It was many years that I did not see these Beatles images taken by Richard Avedon in 1967 when I found them on a site which sells posters, not music. So I thought I’d invite you to listen again to what I consider to be one of the most experimental songs the Beatles ever wrote. And it’s not A Day in the Life or even Revolution #9, but Tomorrow Never Knows, the closing track on the 1966 album Revolver.
Now listen to “Tomorrow Never Knows” from the Revolver album (1966). This is a very experimental song with dozen of tape loops in the background. The history tells that Paul brought the tapes into the recording session “in a plastic bag” and each one was employed on a different tape recorder scattered around the studio. The sound of each loop could be brought in and out via the central mixing board.
Here is the analysis by Alan W. Pollack.