The Beatles - Mad Day Out (1968)
The Beatles' second album of 1968 was Mad Day Out, named after the photoshoot they had done a few months back, and it was released just two months after their last on November 22. This album was more in line with what fans wanted out the band during this time, heavier songs and soundscapes that rivaled other artists such as the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. "Revolution", a new song by John, was considered for this album but was instead made a B-side for "Hey Jude", which released in September, due to time constraints. It did just as good, if not better, than the White Album and continued their success as well as their musical progression. However, not everybody was positive. The New Left criticized the band for seemingly avoiding political and social issues of the day with pastiche and eclecticism, and many critics gave low marks to Bowie's two songs for being soft and unfitting compared to the rest of the album.
It was during the recording sessions for the White Album and Mad Day Out that the band played an extended jam session of "Revolution". John and George then overdubbed it and added tape collages and spoken word extracts to make a new, finalized product. John wanted to include it on one of the two albums, but Paul argued that it wouldn't fit either due to its avant-garde nature. Following some back and forth bickering between the two, it was decided that there would be a third album released in 1968 that would avant-garde in its entirety, with "Revolution 2" (as it was now called) as its center point.
All of the Beatles' songs are sourced from The Beatles, with Bowie's two songs being sourced from The Deram Anthology 1966-1968.
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