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
1 (Beatles album) its original full-length version (slightly over seven minutes); on the American version of "20 Greatest Hits" it had been released as a shortened version. Before "1", all 27 songs were available mainly in two remastered CD versions. First on the respective Beatles albums released in 1987 (as well as "Past Masters, Volume One" and "Past Masters, Volume Two", released in 1988). The second remastering was made available on the CD versions for "1962–1966" and "1967–1970" (released in 1993). The songs on "1" were remastered specifically for the release in 2000. According to the liner notes of the album, the original