McCartney Times

Towards the mid-1960s, George Harrison was just starting to come into his own as a songwriter. Although The Beatles’ albums were dominated by one great tune after another from John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Revolver was the first time where the ‘Quiet Beatle’ started to gain equal footing with his songwriting bandmates, sporting three songs on the final version of the album. While his contributions were far more muted for the conceptual album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles’ producer had some reservations about the song Harrison brought to the table.Opening up side two of the record, ‘Within You Without You’ was a bold exploration of Harrison’s fascination with Indian music. Where other songs had used Indian instrumentation like sitar and tabla, there wasn’t a Western instrument to be found in this tune, dominated by Harrison and a few Indian session players laying down a song about expanding one’s consciousness.

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