Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

by The Beatles

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Overview

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, a 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

Product Details

Release Date: 09/09/2009
Label: Apple Records / Capitol
UPC: 0094638241928

Tracks

  1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  2. With a Little Help from My Friends
  3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
  4. Getting Better
  5. Fixing a Hole
  6. She's Leaving Home
  7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
  8. Within You Without You
  9. When I'm Sixty-Four
  10. Lovely Rita
  11. Good Morning Good Morning
  12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
  13. A Day in the Life
  14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Mini-Documentary

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beatles   Primary Artist
George Martin   Guest Artist,Loops,Organ,Piano,Pianette,Harmonium,Harpsichord,Organ (Hammond)
George Harrison   Tambura,Harmonica,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Comb,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Maracas
Frank Reidy   Clarinet
Ringo Starr   Comb,Bells,Drums,Bongos,Chimes,Congas,Vocals,Maracas,Harmonica,Tambourine,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Lennon   Bass,Comb,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Cowbell,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals,Handclapping,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Sidney Sax   Violin
Stephen Shingles   Viola
Erich Gruenberg   Violin
Robert Burns   Clarinet
Marijke Koger   Tambourine
Alfred Waters   Bassoon
John Burden   French Horn
Jurgen Hess   Violin
Reginald Kilbey   Cello
Ernest Scott   Violin
Bernard Davis   Viola
Sheila Bromberg   Harp
Alan Dalziel   Cello
Ralph Elman   Violin
Tony Randall   French Horn
Bill Monro   Violin
Gordon Pearce   Double Bass
Donald Weekes   Violin
Francisco Gabarro   Cello
Roger Lord   Oboe
Paul Scherman   Violin
James W. Buck   French Horn
Hans Geiger   Violin
Cyril Macarthur   Double Bass
David Mason   Trumpet
Basil Tschaikov   Clarinet
David Glyde   Saxophone
Derek Jacobs   Violin
Harold Jackson   Trumpet
David McCallum   Violin
Alan Loveday   Violin
Paul McCartney   Bass,Comb,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Harpsichord,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Alan Civil   French Horn
Jack Greene   Violin
Alan Holmes   Saxophone
Jack Brymer   Clarinet
Tristan Fry   Timpani,Percussion
Geoff Emerick   Loops
Barrie Cameron   Saxophone
Henry MacKenzie   Clarinet
Alex Nifosi   Cello
Granville Jones   Violin
David Wolfsthal   Violin
Raymond Brown   Trombone
Neil Aspinall   Tambura,Harmonica
Clifford Seville   Flute
John Meek   Viola
Jack Rothstein   Violin
Raymond Premru   Trombone
John Underwood   Viola
Trevor Williams   Violin
Amiya Dasgupta   Tabla
Peter Beavan   Cello
John Marston   Harp
Henry Datyner   Violin
Gwynne Edwards   Viola
Michael Barnes   Tuba
Dennis Vigay   Cello
Allen Ford   Cello
Lionel Bentley   Violin
Amrit Gajjar   Dilruba
Anna Joshi   Dilruba
Buddhadev Kansara   Tamboura
Neil Sanders   French Horn
Monty Montgomery   Trumpet
David Sanderman   Flute
John Lee   Trombone
Mal Evans   Piano,Vocals,Alarm Clock,Bass Harmonica
Jose Luis Garcia   Violin
Julian Gaillard   Violin

Technical Credits

George Harrison   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Peter Vince   Engineer
Dave Harris   Engineer
Phil Macdonald   Engineer
Mike Heatley   Liner Notes
Ken Townsend   Engineer
Keith Slaughter   Second Engineer
Kevin Howlett   Liner Notes
Adrian Ibbetson   Engineer
Paul Hicks   Remastering
Paul McCartney   Composer
Geoff Emerick   Engineer
Mark Lewisohn   Liner Notes
Steve Rooke   Remastering
Graham Kirkby   Engineer,Second Engineer
Dave Harries   Engineer
Sam O'Kell   Remastering
Phil McDonald   Engineer,Second Engineer
Richard Lush   Engineer,Second Engineer
Michael Cooper   Photography
Mike Leander   Score,Orchestration
George Martin   Producer,Orchestration
Sean Magee   Remastering
Ken Scott   Engineer
Guy Massey   Remastering
Malcolm Addey   Engineer
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