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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Pesmard Flurrmn)
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Subject: Re: Classic Records
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 18:18:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 18:18:27 1985
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> To all who think Abbey Road, the White Album, or Sgt. Pepper
> is the best Beatles record, go back and listen to Revolver.
> 
> It's a real sleeper.  [ANDREW KOENIG]

Seconded.  Most especially the (original) British release and not the
American version.  Capitol had gotten the Revolver tapes early somehow,
so they included three songs from the then upcoming Revolver album onto
a collection called "Yesterday and Today", noted most for its original
intended cover.  "Y&T" [not the schlockometal band, the aforementioned
album!] contained just about everything that Capitol HADN'T released
in America previously, including Yesterday, several tracks from Rubber
Soul, and three songs that would have been included on Revolver [they
ARE on the British version].  I think they were "She Said She Said",
"Doctor Robert", and "I'm Only Sleeping" (???). (I do remember that they
were ALL Lennon songs that were transferred.)

With or without these cuts, Revolver still stands up as perhaps the most
finely crafted Beatles album of all.  It presaged the psychedelic period
without getting into its excessiveness (not that I disliked the excesses).
It featured McCartney with some of his finest compositions:  beautiful
melodies without the gushy wimpy sentimentality that marred much of his
later work, including "For No One", "Here There Everywhere", "Good Day
Sunshine".  It featured Lennon at his most eclectic and innovative with
"Tomorrow Never Knows", "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing"
(a great "up" song for Lennon).  It featured perhaps Harrison's finest
rock composition ("Taxman") ever.

Did anyone else recall that at one point the second Devo album was going to
be called "Devolver"?
-- 
"I don't understand.  Is it modern?"		Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr