What is the best “Revolver” track left off the U.S. release ?

"And You Bird Can Sing"--fantastic, plus I'm not big on the other two. Think I saw Husker Du cover it once.

"Your"...

Bird for sure

These are the three tracks which sound kind of like half-finished ideas, all John are they? hm.

Bird for sure

This should have been a Minutemen or Angry Samoans or Minor Threat poll.

I'm going to have my ballot ready by April, I swear

The solo in "And Your Bird Can Sing" is a poem.

there's nothing extraordinary about Dr Robert but I dig it

the chiming guitar lines in the right channel that come in after the bridge, good song

I'm Only Sleeping if only for the backwards solo

good turnout !

Best thing about Dr. Robert is the middle eight

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

you’ll note that on the UK release, “doctor robert” is preceded by “for no one” which is preceded by “and your bird can sing” — two very ambitious songs with complex harmonic structures that nevertheless don’t quite “groove”

and then it’s followed by “i want to tell you” — all that dissonance and clanging and droning

so i say it works rather nicely as a palate cleanser if you will

sorry i missed this poll, "and your bird" is my fav beatles song most of the time

Missed voting. It would have been "I'm Only Sleeping".

I got my vote in for I’m Only Sleeping but you should repoll as 17 minutes wasn't enough time

Haha, I would completely dig seeing more 17-minute polls.

Correct song won. Maybe appropriate that it's also the shortest song.

lol, i would've done "i'm only sleeping" myself

Interestingly I’m Only Sleeping came in at number 9, in the Best Fabs Tracks Ever poll we did in 2011. I recall it being a big surprise, i’d never really thought of it as anything special. I do now though!

IOS = one of their greatest verses

I'm Only Sleeping, easy

I'm Omly Sleeping is my favourite Beatles song. And Your Bird Can Sing would edge into the top ten. Dr Robert not so essential but still fine. What were they thinking missing these off the US release? Crazy.

I'm Only Sleeping is absolutely central to the record imo, maybe my favourite on it! Madness.

Of course, they were left off the US Revolver because Capitol had already released them on the US Yesterday and Today patchwork LP, which came out a few months earlier. I loved all three songs back when I only knew them in that form. Then in the 80s, when the US version of Revolver was restored to the original UK tracklist, I liked how it brought Lennon's contribution more into balance with McCartney's, while also better showing the '66 Fabs as a badass psych rock outfit.

'And Your Bird Can Sing' is an irritant on most days, whereas 'I'm Only Sleeping' is one of their best songs. 'Dr Robert' is listenable enough.

"and your bird can sing" has been overwritten in my memory with the outtake from "anthology" that has stoned giggling in place of a proper vocal track

^ immediately cued this up, the laughter is contagious !

Missed voting. It would have been "I'm Only Sleeping".

― Sund4r, Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:18 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I'm Only Sleeping is absolutely central to the record imo, maybe my favourite on it! Madness.

― chap, Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:55 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

my favorite Beatles song

this poll's timing was the equivalent of those state assemblies staying back late in the last hours of their Republican majorities to shove legislation through

Or a 31st Jan copyright release

31 December, dammit.

Yeah IOS is one of the greatest Beatles songs imo. These electro-acoustic guitars !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver:_Special_Edition

suggestion for new ILX comp - ILX sings karaoke to the non vocal revolver tracks on this