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Revolver Special Edition (Super Deluxe) [Box Set]
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

  • Summary: The special edition of The Beatles' 1966 album includes a five-disc, a 2-disc and digital releases. The five-disc version features a new stereo and Dolby Atmos mix (digital only) by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell; the original mono mix; 28 early takes from the sessions andThe special edition of The Beatles' 1966 album includes a five-disc, a 2-disc and digital releases. The five-disc version features a new stereo and Dolby Atmos mix (digital only) by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell; the original mono mix; 28 early takes from the sessions and three home demos; a four-track EP with newly remastered and remixes of “Paperback Writer” and “Rain”, as well as a 100-page book.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The Guardian
    Oct 27, 2022
    100
    Revolver’s new details tease out deeper meanings in the songs. Now more prominent, the low-lit backing harmonies on Here, There and Everywhere remake the tune as an old-fashioned rock’n’roll love song; the piano bending out of key on I Want to Tell You mirrors the narrator’s insecurity; and McCartney’s booming walking bass on Taxman illuminates the biting, cynical tone of Harrison’s lyrics. ... Revolver still sounds so vibrant.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 28, 2022
    100
    Safe to say, the album's 14 tracks are confirmed to be nothing less than brilliant (it wasn't consistently voted the best album of all time back in the 90s for nothing), with Martin's beautifully burnished, respectful restorations of For No One, Here There And Everywhere and the enduringly magnificent Tomorrow Never Knows packing particular emotional punch.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 27, 2022
    100
    What’s clearer now in hindsight, especially thanks to this new box set, is how the quartet took its collective influences and refracted them into something cohesively “Beatles.” ... Revolver heralded the Beatles’ metamorphosis from greatness into immortality.
  4. Mojo
    Oct 27, 2022
    100
    Revolver presents an accomplished, almost impenetrable sheen - which makes the archaeology provided by the outtakes and different mixes all the more involving. ... You can hear the pace of their lives and their ideas in this perfect encapsulation of The Beatles at their peak. [Dec 2022, p.96]
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  5. American Songwriter
    Oct 27, 2022
    100
    While not every song is covered, but enough of the creative process is revealed to make this a revelatory encounter.
  6. Variety
    Oct 28, 2022
    98
    The set employs a “Get Back”-style approach to several of the songs, where listeners can hear the evolution of “Yellow Submarine” from a depressing lament to the familiar jaunty children’s anthem, that “And Your Bird Can Sing” once had a flagrant Byrds reference, and “Tomorrow Never Knows” was originally much slower — and even trippier. ... What’s really special here are the aforementioned book and especially the outtakes, many of which have eluded bootleggers over the half-century-plus since illicit Beatles releases began hitting the market.
  7. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 28, 2022
    60
    The new version certainly sounds fuller, brighter and deeper, but unless you are a committed audiophile with studio standard hi-fi, most listeners could achieve a similar experience by turning up the volume, or perhaps investing in a pair of decent headphones. All interest therefore lies in extra tracks, which are not so much outtakes as works in progress – as the Beatles settled on arrangements, they would continually build on their chosen version. ... The truth is that the Beatles released everything they considered worthy whilst they were together, leaving nothing of outstanding quality in the vault.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. fede01_8
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Review-bombing by Taylor Swift fans. There's no other logical explanation as to why this masterpiece that is still miles ahead of everythingReview-bombing by Taylor Swift fans. There's no other logical explanation as to why this masterpiece that is still miles ahead of everything being released today by pop artists has such a low user score.… Expand
  2. louievegamusic
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    This album was already great and this remix has done it justice. The vocal and instrumentations have been done in a way that has improved theThis album was already great and this remix has done it justice. The vocal and instrumentations have been done in a way that has improved the listening experience.… Expand
  4. scratch145
    Oct 28, 2022
    10
    It’s the best Beatles record, contender for the ever subjective best album of all time, and this is easily the best way to listen to it. GilesIt’s the best Beatles record, contender for the ever subjective best album of all time, and this is easily the best way to listen to it. Giles Martin’s new mix sprays the immense details of each song all around with mastery, and the fab four experiment and reinvent before your ears on the takes and sessions with even more mastery.… Expand
  5. MattyIce34
    Nov 1, 2022
    9
    While the added tracks aren’t as in-depth as the Deluxe versions of Let It Be or The White Album, as someone who considers Revolver one of (ifWhile the added tracks aren’t as in-depth as the Deluxe versions of Let It Be or The White Album, as someone who considers Revolver one of (if not the) greatest LP of all-time this was a treat. Most of the new mixes improve the songs (though some do make them worse by exploding or isolating the vocals, much like previous Martin remixes), and the bonus tracks are fun for Fab Four fans. Maybe not necessary, but certainly welcome.… Expand
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 28, 2022
    9
    The album that saw the fab four test the boundaries of not onky their sound but of pop. Its melodic, layered,complex and wildly ambitious.The album that saw the fab four test the boundaries of not onky their sound but of pop. Its melodic, layered,complex and wildly ambitious. It's perhaps their best with fantastic songs such as "Eleanor Rigby " or "here,there,anywhere ". I do not agree with the consensus that this album is perfect,it's too inconsistent. It's burdened with a song that sounds like a sketch/ jingles such as the obnoxious "yellow submarines " nursery rhyme . But given thats one out of 13 flawless jams it's not too fatal… Expand
  7. ALCAV
    Nov 5, 2022
    7
    haven't listened yet.... are they back together or what?

    in all seriousness... solid album! Glad to see the boys back on the road again and    haven't listened yet.... are they back together or what?

    in all seriousness... solid album! Glad to see the boys back on the road again and releasing some new bangers! Had some problems with the lyrics here and there but the songs were    … Expand
  8. ChuckAmok
    Nov 9, 2022
    0
    You may think you've heard every Beatles song enough times for a lifetime, but nope, they still sound like the work of four people in theYou may think you've heard every Beatles song enough times for a lifetime, but nope, they still sound like the work of four people in the throes of inspiration.… Expand

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