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The Beatles' overall achievement is rivaled by no one. In a course of only seven years, they produced 12 and ½ albums (I don't count Yellow Submarine as a full album), one of which was a double album, and enough independent singles to make up two other albums. Very prolific, and the single most important band ever to grace the rock'n'roll scene. There is countless debates on what is their most important, but to me every one of those albums from "Rubber Soul" on (excepting "Yellow Submarine") is a self-contained masterpiece. That being said, "Revolver" gives us the most balanced view of The Beatles that we ever get. Everything that made The Beatles great is here in the right proportions. We have the three tracks of Harrison, including an Indian song of his, we have the ultimate Ringo song (everyone should know what song I'm talking about here), we have Paul's melodious love songs that would overwhelm his solo career, and we have the standard Lennon experimentation. On no other record do we get such a clear picture of what each Beatle brought into the equation. Everyone of them shine for their individual talents. The direct opposite of this is The White Album, when The Beatles were in the process of breaking up. In terms of artistic growth (remember, this was released almost a year after Help!, which was released August 6, 1965 and this August 5, 1966) we knew The Beatles were onto something. It foreshadows everything that will happen on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and is as important as its successor. And in terms of what made The Beatles great, this is the record to go too, because it gives you the most balanced view of the most important band in rock'n'roll history.