Paperback Writer

by The Beatles

Paperback Writer cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: June 1966
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 11:04
  • Community rating: 4.33/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Notably pushing the boundaries of studio fidelity, this recording features a highly prominent, boosted bass guitar sound achieved by using a loudspeaker as a microphone. The track abandons traditional romantic themes altogether, opting instead for a rapid-fire, epistolary narrative structure accompanied by blistering guitar riffs.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitar-driven, experimental, vocal-group, jangly

Tracklist

  1. Paperback Writer (2:30)
  2. The Word (2:57)
  3. Rain (3:00)
  4. Nowhere Man (2:37)

Credits

  • The Beatles - primary artist
  • Lennon-McCartney - music by, lyrics by

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