"Revolver," the seventh studio album by the iconic English rock band the Beatles, hit the airwaves on August 5, 1966, accompanied by the double A-side single "Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine." Serving as the group's final recording project before retiring from live performances, "Revolver" showcased the Beatles' most profound embrace of studio technology yet, building upon the innovations of their preceding release, "Rubber Soul," from late 1965. Over time, it has earned widespread acclaim as one of the greatest and most groundbreaking albums in the annals of popular music, lauded for its diverse range of musical styles, innovative sounds, and thought-provoking lyrics.
 
"Revolver" transcended the confines of pop music, reshaping conventional studio recording practices, advancing the ideologies of the 1960s counterculture, and sparking the evolution of genres such as psychedelic rock, electronica, progressive rock, and world music. The album's striking cover, designed by Klaus Voormann, blended Aubrey Beardsley-inspired line drawings with photo collage, earning the coveted 1967 Grammy Award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts.
 
Fueled by the 1987 international CD release, which restored its content to the original Parlophone version, "Revolver" has often surpassed "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) in critical appraisals as the Beatles' crowning achievement. It clinched the top spot in multiple editions of Colin Larkin's book "All Time Top 1000 Albums" and secured a prominent third place in Rolling Stone magazine's esteemed list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003 and 2012.
 
Certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), "Revolver" continues to captivate audiences across generations. A remixed and expanded edition of the album was released in 2022, further cementing its enduring legacy in the pantheon of musical masterpieces.