The main thing I remember about experiencing the Beatles in real time was that you had no idea what their next single would sound like...

That riff, one of the greatest.

55 years ago they recorded this incredible song. It would still be awesome if it was only just released today!

According to Geoff Emerick, Paul came into the studio one day and said, “Gather ‘round, lads, I’ve got our next number one hit.” Be nice to have that type of confidence.

B/W with "Rain". One of the greatest singles in the history of Rock. Beatles were on top of their game.

They were so young and creative, just inventing one wonderful song after another, and always finding new paths.

Ringo, was such an undercredited drummer, IMO... And, George was a PHENOMENAL guitarist-!!! And, everyone knows how clever and talented John and Paul were back then-!!! The Beatles are still INDESCRIBABLE to this VERY DAY... (Uncanny, IMO). 😁👍✌

There are several modern guitar effects pedals that have been designed to sound like the overdriven Vox 7120 amplifiers from the Revolver era. The distortion on Paperback, Taxman, and She Said is just amazing for 1966.

The Beatles were way beyond anyone else of their time and since. Those guys had such an immeasurable talent. Lets face it Most of their music is so mind bogglingly brilliant it's hard to take in. And this track is one of their very best. I just love Pauls bass riff and the harmony vocals are sublime.

I'm glad I was alive to witness their greatness. There will never be a better band on this planet.

One of their very best songs, in my opinion.

Still amazing after all these years. Best band ever.

I remember the first retime I heard this on the radio, it blew me away…goose bumps!

The lead sings "paperback writer" while the harmony sings "frere jacques" and it fits so well very few people even notice it. Beatles playing a joke while creating a song that has no equal.

Probably one of the greatest guitar sounds ever. Slight crunch with tremolo.

Still awesome even after 55 years..😊👌

I so love this song, one of my favorite Beatles as well as any music. everything in this song is amazing; arrangement, bass, rhythm, lead, drums, harmonies, backup vocals, lead vocal are all excellent. This is one of the best rock songs of all time.

That guitar tone is to kill for

Genius at work. Their musical instincts were right on, brilliant. Great pop tune.

Omg these guys were light years ahead of everyone and still are. Amazing.

I always have said the voices in this song are amazing!

One of my most favourite songs by Beatles

Oh heavens! The guitar sound. It sounds like... victory!

I was only about 12 - nothing was like before after listening to that and still a masterpiece!

That base line ... wow!

One of the best Rock and Roll songs of all time.

I love that they all can play all the instruments. That's the key

McCartney had this amazing skill to take a relatively simple idea and make it into a work of musical art! Paperback Writer is just one example. He actually listened to a composition by Bach.. and from that thought of the riff starting off Blackbird, White Album song. Beatles are the best!

VERY KOOL !!!!!!!! Amazing to hear this actual studio footage. And that lead / rhythm guitar is one of THE best driven tones that lives on to this day.

this is my birthday April 14th. what a great song to be in session on my birthday

Take Lennon/McCartney and add in Harrison, who really started coming into his own about this time. How many groups could boast having three great songwriters. That’s what makes the Beatles the best ever. Add in the harmonies? Unbeatable.

Wizards in the act of creating absolute magic.

First time I heard this coming out of a speaker outside the door of a shop in Union City, New Jersey (USA), I knew the Beatles had changed and gotten really cool .

There may never again be a music writing team as talented as Lennon and McCartney

I've heard this song hundreds of times but only now discovered that John and George are singing 'Frere a Jacques' under one of the verses. I am stunned.

So cool to get a visual of them working together. You listen to some of the post-Beatle interviews from John (primarily the one's where that woman who shall remain nameless is in the vicinity) and some of the authors looking to sell a book or an article and you miss out on something elemental. Above and beyond all of it, they were friends. I've done my best to avoid regrets but there are two things I lament never having a chance to do in this lifetime, fly in space and see the Beatles work, either in the studio or on the stage. But I am grateful for videos such as these. It's not quite live but it'll do for now. Thanks for posting. 👌

And Paul McCartney's bass riff is the best I've ever heard.

Thank you so very much for sharing this video with us! I really appreciate it so much!! ❤😊

SO remember when this came out..played endlessly!! great video & thanks so much!! 🥰😘

On take one the instruments sound basically like the record. They mixed carefully the sound of each track before recording, EQ , compression, levels, so the final mix was just fader moves, adding effects, and all the kick drum, overheads, snare, etc, were already mixed.

Only one word required here ! Epic !!

Always a pleasure to hear some cute bloopers before ultimate version (or almost ultimate ^^) .

This was really lovely, thank you! ❤🎸🤟

Nice to see Paul looking the the Rolling Stones best ever album!

My first record.

So interesting to hear the implied chords behind the a cappella section at :36!

The drumming is brilliant!

So cool to hear the process.Thans for sharing

Magical, as always!!!

Fascinating project of documenting songs as they were recorded!

Wow ! What a great song ! 👍❤

I was a 13yo teenager on a class trip to an ice skating rink in the city and was about to give up on ever mastering the art till Paperback Writer came over the inhouse loudspeaker. I was both Torvil AND Dean for 3 minutes while it played!

Cracks me up that people that didn't grow up with the Beatles (and some that did) will say things like the Beatles were overrated. Name a group that to this day could do the opening vocals & background vocals of this song?

The Fab's firing on all four cylinders.

The b-side rain one of my favorite songs one of Ringo's best drumming efforts

The promotional video clip is quite amazing both in terms of music and in video quality, looks even today as if it was a recent work

Funny, always loved this one. Was 7 when it came out and somehow I had the 45, and later I became a paperback writer and attribute some of that odyssey to this song.

If that was April 14, 1966, the shot of Paul holding the Stones' new Aftermath album must have been a pre-release copy (which I'm sure they swapped a lot of, friends that they were), as that album wasn't released to the public until the following day.

Paul's Rick bass before he painted it Psychedelic 😁

Yeah, an all time favorite. Thanks for uploading. Monkees and studio musicians kind of copied this vibe with Pleasant Valley Sunday a year later.

An absolute turning point!

Awesome photos

So much goodness in this song... I have always liked those two rapid "machine gun" style rolls Ringo puts in the space between the two halves of each verse. Any other drummer would have filled that space up with any sort of good, competent drum fill, but not Ringo. Every time I hear them I'm mesmerized at how they don't seem to be on any particular beat and you can't really find the "1" in there, and yet he comes out of the fill with band dead on. It makes those gaps simply fascinating.

Awesome song then and now

This song and Day Tripper are my favorites. Ticket to Ride close behind.

Love the Rickenbacker.

The perfect pop song

George played rhythm guitar and some lead guitar, Paul played bass and most of the lead guitar mainly playing the famous riff

I like the photo (3:40) of Paul holding the Stones' Aftermath album. Wonder if it was playing in his headphones. I had read the Ringo had humorously suggested that the Beatles name the album that ended up being called Revolver, After Geography.

Brilliant !!

It's a song about John. He published a book. And one day John came into the studio and said: "Gather round, all you clowns, let me hear yoy say: 'Hey, you've got to hide your love away'."

Man, that snare coming in at 1:17!!

I heard it at a fairground wow it was awesome

I love how they are singing “ fara jaka” (sp?) in the background.

I love the early take of this song too bad this early I’ll take us not released it’s a great one here in the early versions of paperback writer before the awesome overdubs on the lead vocals effects and I love the song that doesn’t fade out.

Great Video

Super!

So good 👍

Thank you .

John on tambourine, George on rhythm guitar, Paul on lead guitar. Ringo on drums.

cool ce reportage photo & recording

Very rare photos . Great to see the band when they were getting along .

The Beatles behind the scenes making their album on Disney was awesome ...

3:49 Paul inspecting Stones "Aftermath"

Today.. In 1966...............

Think 66 was their most creative period.

Awesome track

I love John so much ❤️

this song such a kickass rock song that riff is just BOOOM

Notice that near the end McCartney is holding a copy of The Stones' Aftermath. Maybe he was looking for ideas. But that's all right. Almost every idea the Stones had back then came from the Fab Four!

John playing a Gretsch? Great pic!

Those 4 valves in that amp head are huge!

My favorite single Paperback Writer & B Side Rain. Best Bass Sound. Rickenbacker 4001

The recording session sounded good. But I note on 3:37 Paul was holding a Rolling Stones album cover After math. Interesting shot.

One of Paul’s best vocals

Nearly already perfected at Take One

Great Song

The Beatles actually had a competition back in the 60s. Nowadays they would have wiped the floor with this music and the internet.

Can hear the piano through a leslie cabinet at the end. Not sure this was on final mix. According to RTB book The Beatles possibly used the leslie built into a Lowrey organ rather than a leslie cabinet, especially on Revolver.

Two days before I was born 😊