Today marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Beatles' single "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" and album Revolver in the UK. (The album would hit stores in the US in a different form 3 days later.) Revolver's use of tape loops, backwards effects and vocal manipulation changed the rock scene forever, so I wanted to salute it. I figured we all knew most of the songs already, and the visuals on the YouTube videos aren't very interesting, anyway, so I've collected a potpourri of artists covering my favorite tracks off the album. There's a great variety of different styles here, and I like every one of them. (Note the absence of Earth, Wind & Fire's version of "Got To Get You Into My Life." Enough said.) "Eleanor Rigby" - Zoot Zoot was an Australian band that counted among its membership a before-they-were-stars Rick Springfield (on guitar) and Beeb Birtles, who would go on to play bass in Little River Band. "Taxman" - Junior Parker Barely recognizable R&B take with chicka-bow-wow guitar and '70s slang. "I'm Only Sleeping" - The Lettermen Yes, The Lettermen, with a version that sounds like a cross between The Association and "The Air That I Breathe." I think "Please don't spoil my day/I'm miles away/ And after all, I'm only sleeping" might be my favorite Beatles lyric. "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Monsoon Fantastic cover by a 1980s UK world music band.
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