The Mystery That Kicks Off The Beatles’ Greatest Album | Taxman

In August 1966, The Beatles unleashed an album that would forever change the course of pop music: Revolver. Its opening song - Taxman - literally counted in a bold new era. One of George Harrison’s three contributions to Revolver, Taxman also contains a mystery that has spurred a heated debate among Beatle fans: who is announcing the ““ count-in? Was it Paul McCartney? George Harrison? John Lennon? Or even Ringo Starr? We’ll investigate. And as a fair warning: you can’t unhear this. Image Credits for Photographs: Copyright Robert Freeman Sources: - Dave Rybaczewski - The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn - The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 4: The Beatles through Yellow Submarine (1968 - early 1969) by Jerry Hammack and Gillian G Gaar - - Recording the Beatles by Kevin Ryan & Brian Kehew Special thanks to @DLD2Music for providing isolated tracks