The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) WMA320

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One of three LP/CDs by the Beatles among my all-time top ten, along with Rubber Soul and Revolver. Though not my personal favorite, this recording is essential in any collection of pop/rock recordings. It has been, since its release, a standard by which others are measured. It also marks the high-water mark of the Beatles creativity as a band. After Sgt. Pepper... came a directionless time during which the Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine records were released, followed by the period the bands breakdown, as chronicled in the White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road. Though these latter efforts contained plenty of great music, it was clear that the Beatles were increasingly unable to function together as a unit. Individual tracks almost always spotlighted one of the band members while the others worked essentially as a backing group.
During a recent TV special, it wa said that, during the time the Beatles were in the studio making Sgt. Pepper..., there was a lot of doubt about what they would come out with and many fans were giving up on them. As someone who was around at the time, I certainly dont remember much of that. Of course, the Beatles always had a few doubters and detractors, but most of us were looking forward to their next record. Stories of how much time and effort were going into it only fueled our anticipation. It was like the release of the fourth Harry Potter book when Sgt. Pepper... finally came out. Some stores opened early and huge numbers were sold the first day of its release. I bought a copy that day like many others. Nor was I disappointed. Since then, I have spent many hours listening to Sgt. Pepper... and I expect Ill spend many more.

To appreciate the significance of Sgt. Pepper... you have to understand the pivotal place of the Beatles in the culture of the time. Quite simply, they changed everything. Before the Beatles, the primary medium of pop/rock music was the 45 rpm single. The Beatles released a flood of good quality songs, many original, so that albums became more than just a couple of hit singles packaged with a bunch of throwaway tracks. All of the tracks were good and people began to buy albums because it was the best way to get all the music. Sgt. Pepper... took this a step further by making the album a more unified whole. It elevated pop/rock music to the level of art, implying an expressiveness and timelessness beyond anything rock had previously aspired to. But the impact of the Beatles went far beyond music. It entered into fashion, modes of behavior, and popular attitudes in a variety of areas. We were even fed a constant stream of news reports about what the Beatles were doing from day to day or week to week. London became, for a time, THE cultural center of the world.

Sgt. Pepper... itself has a timeless quality. Songs such as With A Little Help From My Friends, Getting Better, Within You Without You, When Im Sixty-four and others have themes that people can relate to just as well today as when they were first released. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and A Day In The Life, while perhaps mored dated lyrically, are among the most interesting pieces in other respects.

For those of us who were around and listening when Sgt. Pepper... came out, it is more than just a record or CD. It marks the peak of a time of incredible energy and change. The decline and dissolution of the Beatles is something many of us still feel in a very personal way. Even today, we mourn the end of the Beatles and the death of John Lennon. Those events represent the passing and final end of something we treasured.

Sgt. Pepper... is a great record by a great band. Even more, it is a central landmark of its period and of its genre. If you think you like rock music, but you dont have a copy of Sgt. Pepper..., sorry but youve missed it. Get a copy. You cant really appreciate the Beatles without it. Definitely a favorite of mine, and I expect it will be a favorite of yours, too.

by AntiochAndy antiochandy

TRACKLIST:

01 - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.wma
02 - With A Little Help From My Friends.wma
03 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.wma
04 - Getting Better.wma
05 - Fixing A Hole.wma
06 - Shes Leaving Home.wma
07 - Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite.wma
08 - Within You Without You.wma
09 - When Im Sixty-Four.wma
10 - Lovely Rita.wma
11 - Good Morning Good Morning.wma
12 - Sgt Peppers (Reprise).wma
13 - A Day In The Life.wma

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