The Beatles released their album Revolver in 1966, specifically on August 5 in the United Kingdom. It was the band's seventh studio album and followed Rubber Soul, which had appeared in late 1965.
Recorded at EMI Studios in London, Revolver marked a major expansion of the Beatles' studio experimentation. Songs such as "Tomorrow Never Knows" used tape loops, unusual sound processing and manipulated instrumentation, while "Eleanor Rigby" relied almost entirely on a string octet rather than a conventional rock-band backing.
The album also captured a turning point in the Beatles' career. It was their final recording project before they stopped touring, and its ambitious production helped influence psychedelic rock, progressive rock and electronic music. Readers sometimes confuse its release year with 1965 because it followed Rubber Soul so quickly, or with 1967 because Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band came out the following year.