The Beatles and the naming of Revolver- your favorite title suggestions?

Years ago I heard of Ringo mentioning After Geography, and something about Circles.
Anyway, Paul suggested (my personal favorite out of the ones I've heard) Pendulum.

The recent and highly excellent book Beatles '66 by Steve Turner has some fascinating details on this, I checked it out from the library but it's worthy for me to eventually buy.

 

Beatles on Safari

 

I've always thought "Four Sides of the Eternal Triangle" was pretty funny and interesting.

 

To add context: that was a joke related to the Stones album "Aftermath". They never actually considered it as a title...

 

Yesterday Never Knows

 

Abracadabra..

 

I have no problem with the title. It's just the cover that sucks ! I very much prefer the original Robert Freeman design.

 

"My" first copy of Revolver was my dad's old cassette copy, which had a lot of the type on the casing worn off. For that reason, the title of the last song on the album was a mystery to me for a while. I could make out "Tomorrow N**** ****s," and my best guess was "Tomorrow Night's Dreams". I've ever since thought that would make a great title for any album!

 

That is the name that I remember as being the one that was nearly chosen. A better title as the contents are so magical and rich.
If "Abracadabra" had been the title, accompanied by a more appropriately colourful and psychedelic album cover, the world wouldn't be raving about "Sgt. Pepper's" as being THE most iconic album of the era.

 

Fatman and Bobby is my favorite working title.

 

Working title for what?

 

What if they used this mentality for every album.

The Beatles' First Album
With the Beatles
Beatles Take Hollywood
Beatles for Sale
Beatles Say "Help!"
Beatles Go Folk
Beatles on Safari
Beatles Go Psychedelic, Vol. 1
Beatles Go Psychedelic, Vol. 2
The Beatles
Beatles Aboard the Yellow Submarine
The Beatles Get Back
The Beatles' Last Hurrah

 

Why anyone would want to change what is the finest album title in the history of pop music is beyond me.
Espcially if it's for something as "Abracadbra". Why not "Open Sesame" while we're at it ?

 

Four On The Floor.

 

"Love You To and 13 other songs"

 

For the US market, how about "Beatles X" or "The Beatles' Tenth Album"?

 

I doubt any of the working titles were ever seriously considered. Probably just the boys sitting around and cutting up about titles. Or a funny little quip by Ringo to John in passing.

 

I am partial to "And Bob's Your Uncle" for several reasons.

 

Oh well, at least Creedence got to use it four years later...

In the US, it could have been "Beatles '66"

 

Speaking of 1966, I recommend Steve Turner's book BEATLES 66, The Revolutionary Year.

 

"REVOLVER" Rules!!!!
Why... and how could anyone think about another LP title...
The art work cover by Klaus Voormann was and is superb!
This is what the four decided, and it was perfect.

Occasionally a Fab4 thread irks me... like this one.
What purpose, just revisionism bs.
Working titles are cool, and interesting... but how and why does it come to this.

 

"After Geography" is my favorite.

 

What a weird post.

This is a discussion board. The group went with one idea but there's no harm in discussing the others purely for curiosity's sake.

Here's a tip ; if you don't like a thread and it's that easy to irk you, maybe you shouldn't click on it.

 

I like that one, too. After Geography sounds like a Radiohead album.

 

This. But I don't like the original Freeman cover either.