow Submarine (Songwriting work tape – Part 2) – mono
4: Yellow Submarine (Take 4 before sound effects)
5: Yellow Submarine (Highlighted sound effects)
6: I Want To Tell You (Speech and Take 4)
7: Here, There And Everywhere (Take 6)
8: She Said She Said (John’s demo) – mono
9: She Said She Said (Take 15) – Backing track rehearsal

LP Four: Revolver (Original mono master)

Album tracklist (same as above)

Revolver EP (7-inch vinyl)

Side 1

1: Paperback Writer (New stereo mix)
2: Rain (New stereo mix)

Side 2

1: Paperback Writer (Original mono mix remastered)
2: Rain (Original mono mix remastered)

DELUXE [2CD in digipak with 40-page booklet]

CD 1: ‘Revolver’ (New stereo mix)

CD 2: Sessions

1: Paperback Writer (New stereo mix)
2: Rain (New stereo mix)
3: Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
4: Got To Get You Into My Life (Early mix)
5: Love You To (Take 7)
6: Doctor Robert (Take 7)
7: And Your Bird Can Sing (First version) Take 2
8: Taxman (Take 11)
9: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 2) – mono
10: Eleanor Rigby (Take 2)
11: For No One (Take 10) – Backing track
12: Yellow Submarine (Take 4 before sound effects)
13: I Want To Tell You (Speech and Take 4)
14: Here, There And Everywhere (Take 6)
15: She Said She Said (Take 15) – Backing track rehearsal

STANDARD [1CD | digital | 1LP vinyl | limited edition 1LP picture disc vinyl]

‘Revolver’ (New stereo mix)

Nesbit

The only one of these I've picked up is the White Album and I was pretty underwhelmed with the Esher demos. For those that have listened to all of them so far...

Which box set do you think had the best demos/outtakes?
If you've listened to the Anthology albums too do any of the outtakes rival the ones found there?


I'm REALLY big on the Anthologies. Go to them as often as any other Beatles album and have pretty much since their release. I have this fear that all of the best outtakes have already been used there as they weren't anticipating anniversary special editions in the mid 90s and that I'll be let down with all of these releases like I was the White Album.

Despite that will pick this up and eventually go back for Abbey Road, Let it Be, and Sgt Pepper because fucking Beatles.

TomOpus

I wonder if Rubber Soul is next.

Eddie W

I'm glad we're finally getting remixes of these hard panned stereo mixes. They sound so much better without all the vocals in one speaker.

FYI for anyone disappointed that you have to buy the big box for the hi res/Atmos mixes: Apple music has them as part of their streaming subscription. They even have the Atmos mix of Sgt Pepper, which was not included on the Blu Ray disc with that set.

cultshock

Yeah, that will be cool. I love the album but only bought mono version (which IMO sounds miles better than the hard panned stereo version).

milo bloom

Would be nice if I could just get that EP by itself.

Decker

My favorite Beatles album, by a wide margin.
I pre-ordered the 2 CD version. That's good enough for me.

stvn1974

This is the first Beatles release I will be skipping. I prefer the mono mix for Revolver and so far none of the other remixes have been better than the originals to me. If this had a surround option on BD I would get it, but since it doesn't I don't see spending $140 for two sessions discs that I will listen to a couple of times and a huge book that will be read once at most. I will just put the money towards the upcoming Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, those always give you great bang for your buck.

JZ1276

The original post says Martin made an Atmos mix but isnt listed on any of the discs.

Spiderbite

Yeah. I have seen several places where people are losing their minds because a BD with a Hi-Def mix is not included.

I always like to have them included, but I admit that I rarely ever listen to them, so it isn't a dealbreaker for me. But quite strange that it wouldn't be included if one was done. Especially for one of the best albums where a Atmos mix would be quite welcome. there is a lot of speculation out there why it wasn't included but no definitive answer yet.

PhantomStranger

This will be the first Beatles box set I won't buy. Dropping the BD makes this a much less attractive set. Why drop all that money and you don't even get Hi-Rez?

Some have claimed Apple demanded the Dolby Atmos mix remain a streaming exclusive. Which I could easily believe.

Eddie W

The weird thing is that Apple Music has this up, with only the advance Taxman mix available to play. But it's not in Atmos, only hi res lossless & an Apple digital master. I would think it they were going to be carrying an Atmos mix, it would be on the advance track & listed like it is on the other special editions. Oh well, I'm glad I'm saving some cash on this. The BD is the only reason I bought the others.

Damfino

I'm in for this. One of my all time favorite albums.

JZ1276

As they did with the previous super deluxe editions, a bunch of the outtakes were already released on the Anthology set.

Hokeyboy

Will they ever fucking let go of releasing "EPs" on a bonus CD? Four freakin' songs. No 5.1 remixes. No Dolby Atmos. Bonus tracks we've heard a zillion times before.

Of course I still bought it and the remix sounds fantastic. That yawn in "I'm Only Sleeping"or the clear staccato guitar in "Doctor Robert". Whoa.

Still, I paid $110 for this when the Pink Floyd 2018 Animals remix provided much more bang for the buck, at $60. Sigh. Even Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band" and "Imagine" recent box sets were stronger offerings. I am a gutless cur

PhantomStranger

The Beatles have to pay for their divorces somehow...they haven't provided great value for their fans over the last 20 years, soaking fans with expensive release after expensive release. I still can't believe we didn't get a BD with this Revolver set.

stvn1974

I ended up getting the 2CD set. I love the remix of the main album and "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" and think this might be my favorite of all of the remixes. Still not shelling out for the overpriced Super Deluxe, I already have the MONO CD from the set released in 2009 and that will always be my go to version. I am happy with what I have. If they do decide to release the BD with the surround options down the road I will get it.

Alan Smithee

Insulting that Apple Music has the Atmos mix but it’s not on disc. Would be buying a lot of discs with Atmos mixes if they would just put them out and not spend any money on a digital subscription, but they forced my hand with this.

JZ1276

Agree completely. I did however come across a site where the users somehow rip the Atmos mixes from Apple & Tidal and share them, so I now have it. Normally not something I'd do but I purchased all previous Beatles sets just for the surround BluRay disc and being that Revolver didn't include one I made an exception.