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
Revolver (Beatles album) instrumentation played by a Beatle and a novelty song marked a significant departure from the usual content of the band's singles. Schaffner likens the Beatles' 1966 recordings to the moment of transformation in the film "Wizard of Oz", "where, when Dorothy discovers herself transported from Kansas to Oz, the film dramatically changes from black-and-white to glorious technicolor". The album was also the source of confusion for the group's more conservative fans. A female fan later complained in "Beatles Monthly" that 1966 represented the end of "The Beatles we used to know before they went stark, raving mad." The release coincided