Sgt. Pepper gets a good dusting off at 50
If you're old enough, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the greatest records ever released. There are enough of us who can recite the lyrics to start a revolution. And just when you think things can't get any better, you realize that they're getting better all the time.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of the original Sgt. Pepper album, the Beatles have produced an enormously "wantable" six disc CD/Blu-Ray combination package with replicas of all the original paper inserts plus a whole lot more.
That's all I've got: watch the video. It's $149 at Amazon, but I bet the price will drop before release on May 26th.
More detailed information for the obsessed!
CD 1: New Stereo Remix
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Getting Better
- Fixing A Hole
- She's Leaving Home
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Within You Without You
- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Lovely Rita
- Good Morning Good Morning
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- A Day In The Life
CD 2: Sgt. Pepper Sessions
- Strawberry Fields Forever-Take 1
- Strawberry Fields Forever-Take 4
- Strawberry Fields Forever-Take 7
- Strawberry Fields Forever-Take 26
- Strawberry Fields Forever-Stereo/Giles Martin Mix 2015
- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Penny Lane-Take 6
- Penny Lane-Vocal Overdubs and Speech
- Penny Lane-Stereo / Giles Martin Mix 2017
- A Day In The Lif e- Take 1
- A Day In The Life-Take 2
- A Day In The Life-Orchestra Overdub
- A Day In The Life-Hummed Last Chord
- A Day In The Life-The Last Chord
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Take 1
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Take 9
- Good Morning Good Morning-Take 1
- Good Morning Good Morning-Take 8
CD 3: Sgt. Pepper Sessions
- Fixing A Hole-Take 1
- Fixing A Hole-Speech And Take 3
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!-Take 7
- Lively Rita-Speech and Take 9
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-Take 1 And Speech
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-Speech
- Getting Better-Take 1
- Getting Better-Take 12
- Within You Without You-Take 1
- Within You Without You-George Coaching The Musicians
- She's Leaving Home-Take 1
- She's Leaving Home-Take 6
- With A Little Help From My Friends-Take 1
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) Speech and Take 8
CD 4: Sgt. Pepper in Mono
- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Getting Better
- Fixing A Hole
- She's Leaving Home
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
- Within You Without You
- When I'm Sixty Four
- Lovely Rita
- Good Morning Good Morning
- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- A Day In The Life
Bonus Tracks
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- A Day In The Live-First Mono Mix
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-Original Mono Mix
- She's Leaving Home-First Mono Mix
- Penny Lane-Capitol Records Mono Mix
Disc 5 (Blu-ray): Sgt. Pepper in 5.1 surround sound and hi-res stereo
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Getting Better
- Fixing A Hole
- She's Leaving Home
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Within You Without You
- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Lovely Rita
- Good Morning Good Morning
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- A Day In The Life
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- The Making Of Sgt. Pepper
- A Day In The Life
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Audio Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Sgt. Pepper's Audio Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Strawberry Field Forever/ Penny Lane Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Video Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Making of Chapter 1 Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Making of Chapter 2 Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Video Setup Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Disc 6 (DVD): Sgt. Pepper in 5.1 surround sound and hi-res stereo
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Getting Better
- Fixing A Hole
- She's Leaving Home
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Within You Without You
- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Lovely Rita
- Good Morning Good Morning
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- A Day In The Life
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- The Making Of Sgt. Pepper
- A Day In The Life
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Audio Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Sgt. Pepper's Audio Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Strawberry Field Forever/ Penny Lane Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Video Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Making of Chapter 1 Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Making of Chapter 2 Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Video Setup Menu / The Beatles / Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band