SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
| Label | Parlophone |
| Catalogue No. | PCS 7027 (Stereo) PMC 7027 (Mono) PHO 7027 (Picture Disc LP) CDP 746 442 2 (CD) |
| Release date | 1st June 1967 16th January 1979 (Picture disc L.P.) 1st June 1987 (CD - It Was Twenty Years Ago Today!) |
| Total time | 39:07 |
| U.K. Album Chart Detail | Entry Date: 3rd June 1967 Highest Position: 1 ... for 23 weeks from 10th June 1967, 1 week from 25th November 1967, 2 weeks from 23rd December 1967, 1 week from 3rd February 1968 Weeks in Chart: 148 + 16 from 6th June 1987 (CD release ... reached number 3!) + 33 from 20th June 1992 (CD re-promoted to commemorate 25th Anniversary ... reached number 6 !) = (197 weeks - Grand Total) |
Songs recording date and information:
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Recorded 1st February 1967 - 9 takes (Backing track only). Adding vocals 2nd February 1967 - Take 10. Overdubs 3rd March 1967 onto take 10. More overdubs 6th March 1967 onto take 10. Final mix - take 10
- With a Little Help From My Friends - Original working title, "Bad Finger Boogie". Recorded 29th March 1967 - 10 takes of backing track, vocal added to take 11. Overdubs 30th March 1967 onto take 11. Final mix - take 11
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Recorded 1st March 1967 - 8 takes (Backing track only). Vocal overdubs 2nd March 1967 onto take 8. Final mix - take 8
- Getting Better - Recorded 9th March 1967 - 12 takes (Backing track only). Instrumentation overdubs 10th March 1967 onto take 12. Vocal overdubs 21st March 1967 - 2 takes (13-14). Overdubs 23rd March 1967 creating take 15. Final mix - take 15
- Fixing a Hole - Recorded 9th February 1967 in 3 takes. Overdubs 21st February onto take 3. Final mix - take 3
- She's Leaving Home - Recorded 17th March 1967 - 6 takes (Backing track - strings - only). Vocal overdubs 20th March 1967 - 4 takes (6-10). Final mix - take 9
- Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! - Recorded 17th February 1967 in 7 takes (Backing track only) plus, vocal overdubs (takes 8 & 9). Overdubs 28th March 1967 onto take 9. Overdubs 29th March 1967 onto take 9. Overdubs 30th March 1967 onto take 9. Final mix - take 9
- Within You, Without You - Recorded 15th March 1967 - Take 1. Overdubs 22nd March 1967 creating take 2. Overdubs 3rd April 1967 onto take 2. Final mix - take 2
- When I'm Sixty-Four - Recorded 6th December 1966 - 2 takes (Backing track only). Vocal overdub (Paul only) 8th December 1966 onto take 2. Vocal overdubs 20th December 1966, creating takes 3 & 4. Final mix - take 4
- Lovely Rita - Recorded 23rd February 1967 - 9 takes (Backing track only). Vocal overdubs 24th February 1967 - 2 takes (10-11). Overdubs 7th March 1967 onto take 11. Overdubs 21st March 1967 onto take 11. Final mix - take 11
- Good Morning, Good Morning - Recorded 8th February 1967 in 8 takes (Backing track only). Vocal overdubs 16th February 1967 creating 2 takes (9-10). Brass overdubs 13th March 1967 onto take 10. Overdubs 28th March 1967 creating take 11. Overdubs 29th March 1967 onto take 11. Final mix - take 11
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - Recorded 1st April 1967 in 9 takes. Final mix - take 9
- A Day in the Life - Working title "In the Life of... ". Recorded 19th January 1967 - 4 takes. Re-mixing 20th January 1967 from take 4, takes 5, 6 & 7 are made. Overdubs added to take 6 - 3rd February 1967. Orchestral overdubs - 10th February 1967 - creating take 7. Ending edit piece (9 takes) 22nd February 1967. Final mix - takes 6 & 7 plus edit piece take 9
The Run out Groove Recorded 21st April 1967, firstly, the endless nonsense for the run-out groove, Then between the final fade of "A Day in the Life" and "The Nonsense", a high-pitch whistle audible only to dogs was inserted. This was pitched at 15 kilocycles. On the CD version, "The Nonsense" lasts 22 seconds and fades!
All songs recorded in studio two at Abbey Road except "Fixing a Hole", recording commenced at Regent Sound Studio, Tettemham Court Road, London.
"Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band didn't start out life as a 'concept album' but it very soon developed a life of its own. I remember it warmly, as both a tremendous challenge and a highly rewarding experience. For me, it was the most innovative and trend-setting record of its time." - George Martin.