BEATLES - SGT PEPPER'S - YELLOW PARLOPHONE PMC7027 MONO - VERY GOOD PLUS
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom[nb 1] and 2 June 1967 in the United States, it spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and 15 weeks at number one in the US. It was lauded by critics for its innovations in production, songwriting and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for providing a musical representation of its generation and the contemporary counterculture. It won four Grammy Awards in 1968, including Album of the Year, the first rock LP to receive this honour.
In February 1967, after recording the title track "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", McCartney suggested that the Beatles should release an entire album representing a performance by the fictional Sgt. Pepper band. This alter ego group would give them the freedom to experiment musically. During the recording sessions, the band furthered the technological progression they had made with their 1966 album Revolver. Knowing they would not have to perform the tracks live, they adopted an experimental approach to composition and recording on songs such as "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". Producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick helped realise the group's ideas by approaching the studio as an instrument, applying orchestral overdubs, sound effects and other methods of tape manipulation. Recording was completed on 21 April 1967. The cover, depicting the Beatles posing in front of a tableau of celebrities and historical figures, was designed by the British pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth.
Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in popular music while continuing the artistic maturation seen on the Beatles' preceding releases. It is described as one of the first art rock LPs, aiding the development of progressive rock, and is credited with marking the beginning of the album era. An important work of British psychedelia, the album incorporates a range of stylistic influences, including vaudeville, circus, music hall, avant-garde, and Western and Indian classical music. In 2003, the Library of Congress placed Sgt. Pepper in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2] That year, Rolling Stone ranked it number one in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". As of 2011, it has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums. Professor Kevin J. Dettmar, writing in the Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, described it as "the most important and influential rock and roll album ever recorded".[3]
Sgt. Pepper was the first Beatles album to be released with identical track listings in the UK and the US.[328]
All tracks written by Lennon?McCartney, except "Within You Without You" by George Harrison.
Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" McCartney 2:02 2. "With a Little Help from My Friends" Starr 2:44 3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Lennon 3:28 4. "Getting Better" McCartney 2:48 5. "Fixing a Hole" McCartney 2:36 6. "She's Leaving Home" McCartney with Lennon 3:35 7. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Lennon 2:37 Total length: 19:50 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Within You Without You" Harrison 5:04 2. "When I'm Sixty-Four" McCartney 2:37 3. "Lovely Rita" McCartney 2:42 4. "Good Morning Good Morning" Lennon 2:41 5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" Lennon, McCartney and Harrison 1:19 6. "A Day in the Life" Lennon with McCartney 5:39 Total length: 20:02SELLER NOTE:
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS FOR THE LAST FOUR DECADES AND HAVE A GREAT INTEREST IN ALL GENRE : ROCK/BLUES/JAZZ MAINLY FROM 60'S/70'S/80'S SADLY I MUST DOWNSIZE TO CREATE MORE SPACE AND SO I AM REDUCING MY COLLECTION OVER THE COMING WEEKS. ALL MY RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN ALUMINIUM BOXES TO RETAIN THEIR FRESHNESS AND WILL BE POSTED IN STRONG EDGE PROTECTIVE RECORD MAILERS Royal Mail FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR RECORDS WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR COVERS, WRAPPED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND TAPED TO ENSURE WATER TIGHTNESS I WILL BE LISTING PINK FLOYD, FLEETWOOD MAC, SAVOY BROWN, FAIRPORT CONVENTION, BLACK SABBATH, CREEDENCE C R, CANNED HEAT, GRACE SLICK and some West Coast bands, JETHRO TULL, MILES DAVIS, COLTRANE AND MANY MORE.
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FURTHER NOTE ON PACKAGING AND POSTING: I have been asked whether I would bundle albums to reduce postage costs. I use strong edge protective record mailers with bubble wrap that cost about £1.50 each package plus postage. I believe these will take up to 5 single LP's without too much strain. The only additional cost will be increased postage, which I will advise after the bidding process finishes. Thank you and good luck.
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