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Revision as of 18:14, 28 July 2002 by 144.132.38.122 (talk) (expand)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band is the full title of a concept album by The Beatles. It was recorded over a 129-day period in late 1966 and early 1967.
The "concept" part of the album came from the idea that the record was really a concert by the resident band of the aforementioned lonely heart's club, and was one of the first examples of a rock album put together with some kind of overarching theme.
The idea of the The Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club
Band first appeared as characters in Yellow
Submarine animated film. The album featured elaborate
musical arrangements (for instance, the clarinet
ensemble on "When I'm Sixty-Four") and extensive use of
studio effects. 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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