Table of Contents

Introduction: ‘Of the beginning’; ‘When I’m in the middle of a dream’: the contributors remember Revolver; I: ‘Where do they all come from’?; 1: Detroit and Memphis: the soul of Revolver; 2: I’m Eleanor Rigby: female identity and Revolver; 3: Sailing to the sun: Revolver ’s influence on Pink Floyd; II: ‘It is shining’; 4: Revolver as a pivotal art work: structure, harmony, and vocal harmonization; 5: Tonal family resemblance in Revolver; 6: A flood of flat-sevenths; III: ‘And our friends were all aboard’; 7: ‘Tomorrow never knows’: the contribution of George Martin and his production team to the Beatles’ new sound; 8: The Beatles for everyone: rearranging base and superstructure in the rock ballad; 9: Ringo round Revolver : rhythm, timbre, and tempo in rock drumming; 10: The Beatle who became a man: Revolver and George Harrison’s metamorphosis; 11: Premature turns: thematic disruption in the American version of Revolver; IV: ‘Here, there, and everywhere’; 12: ‘Love is all and love is everyone’: a discussion of four musical portraits; 13: The Beatles, Postmodernism, and ill-tempered musical form: cleaning my gun; or, the use of accidentals in Revolver; 14: ‘It is not dying': Revolver and the birth of psychedelic sound

About the Author

Russell Reising, The University of Toledo, USA Russell Reising, Walter Everett, Jacqueline Warwick, Shaugn O'Donnell, Steven Valdez, Naphtali Wagner, Ger Tillekens, Kari Macdonald, Sarah Hudson Kaufman, Cy Schleifer, Steven Baur, Matthew Bannister, Jim LeBlanc, Sheila Whitely, Ronald Schleifer.

Reviews

Prize: Winner of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections award for excellence in the category of Best Research in Recorded Rock, Rhythm & Blues, or Soul 2003. 'This profound yet exhilarating compilation on Revolver is bound to make its dedicated readers of several generations even more "gun crazy". Russell Reising knows how to grab his audience by the ears. An excellent international army of contributors finishes the job. Their sharp minds hit me where it matters.' Lutgard Mutsaers, Utrecht University (Musicology Dpt.) and State University of Groningen (Dpt. of Arts & Arts Management). 'This is a compelling, multi-faceted exploration of the Beatle's Revolver - a pivotal (yet often under-rated) recording within the development of 1960s popular music. Contributing authors offer fascinating insights and provocative theories based on a wide range of perspectives - from musicology to cultural studies - and the publication combines genuine enthusiasm and passion for the subject with meticulous scholarship. Here is a text which can be used and enjoyed by music fans, teachers and researchers alike.' Dr Jon Fitzgerald, Southern Cross University, Australia 'A fascinating, eclectic collection of essays dealing with one of the pivotal recordings in popular music history." Dr Jon Fitzgerald, Southern Cross University, Australia ' A multi-facted examination of a pop music masterpiece. These essays combine enthusiasm and passion with meticulous scholarship.' Dr Jon Fitzgerald, Southern Cross University, Australia 'Among countless books about the Beatles and their influence upon the world of music, Every Sound stands out as an exquisite, detailed analysis of a single album and its relationship to contemporary music.' Authorlink '... the book is a useful supplement to the literature on the Beatles which already exists, and which seems set to expand for some considerable time. In addition, the fact that its contributors come from a variety a backgrounds - musicology, literature, sociology - is to be welcomed, since it demonstrates the disciplinary intersections essential to any proper study of popular music.' Popular Music