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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band is a highly influential album by The Beatles. It was recorded over a 129-day period in late 1966 and early 1967.
Sgt. 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 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 features 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. The other Beatles back Lennon up, Starr even says he saw the picture).
This album in many ways represented the culmination of a period of experimentation in Beatles music that had begun with their album Rubber Soul two years earlier. Their followup album, Magical Mystery Tour contained songs that were stylistically similar to those of Sgt. Pepper (even including some songs that were recorded at Sgt. Pepper sessions.) After that, the Beatles begun to return to more conventional expressions of their music.
The packaging of the album was as stunning as the music, with a colorful depiction of famous people on the front of the album cover; and, as a bow to the interest that Beatles lyrics inspired, the lyrics were printed on the back cover, which was highly unusual for the time.
When released, it was hailed as a masterpiece by critics, and still is still rated in many critical polls as one of the best albums ever recorded.
All songs by Lennon/McCartney except "Within You Without You", by Harrison.
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band SAMPLE (121k)
- With a Little Help from My Friends
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds SAMPLE (99k)
- Getting Better
- Fixing a Hole
- She's Leaving Home
- Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
- Within You Without You
- When I'm Sixty-Four SAMPLE (114k)
- Lovely Rita Meter Maid
- Good Morning
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- A Day in the Life SAMPLE (178k)