Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (The) (CD 1987)

This is one of the Best albums of all time of any genre. It is just so amazing. The songs are great. I also like how they are connected. If you have a CD collection and don't have this CD, you are missing out. No matter what kind of music you like, you should buy this.

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Pearl Harbor, JFK's assassination, 9/11 and Sgt Pepper.  Recent eras can be defined as "before and after" and in mucic Sgt Pepper is such a touchstone.  Most of the tracks are imbedded in our brains (title track, A Little Help With My Friends/Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds and A Day in the Life), some are snapshots in time (Within You, Without You) and some have not aged well (Lovely Rita, When I'm 64) but this is an essential element for anyone's collection.Great examples of musical collage great and small - watch for the farm animals at the end of Good Morning, Good Morning.  Karaoke singers will have a field day.  Challenge: Getting Better's "I used to be cruel to my woman I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved" in on one breath.For many (myself included) the CD is merely a replacement of a well-worn or lost copy of an LP.  Use of high quality headphones are highly recommended at least once.

What can you say about this cd that hasn't already been said. It is a classic. Their music never gets old.

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine as the number one rock album of all time. They are right.

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I needed to have the CD to replace my old one. Can't be without this classic Beatle CD....just great stuff.

Great Album

I purchase everything I can on Itunes (no piracy here) and have long been missing the Beatles since they are not on Itunes.

Good music, good value and a better transaction.

If you don't have the Beatles your Itunes has a missing link.

KD

Being able to listen to this CD over & over without the worry of scratching my original vinyl album is a weight off my mind. If I was given the choice of only being allowed one album to take with me to a desert island it would be this one. The quality is excellent, and the insert covers over 2 dozen pages of the Beatles history and lyrics.

The feelings and thoughts of the 1960's are brought forth to completely help in explaining the "TUNE IN and TURN OUT" children, which are now the major players and leaders around the world. The developing minds of this group thoughts can show through to levels which can become uncomprehendable.

I say to the members of this great band JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & RINGO - thank you for taking my mind to places which usually can not be found. And we will miss you, you will not be forgotten.

Excellent CD....
This is a great album
Always was and always will be!!!
this is a defintite MUST buy for any Beatles fan or anyone at all.
Must buy...Must buy....Must buy....Must buy!!!!

beatles are the best,this cd is a must for any beatles collection. every song is a hit. the art work on cover is awsome.

This CD is perfect- that's the best word to describe it. I would add nothing and take away nothing. It was the first to have the idea of a "concept album", and was just amazing. If you love music in general, then you must have this CD.

Cd was in excellent shape. Speedy delivery. Very happy with purchase. we would buy more of this type of product in the future from e-bay.

One of the best of the Beatles. We have looked for it for some time where it didn't cost an arm and leg. It's a real nice CD to include in our Beatle collection.

I would have to say that this is probably one of my favorite albums from The Beatles. It includes classic Beatles songs that everyone can enjoy and appreciate. The cover insert is also a major part of this cd, there is a great deal of interesting photos on the cover itself and within the insert. If you are a believer of "The Paul is Dead Theory," this cd includes numerous clues supporting the theory through the music and the artwork. While no one can be sure of such a theory and there are a great deal of people who disagree with it, this cd provides classic Beatles songs that can be enjoyed by everyone. I'd highly recommend getting a copy if you do not yet have one!

I love the Beattles and this was a great buy, came with the booklet, plays like new, excellent condition, better than expected

This product is great. I bought it for my dad and he loves it, he's been looking for the cd for a while. He had it on record but not on CD.

My entire record collection was ruined in a flood several years ago. Now I have found out that I can replace the music that was lost to me by buying on ebay, and for much less than buying them at a store! It feels like I am putting the last pieces of my life back together again, after the flood took everything.

I COULD NOT WAIT TO PURCHASE THIS IN A CD. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER AND THE CD DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. PURCHASED IT AT A GREAT PRICE AND I AM SOOO HAPPY I DID.

What could I say about this great album that has not been said before. This is the Beatles at what could probably be consider their most experimental phase. The most interesting aspect of this is that you can hear trademarks of the early Beatles throughout the album such as the beautiful harmonies combined with all kinds of instuments and effects. Every track sounds and feels so different from the previous one that it sounds as if it could have been the work of 4 different bands.

The title track seams to With A little Help With My Friends with such energy that one is hooked for the rest of the album. This also manages to create one of the best openings for an album that I have ever heard.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is such a great track but unfortunately the version that appears in here sounds terrible. The definite version appears in the Yellow Submarine Songtrack because it sounds more like the mono version and the sound quality is remarkable.
Getting Better is a great track with some great harmonies.
Fixing a Hole is Paul's best psychedelic track. He manages to create a vivid picture in the mind, the arangements are done just right and again with some great harmonies.
She's Leaving Home uses a string section like Eleanor Rigby, but to me atleast it is done better in this track. The mono version is the definite one since it is at the correct speed but the stereo one is still good just a little slower.
For The Benefit of Mr. Kite is one of the finest tracks in the whole album very similar in style with Fixing a Hole but done better. The organ, the lyrics and the guitar create the perfect carnival atmosphere.
Within You Without You is probably the weakest track here. Same style as Love You To which appears in Revolver but unfortunately not as good.
When I'm 64, again is very weak when compared with the Yellow Sumarine Songtrack Version but its still a great song.
Lovely Rita is a very expeimental track with lyrics that have could have double meaning like Please Please Me. The Piano in the end is great.
Good Morning Good Morning is again very experimental but sounds very laid back. This track has one of Ringo's finest drumming, very similar to his drumming in I Am the Walrus.
Sgt. Pepper's reprise is a great track but again the mono version is the definite version. This song also has some of Ringo's best drumming, similar to Tommorrow Never Knows.
A Day In the Life is one of the finest tracks ever made by anyone. So good it is almost impossible to describe.

Buy this album you wont regreat it. The only problem with it is its terrible sound quality but when the tracks are this good it almost doesn't matter. We will hopefully get the album remastered and released in mono this year since June 1, 2007 is its 40th anniversary.

Great music that brings back good memories. A must for every fan of the Beatles. This is one of a kind music.

Ever since Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was made by the Beatles those many summers ago in 1967, one can only speculate a total life time on this timeless well crafted album done by the Fab Four and the musical influence it has left upon our culture and the sort of historical impact historians will ponder its influence.

Many have speculated the total impact Sgt Pepper has had and musical artists Sargent Peppers has influenced in the summers that have passed. The real treasure being: is the generations of people Sargent Pepper has touched since the summer of 1967!
It's hard too believe that it has been forty years since the Beatles made this album. A state of the art album that was well ahead of it's time music wise.
Most of the songs and lyrics on Sargent Pepper were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and has given them the distinction of being the greatest song writing team and composers of the 20th Century and perhaps of all time.

One of the high point songs of Sgt Pepper was George Harrison's excellent well played handling of the Eastern Indian musical instrument called the sitar on his own personally written lyric WITHIN YOU, WITH OUT YOU. This song was just the one example of the evolutionary musical influence this album has had on the 1960's generation of that time and the influence the Beatles introduced with Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds with its great rock n roll acid rock sound passed onto young folks, sounds and hidden messages of using LSD and such pondering enhancing drugs onto a whole generation of people who sought nothing but love and peace.

1967 was the Psychedelic Summer of Love and the peek point of the acid rock era and the Beatles were definitely the spokesmen of their generation. Whether it was on clothing styles, musical influence or getting high and stoned on drugs , the Beatles made the mark on a generation with SARGENT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND along with their music, and shall forever stand the tests of time.

TRACKS:

1. Sargent 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 Mister Kite
8. Within You, Without You
9. When I am Sixty-four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good Morning Good Morning
12. Sargent Pepper (reprise)
13. A Day in the Life

PRODUCED by: George Martin: recorded in England

I was in a rush like usual, and honestly I didn't take the time to read the whole article or ad about the cd. I was actually looking for vinyl. I learned my lesson on this mistake. Good thing it was early on in my ebay experiences, and I have learned alot since then about the whole ebay world.

This is a terrific, historic piece of pop culture made even better by today's technology. Any Beatle fan will enjoy this lasting treasure. It is a fine collection to anyone's walk down memory lane.

Best Album of all time!

Track listing
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. Day In The Life, A


Details
Playing time: 39 min.
Contributing artists: George Martin
Producer: George Martin
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD


Album notes
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.