Black and white on the cover, glorious Technicolour inside… (Parlophone) Released: 5 th  August 1966 Producer: George Martin Topped the chart: 7 th  August 1966 (for 7 weeks) 7 weeks total   In the 90s, George Harrison's memory wasn’t what it used to be. As he said in the Anthology TV series, “I don’t see too much difference between Rubber Soul  and Revolver . To me, they could be Volume One and Volume Two.”   A strange take from our vantage point because musically there is a

The Stones roll into their second phase… (Decca) Released: 15 th  April 1966 Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham Topped the chart: 24 th  April 1966 (for 8 weeks) 8 weeks total   And so we arrive at the Rolling Stones’ second phase. As we’ve journeyed through their first, there has been an increasing disparity between their singles and LPs, the former becoming darker and more interesting (see high-watermarks 19 th  Nervous Breakdown  and Paint It, Black ), the albums continued to ha

What’s that strange herbal smell coming from the studio? (Parlophone) Released: 3 rd  December 1965 Producer: George Martin Topped the chart: 19 th  December 1965 (for 8 weeks) 8 weeks total   Whether they were made of rubber or leather, The Beatles’ shoes were likely on their last legs by October 1965, and it’s not hard to see why—five studio albums in two-and-a-half years, multiple world tours, TV appearances and almost no time off: every day they weren’t playing live they