THE BEATLES "SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND" LP NEAR MINT WITH INSERT

Sold Date: October 23, 2017
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LP BY THE BEATLES CALLED "SGT PEPPERS". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE CAPITOL LABEL (SMAS-2653) OUT OF THE U.S. THE COVER,INSERT & THE LP ARE NEAR MINT  


Tracklist Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1:57 With A Little Help From My Friends2:34 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds3:21 Getting Better2:42 Fixing A Hole2:29 She's Leaving Home3:19 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite !2:35 Within You Without You4:57 When I'm Sixty-Four2:34 Lovely Rita2:39 Good Morning Good Morning2:30 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)1:17 A Day In The Life4:55
With , made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. , in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as 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, , but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that 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, '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 tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine anguish, à 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 's verse and chorus with 's bridge. It's possible to argue that there are better albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After , 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 did here