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6/1/2007, 05:51 AM
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play.
June 1, 1967: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" released
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On this day in 1967, the Beatles release the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album, which took four months and $75,000 to record, sold over eleven million copies and spent 15 weeks at No. 1.
We heard the news today, oh boy. On June 1, 1967, the United Kingdom -- quickly followed by the rest of the world -- changed its expectations of what popular music ought to sound like.
As the decades rolled by, the album grew in stature, topping polls, breaking records, influencing thousands of musicians to change the way they created music. When Rolling Stone magazine, in 2003, placed it at the top of a list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," the only people surprised were those who hadn't heard the album.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, songwriting, cover art and studio technology by the greatest rock & roll group of all time.
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From the title song's regal blasts of brass and fuzz guitar to the orchestral seizure and long, dying piano chord at the end of "A Day in the Life," the thirteen tracks on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band are the pinnacle of the Beatles' eight years as recording artists. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were never more fearless and unified in their pursuit of magic and transcendence.
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Paul McCartney in a 1967 psychedelic image
It's been 40 years since that beautiful sound first washed over our ears; and it still sounds like magic. This, then, is what the world rightfully calls a Classic.
Side one
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – 2:04
"With a Little Help from My Friends" (mistitled on album label as "A Little Help from My Friends" on early pressings) – 2:46
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 3:30
"Getting Better" – 2:49
"Fixing a Hole" – 2:38
"She's Leaving Home" – 3:37
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:39
Side two
"Within You Without You" (Harrison) – 5:07
"When I'm Sixty-Four" – 2:37
"Lovely Rita" – 2:44
"Good Morning Good Morning" – 2:43
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:20
"A Day in the Life" – 5:33
Recorded over a 129-day period, the Grammy Award-winning Sgt. Pepper's featured a collage of famous people on its front cover. It was also the first album to feature lyrics on the back.
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Andy Warhol image of George Harrison
The Beatles held centre-stage in military-style outfits, with a cast of 70 famous folk behind them -- including Marlene Dietrich, Bob Dylan, Sigmund Freud, Edgar Allan Poe, Marlon Brando, Laurel and Hardy.
The Beatles would follow this up with the Magical Mystery Tour. Four albums later, they would go their separate ways, leaving behind a legacy yet to be matched by any band worldwide.
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John Lennon
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the Number One album of the RS 500 not just because of its firsts -- it is simply the best of everything the Beatles ever did as musicians, pioneers and pop stars, all in one place. A 1967British print ad for the album declared, "Remember Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Is the Beatles." As McCartney put it, the album was "just us doing a good show."
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Ringo Starr
For fans, an interesting piece of news is this: Sgt. Pepper's is soon to get a makeover. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the album is being re-recorded by some of the biggest names in pop music.
With Geoff Emerick -- only 19 when he first helped produce the album with The Beatles -- at the helm, the remake currently features Bryan Adams (performing Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), Razorlight (With a Little Help From My Friends), Kaiser Chiefs (Getting Better), Fray (Fixing a Hole) and the Magic Numbers (She's Leaving Home). Rumours suggest appearances by U2 and Oasis, but performers for the remaining tracks have yet to be confirmed.
It is scheduled for an on air premier on BBC Radio tomorrow, June 2, 2007.
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June 1, 1967: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" released
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/16701/2006313788622864281_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006313788622864281)
On this day in 1967, the Beatles release the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album, which took four months and $75,000 to record, sold over eleven million copies and spent 15 weeks at No. 1.
We heard the news today, oh boy. On June 1, 1967, the United Kingdom -- quickly followed by the rest of the world -- changed its expectations of what popular music ought to sound like.
As the decades rolled by, the album grew in stature, topping polls, breaking records, influencing thousands of musicians to change the way they created music. When Rolling Stone magazine, in 2003, placed it at the top of a list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," the only people surprised were those who hadn't heard the album.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, songwriting, cover art and studio technology by the greatest rock & roll group of all time.
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/17500/2002559184683597670_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002559184683597670)
From the title song's regal blasts of brass and fuzz guitar to the orchestral seizure and long, dying piano chord at the end of "A Day in the Life," the thirteen tracks on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band are the pinnacle of the Beatles' eight years as recording artists. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were never more fearless and unified in their pursuit of magic and transcendence.
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/16701/2006322626063220906_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006322626063220906)
Paul McCartney in a 1967 psychedelic image
It's been 40 years since that beautiful sound first washed over our ears; and it still sounds like magic. This, then, is what the world rightfully calls a Classic.
Side one
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – 2:04
"With a Little Help from My Friends" (mistitled on album label as "A Little Help from My Friends" on early pressings) – 2:46
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 3:30
"Getting Better" – 2:49
"Fixing a Hole" – 2:38
"She's Leaving Home" – 3:37
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:39
Side two
"Within You Without You" (Harrison) – 5:07
"When I'm Sixty-Four" – 2:37
"Lovely Rita" – 2:44
"Good Morning Good Morning" – 2:43
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:20
"A Day in the Life" – 5:33
Recorded over a 129-day period, the Grammy Award-winning Sgt. Pepper's featured a collage of famous people on its front cover. It was also the first album to feature lyrics on the back.
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/17500/2002547019772057416_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002547019772057416)
Andy Warhol image of George Harrison
The Beatles held centre-stage in military-style outfits, with a cast of 70 famous folk behind them -- including Marlene Dietrich, Bob Dylan, Sigmund Freud, Edgar Allan Poe, Marlon Brando, Laurel and Hardy.
The Beatles would follow this up with the Magical Mystery Tour. Four albums later, they would go their separate ways, leaving behind a legacy yet to be matched by any band worldwide.
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/18851/2006311085798715499_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006311085798715499)
John Lennon
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the Number One album of the RS 500 not just because of its firsts -- it is simply the best of everything the Beatles ever did as musicians, pioneers and pop stars, all in one place. A 1967British print ad for the album declared, "Remember Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Is the Beatles." As McCartney put it, the album was "just us doing a good show."
http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/16382/2002523908751977753_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002523908751977753)
Ringo Starr
For fans, an interesting piece of news is this: Sgt. Pepper's is soon to get a makeover. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the album is being re-recorded by some of the biggest names in pop music.
With Geoff Emerick -- only 19 when he first helped produce the album with The Beatles -- at the helm, the remake currently features Bryan Adams (performing Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), Razorlight (With a Little Help From My Friends), Kaiser Chiefs (Getting Better), Fray (Fixing a Hole) and the Magic Numbers (She's Leaving Home). Rumours suggest appearances by U2 and Oasis, but performers for the remaining tracks have yet to be confirmed.
It is scheduled for an on air premier on BBC Radio tomorrow, June 2, 2007.
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