Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (anniversary edition)

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Tracklist

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1Strawberry Fields Forever (take 1)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
mellotron:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-24)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (on 1966-11-24)
written in:
Almería, Almería (Province of Almería), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:41
2Strawberry Fields Forever (take 4)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28)
mellotron:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-28)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (on 1966-11-28)
written in:
Almería, Almería (Province of Almería), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.553:02
3Strawberry Fields Forever (take 7)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
bass guitar and mellotron:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-29)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (on 1966-11-29)
written in:
Almería, Almería (Province of Almería), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:18
4Strawberry Fields Forever (stereo mix 2015)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Dave Harries (engineer)
producer:
Dave Harries (engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
bass guitar and mellotron:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
cello:
Norman Jones (Cello) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Simpson (cellist) (on 1966-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09)
percussion:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
swarmandal:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
trumpet:
Greg Bowen (trumpet) (on 1966-12-15), Tony Fisher (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15), Stan Roderick (trumpet player) (on 1966-12-15) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter) (on 1966-12-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-21)
vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-29, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-09, on 1966-12-15)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-22)
recording of:
Strawberry Fields Forever (from 1966-11-29 until 1966-12-21)
written in:
Almería, Almería (Province of Almería), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1966)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4.84:11
5Penny Lane (take 6 - instrumental)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
harmonium and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-29)
instrumental recording of:
Penny Lane (on 1966-12-29)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Catherine Holmes A'Court, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:57
6Penny Lane (stereo mix 2017)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
congas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-06)
double bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1967-01-12)
flute:
Manny Winters (flute player) (on 1967-01-09), Ray Swinfield (on 1967-01-09) and Dennis Walton (on 1967-01-09)
harmonium:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-06) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-01-06)
piccolo:
David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-01-17)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-29)
trumpet:
Leon Calvert (on 1967-01-09), Freddy Clayton (on 1967-01-09), Duncan Campbell (trumpet, Scotland) (on 1967-01-12) and Bert Courtley (on 1967-01-12)
tubular bells:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-05)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-29, on 1967-01-05, on 1967-01-06, on 1967-01-09, on 1967-01-17) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-10, on 1967-01-12)
recording of:
Penny Lane (from 1966-12-29 until 1967-01-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Catherine Holmes A'Court, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.053:02
7When I'm Sixty-Four (take 2)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-06)
recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four (on 1966-12-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
3:03
8A Day In The Life (take 1)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
congas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-19)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (on 1967-01-19)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
4:43
9A Day In The Life (orchestra overdub)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bassoon:
Alfred Waters (on 1967-02-10)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-02-10), Francisco Gabarro (on 1967-02-10), Alex Nifosi (cellist) (on 1967-02-10) and Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-02-10)
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10) and Basil Tschaikov (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10)
double bass:
Cyril MacArthur (on 1967-02-10) and Gordon Pearce (on 1967-02-10)
flute:
David Sanderman (on 1967-02-10) and Clifford Seville (on 1967-02-10)
French horn:
Alan Civil (British horn player) (on 1967-02-10) and Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-02-10)
harp:
John Marston (harpist) (on 1967-02-10)
oboe:
Roger Lord (oboist) (on 1967-02-10)
percussion:
Tristan Fry (on 1967-02-10)
trombone:
Raymond Brown (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10) and Raymond Premru (conductor) (on 1967-02-10)
trumpet:
Harold Jackson (Trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10), David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10) and Monty Montgomery (on 1967-02-10)
tuba:
Michael Barnes (tubist) (on 1967-02-10)
viola:
Bernard Davis (on 1967-02-10), Gwynne Edwards (violist) (on 1967-02-10), John Meek (violist) (on 1967-02-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
violin:
Lionel Bentley (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Bill Monro (on 1967-02-10), Henry Datyner (on 1967-02-10), Hans Geiger (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-02-10), Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Granville Jones (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), David McCallum (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Ernest Scott (violinist) (on 1967-02-10) and Donald Weekes (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
orchestra:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (on 1967-02-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
2.550:57
10A Day In The Life (hummed last chord) (takes 8, 9, 10 & 11)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (on 1967-02-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
2.451:56
11A Day In The Life (the last chord)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
piano:
Mal Evans (on 1967-02-22), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-22)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (on 1967-02-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
2.42:55
12Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (take 1 - instrumental)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-01)
instrumental recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (on 1967-02-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:36
13Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (take 9 and speech)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Richard Lush
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-02)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-02)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-02)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.952:38
14Good Morning Good Morning (take 1 - instrumental, breakdown)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-08)
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-08)
recording of:
Good Morning Good Morning (on 1967-02-08)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
1:06
15Good Morning Good Morning (take 8)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
recording of:
Good Morning Good Morning
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.82:49
16Fixing A Hole (take 1)
engineer:
Adrian Ibbetson (Recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1967-02-09 to present)
harpsichord:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-09)
recording of:
Fixing a Hole (on 1967-02-09)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:01
17Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (speech from before take 1; take 4 and speech at the end)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-17)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-17)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (on 1967-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3:10
18Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (take 7)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-17)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-17)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (on 1967-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:37
19Lovely Rita (speech and take 9)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-23)
recording of:
Lovely Rita (on 1967-02-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:07
20Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (take 1 and speech at the end)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
maracas and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-01)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (on 1967-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3:42
21Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (speech, false start and take 5)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
maracas and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
organ:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-01)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (on 1967-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
4:10
22Getting Better (take 1 - instrumental and speech at the end)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey and Ken Townsend
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-09)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-09)
minipiano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Getting Better (on 1967-03-09)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:21
23Within You Without You (take 1 - indian instruments only)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
dilruba:
Amrit Gajjar (on 1967-03-15) and Anna Joshi (on 1967-03-15)
tabla:
Amiya Dasgupta (on 1967-03-15)
tambura:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-15), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-15) and Buddhadev Kansara (on 1967-03-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-15)
recording of:
Within You Without You (on 1967-03-15)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Within You Without You
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
45:34
24She's Leaving Home (take 1 - instrumental)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-03-17) and Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-03-17)
double bass:
Gordon Pearce (on 1967-03-17)
harp:
Sheila Bromberg (on 1967-03-17)
viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1967-03-17) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-03-17)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (on 1967-03-17), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-03-17), Derek Jacobs (on 1967-03-17) and Trevor Williams (violinist) (on 1967-03-17)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
strings arranger:
Mike Leander
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-17)
instrumental recording of:
She’s Leaving Home (on 1967-03-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:51
25With A Little Help From My Friends (take 1 - false start and take 2 - instrumental)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
cowbell:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-29)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29)
demo recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends (on 1967-03-29)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
3:16
26Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (speech and take 8)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-04-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-01)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (on 1967-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (on 1967-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
is based on:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Release group

covers:Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band by Easy Star All-Stars
Pepper Front to Back by Les Fradkin
Rolling Stone: Rare Trax, Volume 105: Sgt. Peppers Fantastic Cover Bands by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper by Art of Time Ensemble
Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy (comedy rock band)
Sgt. Pepper’s Acoustic Covers by The Moon Loungers
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band but with the Mario 64 Soundfont by TTStupid
parodies:Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans by Palette‐Swap Ninja (Gaming parody two-man cover band.)
Sgt. Pinkie’s Lonely Hooves Club Band by The Beatle Bronies
included in:Revolver / Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono (2009 mono remasters)
With Love From Me to You
part of:Brit Award for British Album of the Year (winners) (number: 1977) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 2) (order: 2)
Grammy Award: Best Pop Vocal Album nominees (number: 1968 winner) (order: 5)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 8) (order: 8)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 11) (order: 11)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 19) (order: 19)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 24) (order: 24)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 24) (order: 24)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 28) (order: 28)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1968 winner) (order: 30)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 48)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 74) (order: 77)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 78) (order: 78)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/23934 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-beatles/Sgt-pepper-s-lonely-hearts-club-band [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5dcz [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/sgt__peppers_lonely_hearts_club_band/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6995/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band/1233 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649874 [info]
Wikidata:Q169226 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/Sgt.+Pepper's+Lonely+Hearts+Club+Band [info]