In Goldstein's description of London: "The sound of Revolver blares from window after window. John harmonizes with Paul in greengrocers and boutiques. George plays his sitar from cars stalled in traffic. Ringo ricochets from the dome of Saint Paul's. The Beatles are harder to avoid than even the American [tourist]." [336]

A bonus disc on the new expanded, remixed and remastered box set of 1966’s Revolver offers an even more transformative experience: a jaw-dropping sequence of Yellow Submarine work tapes traces the song’s evolution from a fragile, sad wisp sung by John Lennon to its later iteration as a Ringo Starr-directed psych-pop goof. That the band steered Yellow Submarine from morose folk trifle to boisterous stoner singalong seems improbable, but the tapes don’t lie: through a combination of focused acoustic woodshedding and whimsical studio risks, the band arrived at the more familiar, upbeat Yellow Submarine. The Beatles had hoped to work in a more modern facility than EMI's London studios at Abbey Road [37] and were impressed with the sound on records created at Stax Studio in Memphis. [38] In March 1966, Epstein investigated the possibility of their recording the new album at Stax, [39] where, according to a letter written by Harrison two months later, the group intended to work with producer Jim Stewart. [40] The idea was abandoned after locals began descending on the Stax building, as were alternative plans to use either Atlantic Studios in New York or Motown's Hitsville USA facility in Detroit. [41] [nb 4]The Beatles – Revolver". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017 . Retrieved 28 June 2017.

Originally, the cover art for the album was going to be an image created by Freeman that included photos of each of the Beatles' faces revolving in circles repeatedly in layers. The band ultimately rejected the idea. [287] Despite its origins as an innocent children's song, "Yellow Submarine" was adopted by the counterculture as a song promoting drugs, namely the barbiturate Nembutal. [322] a b Du Noyer, Paul (2004). "The Beatles Revolver". Blender. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006 . Retrieved 24 June 2017. Willman, Chris (7 September 2022). "Giles Martin Details Beatles' 'Revolver' Deluxe Edition and Remix: In 1966 Sessions, 'You Can Hear Them Unwrapping Their Presents' ". Variety . Retrieved 18 October 2022.

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a b "Beatles" > "Albums" > "Revolver" > "Chart Facts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 . Retrieved 11 February 2017.