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Revolver - The Beatles (1966)

Lado A

Taxman

Eleanor Rigby

I'm Only Sleeping

Love You To

Here, There And Everywhere

Yellow Submarine

She Said She Said

Lado B

Good Day Sunshine

And Your Bird Can Sing

For No One

Doctor Robert

I Want To Tell You

Got To Get You Into My Life

Tomorrow Never Knows

The Beatles

Revolver

Traducción Del Folleto (2009)

Abbey Road Studios, Londres Mayo 1966

Abbey Road Studios, Londres Primavera del 66

Revolver

NOTAS HISTORICAS

Publicado en el Reino Unido el 5 de agosto de 1966, Revolver fue el séptimo álbum de los Beatles. Llegó a las tiendas ocho meses después de Rubber Soul, el intervalo más largo entre LPs hasta la fecha. El día del lanzamiento del álbum anterior, el grupo había comenzado una serie de conciertos británicos con dos espectáculos en cada una de las fechas de diciembre de 1965. Después de lo que resultó ser su última gira por el Reino Unido, los Beatles se tomaron un largo descanso de actuaciones y grabaciones.

Regresaron a los estudios Abbey Road en abril de 1966 y grabaron continuamente durante tres meses. 'Paperback Writer' y 'Rain' fueron las primeras canciones que se escucharon de las sesiones cuando se lanzó su duodécimo sencillo de Parlophone en junio. Hubo una espera inusualmente larga de seis meses para este nuevo disco. Además, las dieciséis canciones completadas entre abril y junio serían los únicos temas nuevos de los Beatles en 1966, en comparación con las 33 lanzadas durante el año anterior. Sin embargo, las sesiones vieron a los Beatles alcanzar la cima de la creatividad en todos los niveles. Además de la brillantez compositiva mostrada por John y Paul, Revolver contenía la mayor contribución hasta la fecha de George con tres canciones.

La inspirada experimentación que se escucha en el disco también se refleja en la portada del álbum. Un amigo estudiante de arte durante su pre-fama.en Hamburgo, Klaus Voormann entrelazó sus propios dibujos de los Beatles con un collage de fotografías. Su diseño marcó otro sorprendente paso adelante en la evolución de las ilustraciones de los LP.

El álbum entró en la lista de éxitos del Reino Unido en el número uno y se mantuvo en la cima durante siete de sus 34 semanas en la lista. Lanzado unos días después en Estados Unidos, Revolver fue el número uno durante seis de sus 77 semanas en la lista de los mejores LP. Aunque la funda era idéntica, el álbum estadounidense solo contenía once canciones. Las tres que faltaban, 'And Your Bird Can Sing', 'Doctor Robert' y 'I'm Only Sleeping', ya se habían publicado en Estados Unidos en junio en la colección de Capitol Records "Yesterday...And Today"

Los Beatles habían dominado el mercado navideño británico durante los últimos tres años, pero en 1966 no hubo ningún sencillo ni álbum con material nuevo. La recopilación de éxitos A Collection Of Beatles Oldies se lanzó en el Reino Unido en diciembre, pero la espera expectante por un nuevo LP continuó hasta la llegada en junio de 1967 de Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Tokyo, Japón 1966

NOTAS DE GRABACIÓN

Producido Por: George Martin

Ingeniero De Sonido: Geoff Emerick

Desde la primera sesión del álbum, quedó claro que se estaban logrando avances revolucionarios en la grabación en estudio. En los tres años transcurridos desde su primer LP, los Beatles y George Martin habían progresado desde las limitaciones de la grabación en máquinas de doble pista hasta las mayores oportunidades que permitían las cintas de cuatro pistas a lo largo de 1964 y 1965. La búsqueda constante de innovación condujo en 1966 a los sonidos únicos que se escuchan en Revolver.

El 6 de abril de 1966, los Beatles comenzaron a grabar su nuevo álbum con Tomorrow Never Knows, que introdujo muchos de los nuevos desarrollos de estudio que se utilizaron en Revolver. Estos incluían técnicas innovadoras para grabar la batería, el sonido de la guitarra al revés y un efecto vocal especial. Este tratamiento vocal se utilizó para la segunda mitad de Tomorrow Never Knows y se logró grabando la voz de John saliendo de una cabina de altavoces Leslie. Generalmente conectada a un teclado Hammond o Lowrey, la cabina giratoria creaba un efecto de vibrato distintivo. Nadie había pasado una voz por ella antes.

Durante la grabación de los dos álbumes anteriores, una canción en cada uno había requerido más de cuatro pistas para acomodar el arreglo musical. La solución fue 'rebotar' las pistas mientras se mezclaban y copiaban a otra cinta de cuatro pistas. Sin embargo, en Revolver, este proceso fue necesario para todas menos tres de las catorce canciones. Por ejemplo, el cuarteto de cuerda doble compuesto por George Martin para 'Eleanor Rigby' se grabó en las cuatro pistas y luego, mientras se copiaba a otra cinta, los instrumentos se mezclaron en una sola pista. Esto dejó tres pistas disponibles en la segunda cinta para las voces y las sobre grabaciones. Sorprendentemente, el intrincado sonido de 'Tomorrow Never Knows' se limitó a una cinta de cuatro pistas. La batería, el bajo y la guitarra se enviaron a la pista uno; los sonidos de los bucles de cinta estaban en la dos; una voz de doble pista, pandereta, órgano y guitarra al revés estaban en la tres; y la cuatro tenía la voz principal y un sitar. Pero la evolución de la grabación se hizo más compleja por el hecho de que los bucles de la pista dos se enviaban desde numerosas máquinas de cinta en varias salas alrededor de los estudios Abbey Road. Estas estaban conectadas a diferentes canales en la mesa de mezclas y se fundían de entrada y salida a lo largo de la canción.

Muchas de las canciones de Revolver fueron tratadas con otro nuevo efecto de estudio: el doble seguimiento artificial/automático. El ingeniero técnico Ken Townsend había inventado una forma de reproducir artificialmente el sonido del doble seguimiento. Al utilizar una máquina de cinta adicional, era posible duplicar una voz o un instrumento de la cinta maestra y, al mismo tiempo, retrasarlo solo una fracción de segundo con respecto al original. Esto daba la impresión de escuchar dos voces o instrumentos de una sola grabación. El ADT les ahorró tiempo a los Beatles y significó que ya no era necesario usar otra pista en la cinta para crear el sonido de doble pista.

Revolver fue el primer LP de los Beatles grabado por el ingeniero Geoff Emerick. Tenía veinte años en ese momento y rápidamente adoptó el espíritu de experimentación que caracterizó las sesiones. Terminado el 22 de junio de 1966, el álbum tomó unas 300 horas de grabación y mezcla, una cifra sin precedentes.

Cancionero Del Álbum

1. Taxman (2:44)

(Harrison)

One, two, three, four

One, two

Let me tell you how it will be

There's one for you, nineteen for me

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five percent appear too small

Be thankful I don't take it all

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

Taxman

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Taxman

One, two, three, four

One, two

Let me tell you how it will be

There's one for you, nineteen for me

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five percent appear too small

Be thankful I don't take it all

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

(If you drive a car)

I'll tax the street

(If you try to sit)

I'll tax your seat

(If you get too cold)

I'll tax the heat

(If you take a walk)

I'll tax your feet

Taxman

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

Don't ask me what I want it for

(Uh-uh, Mr. Wilson)

If you don't want to pay some more

(Uh-uh, Mr. Heath)

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

And my advice for those who die

(Taxman)

Declare the pennies on your eyes

(Taxman)

'Cause I'm the taxman

Yeah, I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me

(Taxman)

2. Eleanor Rigby (2:13)

(Lennon - McCartney)

Ah, look at all the lonely people!

Eleanor Rigby

Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been

Lives in a dream, waits at the window

Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door

Who is it for?

All the lonely people

Where do they all come from?

All the lonely people

Where do they all belong?

Eleanor Rigby

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Eleanor Rigby

Ah, look at all the lonely people!

Eleanor Rigby

Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been

Lives in a dream, waits at the window

Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door

Who is it for?

All the lonely people

Where do they all come from?

All the lonely people

Where do they all belong?

Father McKenzie

Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear

No one comes near, look at him working

Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there

What does he care?

All the lonely people

Where do they all come from?

All the lonely people

Where do they all belong?

Ah, look at all the lonely people!

Eleanor Rigby

Died in the church and was buried along with her name

Nobody came

Father McKenzie

Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave

No one was saved

All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people!)

Where do they all come from?

All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people!)

Where do they all belong?

3. I'm Only Sleeping (3:03)

(Lennon - McCartney)

When I wake up early in the morning

Lift my head, I'm still yawning

When I'm in the middle of a dream

Stay in bed, float upstream (float upstream)

Please, don't wake me

No, don't shake me

Leave me where I am

I'm only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy

I don't mind, I think they're crazy

Running everywhere at such a speed

Till they find there's no need (there's no need)

Please, don't spoil my day

I'm miles away

And after all

I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window

Taking my time

Lying there and staring at the ceiling

Waiting for that sleepy feeling

Please, don't spoil my day

I'm miles away

And after all

I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window

Taking my time

When I wake up early in the morning

Lift my head, I'm still yawning

When I'm in the middle of a dream

Stay in bed, float upstream (float upstream)

Please, don't wake me

No, don't shake me

Leave me where I am

I'm only sleeping

4. Love You To (3:01)

(Harrison)

Each day just goes so fast

I turn around, it's past

You don't get time to hang a sign on me

Love me while you can

Before I'm a dead old man

A life-time is so short

A new one can't be bought

But what you've got means such a lot to me

Make love all day long

Make love singing songs

Make love all day long

Make love singing songs

There's people standing round

Who'll screw you in the ground

They'll fill you in with all their sins, you'll see

I'll make love to you

If you want me to

5. Here, There And Everywhere (2:26)

(Lennon - McCartney)

To lead a better life

I need my love to be here

Here

Making each day of the year

Changing my life with a wave of her hand

Nobody can

Deny that there's something there

There

Running my hands through her hair

Both of us thinking how good it can be

Someone is speaking

But she doesn't know he's there

I want her everywhere

And if she's beside me I know I need never care

But to love her is to need her

Everywhere

Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies

Watching her eyes

And hoping I'm always there

I want her everywhere

And if she's beside me I know I need never care

But to love her is to need her

I will be there

And everywhere

Here, there and everywhere

6. Yellow Submarine (2:47)

(Lennon - McCartney)

In the town where I was born

Lived a man who sailed the sea

And he told us of his life

In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the Sun

Till we found the sea of green

And we lived beneath the waves

In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Yellow Submarine

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Yellow Submarine

In the town where I was born

Lived a man who sailed the sea

And he told us of his life

In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the Sun

Till we found the sea of green

And we lived beneath the waves

In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard

Many more of them live next door

And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

(Full speed ahead, Mister Bosun, full speed ahead!)

(Full speed immediately, Sargeant!)

(Cut the cable! Drop the cable!)

(Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye)

(Captain! Captain!)

As we live a life of ease

Every one of us (every one of us)

Has all we need (has all we need)

Sky of blue (sky of blue)

And sea of green (sea of green)

In our yellow (in our yellow) submarine (submarine, haha)

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

7. She Said She Said (2:38)

(Lennon - McCartney)

She said

I know what it's like to be dead

I know what it is to be sad

And she's making me feel like

I've never been born

I said

Who put all those things in your head?

Things that make me feel that I'm mad

And you're making me feel like

I've never been born

She said: You don't understand what I've said

I said: No, no, no, you're wrong

When I was a boy

Everything was right

I said

Even though you know what you know

I know that I'm ready to leave

Because you're making me feel like

I've never been born

She said: You don't understand what I've said

I said: No, no, no, you're wrong

When I was a boy

Everything was right

I said

Even though you know what you know

I know that I'm ready to leave

Because you're making me feel like

I've never been born

She said, she said

I know what it's like to be dead

I know what it is to be sad

I know what it's like to be dead

8. Good Day Sunshine (2:11)

(Lennon - McCartney)

Good day sunshine

I need to laugh, and when the Sun is out

I've got something I can laugh about

I feel good, in a special way

I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good day sunshine

We take a walk, the Sun is shining down

Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good day sunshine

Then we lie beneath a shady tree

I love her and she's loving me

She feels good (she feels good), she know she's looking fine

I'm so proud to know that she is mine

Good day sunshine

9. And Your Bird Can Sing (2:02)

(Lennon - McCartney)

Tell me that you've got everything you want

And your bird can sing

But you don't get me

You don't get me

You say you've seen seven wonders

And your bird is green

But you can't see me

You can't see me

When your prized possessions

Start to weigh you down

Look in my direction

I'll be 'round

When your bird is broken

Will it bring you down?

You may be awoken

I'll be 'round

Tell me that you've heard every sound there is

And your bird can swing

But you can't hear me

You can't hear me

10. For No One (2:01)

(Lennon - McCartney)

Your day breaks

Your mind aches

You find that all

Her words of kindness

Linger on

When she no longer needs you

She wakes up

She makes up

She takes her time

And doesn't feel

She has to hurry

She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing

No sign of love behind the tears

Cried for no one

A love that should have lasted years

You want her

You need her

And yet you don't believe her

When she says

Her love is dead

You think she needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing

No sign of love behind the tears

Cried for no one

A love that should have lasted years

You stay home

She goes out

She says that long ago

She knew someone

But now he's gone

She doesn't need him

Your day breaks

Your mind aches

There will be times

When all the things she said

Will fill your head

You won't forget her

And in her eyes you see nothing

No sign of love behind the tears

Cried for no one

A love that should have lasted years

11. Doctor Robert (2:16)

(Lennon - McCartney)

Ring, my friend, I said you'd call

Doctor Robert

Day or night he'll be there anytime at all

Doctor Robert

You're a new and better man

He helps you to understand

He does everything he can

Doctor Robert

If you are down he'll pick you up

Doctor Robert

Take a drink from his special cup

Doctor Robert

He's a man you must believe

Helping every one in need

No one can succeed like

Doctor Robert

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine

Well, well, well, he'll make you

Doctor Robert

My friend works with the National Health

Doctor Robert

Don't pay money just to see yourself with

Doctor Robert

You're a new and better man

He helps you to understand

He does everything he can

Bob Robert

Well, well, well, you're feeling fine

Well, well, well, he'll make you

Doctor Robert

Ring, my friend, I said you'd call

Doctor Robert

Ring, my friend, I said you'd call

Doctor Robert

12. I Want To Tell You (2:29)

(Harrison)

I want to tell you

My head is filled with things to say

When you're here

All those words they seem to slip away

When I get near you

The games begin to drag me down

It's alright

I'll make you maybe next time around

But if I seem to act unkind

It's only me, it's not my mind

That is confusing things

I want to tell you

I feel hung up and I don't know why

I don't mind, I could wait forever

I've got time

Sometimes I wish I knew you well

Then I could speak my mind and tell you

Maybe you'd understand

I want to tell you

I feel hung up and I don't know why

I don't mind, I could wait forever

I've got time. I've got time

13. Got To Get You Into My Life (2:36)

(Lennon - McCartney)

I was alone, I took a ride

I didn't know what I would find there

Another road where maybe I

Could see another kind of mind there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you

Ooh, did I tell you I need you

Every single day of my life?

You didn't run, you didn't lie

You knew I wanted just to hold you

And had you gone, you knew in time

We'd meet again, for I had told you

Ooh, you were meant to be near me

Ooh, and I want you to hear me

Say we'll be together every day

Got to get you into my life

What can I do, what can I be?

When I'm with you, I wanna stay there

If I'm true, I'll never leave

And if I do, I know the way there

Ooh, then I suddenly see you

Ooh, did I tell you I need you

Every single day of my life?

Got to get you into my life

I was alone, I took a ride

I didn't know what I would find there

Another road where maybe I

Could see another kind of mind there

Then, suddenly, I see you

Did I tell you I need you

Every single day of my life?

14. Tomorrow Never Knows (3:01)

Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream

It is not dying

Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void

It is shining

That you may see the meaning of within

It is being

That love is all and love is everyone

It is knowing

That ignorance and hate may mourn the dead

It is believing

But listen to the colour of your dreams

It is not living

Or play the Game Existence to the end

Of the beginning

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