The Beatles "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP vinyl SMAS-2653 Sealed

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  The Beatles-Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Gatefold) LP
Capitol Records (US)
  Description: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (often shortened as Sgt. Pepper) is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin. The album is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and has since been recognised as one of the most important albums in the history of popular music, including songs such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". Recorded over a 129-day period beginning in December 1966, Sgt. Pepper's saw the band developing the production techniques of their previous album, Revolver. Martin's innovative and lavish production included the orchestra usage and hired musicians ordered by the band. Genres such as music hall, jazz, rock and roll, western classical, and traditional Indian music are covered. The album cover art, by English pop artist Peter Blake, depicts the band posing in front of a collage of their favourite celebrities, and has been widely acclaimed and imitated.

Sgt. Pepper's was a worldwide critical and commercial success, spending a total of 27 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200. A defining album in the emerging psychedelic rock style, the album was critically acclaimed upon release and won four Grammy awards in 1968. It frequently ranks at or near the top of published lists of the greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was placed at number one on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Sgt. Pepper's is one of the world's best selling albums, having shipped 32 million copies.

Concept

With Sgt. Pepper's, The Beatles wanted to create a record that could, in effect, tour for them, an idea they had already explored with the promotional film clips made over the previous years, intended to promote them in the US when they were not touring there. McCartney decided that he should create fictitious characters for each band member and record an album that would be a performance by that fictitious band. This "alter-ego group" gave the band the freedom to experiment with songs.

The album starts with the title song, which introduces Sgt. Pepper's band itself; this song segues into a sung introduction for bandleader "Billy Shears" (Starr), who performs "With a Little Help from My Friends". A reprise version of the title song was also recorded, and appears on side two of the original album (just prior to the climactic "A Day in the Life"), creating a "book-ending" effect. However, the band effectively abandoned the concept after recording the first two songs and the reprise. Lennon was unequivocal in stating that the songs he wrote for the album had nothing to do with the Sgt. Pepper's concept, and further noted that none of the other songs did either, saying "Every other song could have been on any other album". The album has been widely acknowledged as an early and ground-breaking example of the concept album.

Year/Label/Number: 1967/Capitol Records/SMAS 2653 (US) (Sealed) (Stereo)
  Conditions:   Jacket/Sleeve: NM/MT (Sealed)
  Vinyl: Mint (Sealed)
  Track Listing:   A1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1:59
A2
A Little Help From My Friends 2:46
A3
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 3:25
A4
Getting Better 2:47
A5
Fixing A Hole 2:33
A6
She's Leaving Home 3:24
A7
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! 2:36
B1
Within You Without You Written-By – George Harrison 5:03
B2
When I'm Sixty-Four 2:38
B3
Lovely Rita 2:43
B4
Good Morning, Good Morning 2:35
B5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 1:20
B6
A Day In The Life 5:03  
there is a bit of glare from the camera in the photo, its not a defect in the cover.......   All Items listed in the auction are LPs unless otherwise stated.  

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• promo stamp = usually gold embossed notice on jacket

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