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Revolution was written by John Lennon (published by Apple Records, all rights reserved) and was released as a single along with Hey Jude on August 26, 1968 in the United States and August 30, 1968 in the United Kingdom. This song was written and recorded on July 13, 1968 and can also be found in later albums such as the Hey Jude LP, The Beatles 1967-1970 album, and also Rock N' Roll Music album. It was also later recorded by Billy Bragg in 1992, Mike and the Mechanics in 1989, and the Thompson Twins in 1985.1 There are 3 different versions to the song. The original version, Revolution 1, was much slower and was added to the well known White Album. Revolution was known for its much faster pace as well as heavier distortion. John states "There were two different versions of that song, but the underground left only picked the up on the one that said ‘count me out'. The original version which ended up on the LP said ‘count me in' too; I put both on there because I wasn't sure.......

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