The Beatles (album) stereo only. In the UK, the following album, "Yellow Submarine", was the last to be shipped in mono. The mono version of "The Beatles" was made available worldwide on 9 September 2009, as part of "The Beatles in Mono" CD boxed set. A reissue of the original mono LP was released worldwide in September 2014. The album's sleeve was designed by pop artist Richard Hamilton, in collaboration with McCartney. Hamilton's design was in stark contrast to Peter Blake's vivid cover art for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and consisted of a plain white sleeve. The band's name, in Helvetica,
Revolver (Beatles album) everything Sgt Pepper did, except it did it first and often better. It just wasn’t as well-packaged and marketed." Rodriguez writes that, whereas most contemporary acts shy away from attempting a concept album in the vein of "Sgt. Pepper", the prototype established by "Revolver", whereby an album serves as an "eclectic collection of diverse songs", continues to influence modern popular music. He characterises "Revolver" as "the Beatles' artistic high-water mark" and notes that, unlike "Sgt. Pepper", it was the product of a collaborative effort, with "the group as a whole being fully vested in creating Beatle music". "Revolver" has appeared