4 Things to Know About the Beatles’ Original Title for Revolver

The Beatles’ original working title for Revolver was Abracadabra. The band liked the word because it felt magical and fit their psychedelic direction.

They scrapped the title after learning a song called “Abracadabra” already existed by a group called The Magic Circle. Legal headaches weren’t worth it.

Paul McCartney suggested Revolver as a pun on both a gun and a record revolving. The rest is history.

Good thing they changed it. Abracadabra sounds like a forgotten 70s novelty act.