id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3818 The Beatles - Wikipedia .html text/html 30893 4058 80 Released in August, a week before the Beatles' final tour, Revolver marked another artistic step forward for the group.[176] The album featured sophisticated songwriting, studio experimentation, and a greatly expanded repertoire of musical styles, ranging from innovative classical string arrangements to psychedelia.[176] Abandoning the customary group photograph, its Aubrey Beardsley-inspired cover – designed by Klaus Voormann, a friend of the band since their Hamburg days – was a monochrome collage and line drawing caricature of the group.[176] The album was preceded by the single "Paperback Writer", backed by "Rain".[177] Short promotional films were made for both songs; described by cultural historian Saul Austerlitz as "among the first true music videos",[178] they aired on The Ed Sullivan Show and Top of the Pops in June.[179] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3818.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3818.txt