The Fascinating Story Behind The Cover of The Beatles' Groundbreaking Album

Klaus Voorman's striking artwork on the cover of The Beatles' 1966 album 'Revolver' has made it one of the most recognisable in album covers of all time. The cover signalled a major shift in the group's direction both musically and artistically. In this video we take a close look at now only how the cover was designed and hunt down the sources of the photographic fragments used on the cover. We also discover how and where the album's title was chosen from a list of hilarious suggestions.

0:00 - Opener
0:57 - Plans for 1966
2:00 - Breaking from Robert Freeman
2:34 - Lennon invites Klaus Voorman to Abbey Road
3:21 - The search for inspiration
3:55 - Tools of the trade
4:29 - The source of the cover's photographic elements
7:55 - Cover assembly montage
9:03 - The search for a name for the album
10:39 - McCartney's handwritten evidence
11:27 - Rear panel cover shot.
11:38 - Voorman's payday
12:15 - The whereabouts of the original artwork
12:58 - Closing comments.

Correction: 11:54 He drew the illustrations for the booklet only.

Photos credits: Klaus Voormann, Robert Freeman & Robert Whittaker.

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