| Product Summary | | Label: Capitol Records | | UPC: 00094638241928 | | Release Date: 9/9/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210982159 | | Item#: M4MKHK | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2010 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ~ The Beatles |  | | 2. With a Little Help from My Friends ~ The Beatles | | | 3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds ~ The Beatles | | | 4. Getting Better ~ The Beatles | | | 5. Fixing a Hole ~ The Beatles | | | 6. She's Leaving Home ~ The Beatles | | | 7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! ~ The Beatles | | | 8. Within You Without You ~ The Beatles | | | 9. When I'm Sixty-Four ~ The Beatles | | | 10. Lovely Rita ~ The Beatles | | | 11. Good Morning Good Morning ~ The Beatles | | | 12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) ~ The Beatles | | | 13. Day In the Life, A ~ The Beatles | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes a 28-page booklet with rare photos, notes on the recording sessions and lyrics. | | The Beatles: George Harrison (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, sitar, tamboura, harmonica, tambourine, comb & paper); John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, Hammond organ, maracas, comb & paper); Paul McCartney (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, harpsichord, Hammond organ, bass, comb & paper); Ringo Starr (vocals, harmonica, piano, drums, bongos). | | Additional personnel includes: Neil Aspinall (tamboura, harmonica); Mal | | Evans (harmonica, alarm clock); George Martin (piano, harmonium, | | Wurlitzer organ, organ); Sounds Incorporated (saxophone, French | | horn, trombone). | | Engineers include: Geoff Emerick, Malcolm Addey, Ken Townsend. | | Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Regent Sound Studio, London, England between December 6, 1966 and April 21, 1967. | | Includes liner notes by George Martin, Mark Lewisohn and Peter Blake. | | This reissue of SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND has been digitally re-mastered. It comes packaged with replicated original U.K. album art, an expanded booklet containing original and newly written liner notes, and rare photos. Limited quantities of the CD are embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Audio Remasterers: Sam Okell; Sean Magee; Steve Rooke; Guy Massey; Paul Hicks. | | Liner Note Authors: Mike Heatley; Kevin Howlett; Mark Lewisohn. | | Photographer: Michael Cooper. | | With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as the Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. Not once does the diversity seem forced -- the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian "When I'm 64" seems like a logical extension of "Within You Without You" and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of "Lovely Rita." There's no discounting the individual contributions of each member or their producer, George Martin, but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that Paul McCartney is the leader of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. He dominates the album in terms of compositions, setting the tone for the album with his unabashed melodicism and deviously clever arrangements. In comparison, Lennon's contributions seem fewer, and a couple of them are a little slight but his major statements are stunning. "With a Little Help From My Friends" is the ideal Ringo tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine Lennon anguish, ? la "Help!"; "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" remains one of the touchstones of British psychedelia; and he's the mastermind behind the bulk of "A Day in the Life," a haunting number that skillfully blends Lennon's verse and chorus with McCartney's bridge. It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After Sgt. Pepper, there were no rules to follow -- rock and pop bands could try anything, for better or worse. Ironically, few tried to achieve the sweeping, all-encompassing embrace of music as the Beatles did here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | One of the most famous and influential albums ever recorded, SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND had a huge impact on the music world, signaling the beginning of a new era of sophistication and maturity in rock. The musical experimentation was dynamic and fresh, several tracks were edited to create seamless transitions, and even the visual design was more elaborate than anything previously attempted. | | Producer George Martin and The Beatles searched for new sounds and studio effects. They added crowd sounds and animal cries from sound-effects recordings, sped up Paul McCartney's vocals in "When I'm Sixty-Four" (to make him sound younger), and sustained a single piano chord for 40 seconds to end "A Day In The Life." The orchestrations, scored by Martin, were hailed by critics as bridging the gap between pop and classical music, and many people who had never bought a rock record bought SGT. PEPPER'S. |
Musical Guests | | George Martin |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | 101 Strings | | 101 Strings Orchestra | | Best of the Beatles ~ 101 Strings Orchestra | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin Philharmo | | 12 Cellists Of Berlin... | | Come Together: Guitar Tribute To The Beatles ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | The Blues "White Album" ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore ~ Artists, Various | | Beach Boys (The) | | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | | Here Comes The Sun: An Instrumental Tribute... ~ Calo, Peter | | Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country ~ Charles River Valley Boys | | Ebony Steelband | | Ebony Steelband | | Evingson, Connie | | Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) (The | | Fab Four (The) | | Lost Songs: Songs The Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Fazzari, Vinny | | Firefall | | Four, London Jazz | | Gratz, Wayne | | Gratz, Wayne | | Harmon, Sally | | Harmon, Sally | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Harnoy, Ofra | | Imagine ~ Harnoy, Ofra | | Karaoke | | Let It Be ~ Laibach | | Live From The Pound | | Live From The Pound | | London String Orchestra | | London Symphony Orchestra | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | Looney Tunes (Kids) | | On, Pickin' | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be: Naked ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Help! [UK] [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Let It Be [Digipak] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Pickin' On | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days (With Book) ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Beatles Bop: Hamburg Days [Limited] ~ Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Sheridan, Tony | | Ticket to Ride -- A Beatles Tribute ~ Swingle Singers (The) | | The Charles River Valley Boys | | Beatle Country [Collectors' Choice] ~ The Charles River Valley Boys | | The London Jazz Four | | The London String Orchestra | | Various | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Come Together ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Lost Songs: Songs the Beatles Wrote But Never Reco ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The Blues White Album ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Take It Easy: The Fab Four Go Loungecore [Castle] ~ Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to 40 Years of the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Guitar Tribute to the Beatles: Abbey Road ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | Fried Glass Onions: Memphis Meets The Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Evocando a the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Buddha Lounge Tribute to the Beatles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Beatles Blues [Indigo] [Remaster] ~ Various Artists | | Hello, Goodbye: Songs The Beatles Gave Away ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Stax Does the Beatles [PA] ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Baby Road: The Beatles Lovely Songs ~ Various Artists | | The Greatest Hits of the Beatles: Classical Style ~ Various Artists | | The Love Songs Of The Beatles Instrumentals ~ Yoyo International Orchestra |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/09/2009 | | Original Release Date : 1967 | | Catalog ID : 82419 | | Label : Capitol Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 39m : 43s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00094638241928 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.85)
- Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...The most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, songwriting, cover art and studio technology..."Q (6/00, p.80)
- Ranked #13 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...It deserves playing, and playing again....[including] one of the Top Five finest vocal performances in all rock: Ringo's 'With A Little Help From My Friends'....do yourself a favor." Mojo (Publisher)
(p.52)
- Ranked #14 in Mojo's "The 50 Most Out There Albums Of All Time" - "The Beatles build a new universe with every song..." NME (Magazine)
(10/2/93, p.29)
- Ranked #33 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Paste (magazine)
(p.60)
- "As a pioneering work of studio wizardry, this loose concept album is amazing..." |
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| | Bio | | | The Beatles "I have never seen anything like it. Nor heard any noise to approximate the ceaseless, frantic, hysterical scream which met the Beatles when they took the stage after what seemed a hundred years of earlier acts. All very good, all marking time, because no one had come for anything other than the Beatles... Then the theatre went wild. First aid men and police -- men in the stalls, women mainly in the balcony -- taut and anxious, patrolled the aisles, one to every three rows. Many girls fainted. Thirty were gently carried out, protesting in their hysteria, forlorn and wretched in an unrequited love for four lads who might have lived next door. The stalls were like a nightmare March Fair. No one could remain seated. Clutching each other, hurling jelly babies at the stage, beating their brows, the youth of Britain's second city surrendered themselves totally." - Derek Taylor (From his book Fifty Years Adrift)
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