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| '''Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band''' is the | '''Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band''' is the | ||
| full title of a |
full title of a highly influential album by ]. It was | ||
| recorded over a 129-day period in late 1966 and early 1967. | recorded over a 129-day period in late ] and early ]. | ||
| ''Seargeant Pepper'' is sometimes described as a ] because the title song, which appears twice on the album, in slightly modified forms, seems to give an overall theme to the album. That song suggests that the | |||
| The "concept" part of the album came from the idea that the | |||
| record was really a concert by the resident band of | record was really a concert by the resident band of | ||
| the aforementioned lonely heart's club, and |
the aforementioned lonely heart's club. However, the songs on the album are actually unrelated, and do not form an overarching theme, so in fact this is not a true concept album. | ||
| first examples of a rock album put together with some kind | |||
| of overarching theme. | |||
| ⚫ | The album featured elaborate | ||
| The idea of the The Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club | |||
| Band first appeared as characters in [[The Beatles|Yellow | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| musical arrangements (for instance, the ] | musical arrangements (for instance, the ] | ||
| ensemble on "When I'm Sixty-Four") and extensive use of | ensemble on "When I'm Sixty-Four") and extensive use of | ||
| studio effects. Other particularly well-remembered songs | studio effects. Many of these effects were the result of collaboration between the Beatles and their producer, ]. Other particularly well-remembered songs | ||
| from the album include "With A Little Help From My | from the album include "With A Little Help From My | ||
| Friends", and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (a song | Friends", and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (a song | ||
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| ], a claim John Lennon denied instead claiming it was | ], a claim John Lennon denied instead claiming it was | ||
| a picture drawn by his son). | a picture drawn by his son). | ||
| When released, it was hailed as a masterpiece by critics, | When released, it was hailed as a masterpiece by critics, | ||
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Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band is the full title of a highly influential album by The Beatles. It was recorded over a 129-day period in late 1966 and early 1967.
Seargeant Pepper is sometimes described as a concept album because the title song, which appears twice on the album, in slightly modified forms, seems to give an overall theme to the album. That song suggests that the record was really a concert by the resident band of the aforementioned lonely heart's club. However, the songs on the album are actually unrelated, and do not form an overarching theme, so in fact this is not a true concept album.
The album featured elaborate musical arrangements (for instance, the clarinet ensemble on "When I'm Sixty-Four") and extensive use of studio effects. Many of these effects were the result of collaboration between the Beatles and their producer, George Martin. Other particularly well-remembered songs from the album include "With A Little Help From My Friends", and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (a song describing a surreal dreamscape that became controversial as many believed that the words of the chorus were code for LSD, a claim John Lennon denied instead claiming it was a picture drawn by his son).
When released, it was hailed as a masterpiece by critics, and still is still rated in many critical polls as amongst the best albums ever recorded.
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