‘Take 1′ of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ is Worth a Listen
The initial take of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ has been released. On 28th October, a new special deluxe edition of the iconic band’s 1966 album ‘Revolver,’ which features the song, will be made available.
The Beatles, their producer George Martin, recording engineer Geoff Emerick and technical engineer Ken Townsend contributed to the initial ‘Revolver’ recording session on 6th April, 1966, in Studio Three at EMI Studios (now known as Abbey Road Studios).
“John [Lennon’s] ethereal vocals (fed from his mic through a rotating Leslie speaker), and innovative tape loops – including Paul [McCartney] saying ‘ah, ah, ah, ah’, which when sped up produced a sound similar to a seagull’s screech – converge with Ringo [Starr’s] thunderous drum pattern, George [Harrison]’s tamboura drone, and a backwards guitar solo,” a press release describes the recording, which you can hear below.
In an interview before Revolver’s 1966 release, McCartney told NME: “We did it because I, for one, am sick of doing sounds that people can claim to have heard before.”
‘Revolver’ is the latest Beatles album to be re-released as a revamped and extended deluxe box set after ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (2017), ‘White Album’ (2018), ‘Abbey Road’ (2019) and ‘Let It Be’ (2021).
Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell re-mixed all 14 songs from the original album in stereo and Dolby Atmos, while the record’s original mono mix was taken directly from the album’s 1966 mono master tape.
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