Revolver (US)

The original Revolver was planned by the Beatles and their producer, George Martin, as a 14-song LP, and was released that way in the U.K. and Europe in early August of 1966. But Capitol Records had other ideas based on its own needs, and the record’s shape in the U.S. involved decisions made months before Revolver’s release.

The company got early access to three of the songs from the upcoming LP, “Doctor Robert,” “And Your Bird Can Sing,” and “I’m Only Sleeping,” all written by John Lennon. Capitol was also sitting on a few tracks that were either singles or songs cut from Rubber Soul, neither had been released in America.

Due to a long break between albums, Capitol decided to release leftover singles and songs from Rubber Soul and the soon to come Revolver, creating Yesterday…and Today.