Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Psychedelic
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: June 8, 1987
• Label: Capitol/EMI Records
• UPC: 077774644228
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106715019
• Average Customer Review:    (2 customer reviews)
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #48 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #29 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #1 in Psychedelic (See Top 100 Psychedelic Bestsellers)

•  [The Beatles - Offcial Sitethis link opens a new window] 
  
•  [The Beatles - Wikipedia Entrythis link opens a new window] 
  
•  [The Beatles - Music at LAST.fmthis link opens a new window] 
  
•  [The Beatles - Myspacethis link opens a new window] 
  

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.'

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.

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.

• Great Deals on CDs under $9.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Albums all for under $10! Great Music for Everyone's Tastes!
• Great Deals on DVDs under $12.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic DVDs all for under $13! Great Movies, TV and DVD Specials for Everyone's Tastes!
• Great Deals on Books under $14.99
  
  New Releases, Bestsellers and Classic Books all for under $15! Great Reads for Everyone's Tastes!