Revolver (Beatles album) "Revolver", McCartney now attained an approximately equal position with him. In a further development, Harrison's interest in the music and culture of India, and his study of the Indian sitar, had inspired him as a composer. According to author Ian Inglis, "Revolver" is widely viewed as "the album on which Harrison came of age as a songwriter". The Beatles had hoped to work in a more modern facility than EMI's London studios at Abbey Road, and so sent Epstein to Memphis in March 1966 to investigate the possibility of their recording at Stax Studio. According to a letter written by
The Beatles (album) avant-garde "Revolution 9". "The Beatles" was issued on 22 November 1968 in Britain, with a US release following three days later. The album's working title, "A Doll's House", had been changed when the English progressive rock band Family released the similarly titled "Music in a Doll's House" earlier that year. Schaffner wrote in 1977 of the name that was adopted for the Beatles' double album: "From the day of release, everybody referred to "The Beatles" as 'the White Album.'" "The Beatles" was the third album to be released by Apple Records, following Harrison's "Wonderwall Music", and Lennon’s "Two Virgins". Martin