Beatles Recording Sessions - “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band” - 10 Things That You Didn’t Know

[@brianmorrison7542]

This is amazing...no detail too trivial, IMHO...it really brings the sounds to life!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@drvee1983]

Your comments sir always have something most fans did not know. Thank you for your postings.

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[@ypaulbrown]

Happy New Years Guitar Trooper.....thank you so much....

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@Foul_Quince]

#1 in my home town for 30 consecutive weeks! From the beginning of August 1967 to the very end of February 1968 - the only album ever to spend that many consecutive weeks at #1 here.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks as always, Quince!

[@shellymars9961]

In addition to the posters you mention, I also remember my local radio station (WLS, Chicago) broadcasting commercials for the album. These commercials made it sound like this was an important event. I recall an announcer saying something like, "A year in the making!!" Partly because of this ad campaign I was very excited for the album and bought my first copy the day it hit stores in the US.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Big group albums were a cultural event in those days, no doubt.

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[@charlesfenton2063]

Excellent, tho' Paul explains in an interview that Mal asked him to "pass the salt and pepper" and Paul heard Sgt Pepper. Either way...

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@Kjt853]

Regarding the title, I’ve read that McCartney originally intended to call the album and title song “Doctor Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” but upon being told that there was an American soft drink called Doctor Pepper, he changed it to Sergeant Pepper. I guess by now there’s so much lore attached to the album, as well as to the Beatles, that all sorts of stories are going around.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@Kjt853 I think that the “Dr. Pepper” thing is urban legend. But I HAVE been known to be wrong. From time to time.

[@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick]

​@@Kjt853totally wrong

[@Kjt853]

@@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick It was nothing I was planning to put money on.

[@larrylemons9747]

Great job on this video, Robert! Very captivating for Beatles fans like myself.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks so much for this! The theme concept of Pepper was later followed through on “The Who Sellout”, and recordings by others. Perhaps the Fabs were influenced by Glenn Gould’s decision to stop performing live and concentrate on recording only. A fascinating time gave us great music!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@TheSanityInspector]

Terrific listcicle, enjoyed it! I remember a British documentary on the 30th anniversary of making of the album; Martin and the three surviving Beatles talked about how they experimented around with the instrumentation and recording. As for the name though, McCartney said he was going for an old-timey Old West vibe, Dr Feelgood's Magic Elixir Traveling Show sort of thing.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@n.miller907]

As usual, top notch trivia video! But not so trivial as to be useless information. I'm still blown away it was all recorded on a four-track recorder. 😮

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@ADAMSIXTIES]

I heard it a little differently. Mal asked Paul for the salt and pepper and he thought Mal said Sergeant Pepper. Yes it would be hard to believe that Mal wouldn't know what S and P shakers were. John later had 2 cats, Salt and Pepper the black one being for former, the white the latter 😎 Then they were reading mail from lonely fans, and Paul said "we're nothing, but a lonely hearts club band". Of course he'd already written Eleanor Rigby with "all the lonely people".

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@NelsonMontana1234]

And, it was the first album to include song lyrics and the only Beatles album to not have a #1 hit.

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[@betsyab121]

But, it won a grammy for best album! Go figure!

[@andrewhudson8966]

That comment about #1 hits must be about the US versions because in the UK With The Beatles,Beatles For Sale,Rubber Soul,The Beatles(aka White Album),and Abbey Rd do not have any # 1 hits.

[@sureshmukhi2316]

You're right. Many of these I did not know. Thank you.

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[@MatthewPoplawsk]

Two comments. #1: I've always enjoyed what the inspiration was for BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE. It was an old Victorian circus that John Lennon discovered,and, from that, he created all those wonderful characters in the song(my favorite is HENRY THE HORSE). #2: It was the only Beatles album that didn't release a particular song as a single.❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep. And. Pablo Fanque was a real person. An equestrian showman and the first black owner of a circus in the UK.

[@MatthewPoplawsk]

@the_guitar_trooper. It's a great story about Pablo Fanque. I think it worthy of a THE HISTORY GUY episode. In spite of all that Victorian predujice, Pablo perservered.

[@FairfaxJack]

I had always heard that Paul originally wanted to call it "Dr.Pepper's..." but was at first unaware of the American soft drink by the same name

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That one is an urban legend and has no creedence.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Anyone who has watched Paul play bass and any other bass player will know that Paul is really a guitar player. He plays the bass just as he would play a guitar, using his thumb before doing any finger picking and playing down on the strings. Bassists use their fingers, rarely using their thumb at all, and pluck up (towards their face) on the strings. There may be other bass players who play like Paul, but I have never seen one. Great video with a lot of stuff I didn't know. One thing that amazes me is the amount of work George Martin did on this and other albums. I hope he got royalties for all that work!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Well said! Thanks as always.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooper 😁

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@movid]

😮😮.... not really, this sounds interesting on paper, but untrue in reality...🎸I've played both instruments and know the Beatles by ❤️ . Guitar and bass playing have not much in common except you use amplified strings. The approach, the sound and feel are very distinctive 🌬️ Some bass players are more up front, such as Entwistle (The Who) or JJ Burnell (Stranglers), but Paul plays both amazingly with his unique melodic style 😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@movid THANKS for the participation! GREAT post!!

[@spaceengineer1452]

Hitler was also supposed to be on the cover (Johns idea)Rumour is he still “appears” behind John.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

John suggested both Hitler and Jesus, but neither one was accepted.

[@spaceengineer1452]

@@the_guitar_trooper Yep, that’s John 😂 I have seen an out take photo of Hitler behind John and the rest of the Beatles.

[@aubreybishop8263]

So interesting!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Aub! And thanks!

[@slide4180]

I think Hitler was also supposed to be on the cover, but that was squashed for obvious reasons. A bit of trivia to add to number 10 - Paul was a fan of the names of West Coast US bands like big Brother and the Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service: convoluted mouthfuls that conjured colorful images. Sergeant pepper’s lonely hearts club band was a play of sorts on those names.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@petejones879]

Ooh I didn't know that you did full length videos I've only seen the shorts

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@MrKaywyn]

Exceptional.

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[@louiealbarado3233]

I can't find a clip that said the song was suppose to be in titled dr.peppers lonely heart club's band, but it was changed because they were told that the U. S. had a soft drink by that name and didn't want to get sued

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?

[@louiealbarado3233]

@@the_guitar_trooper long gone commercial must be my age

[@amb2745]

In order to have the celebrities on the Sgt. Pepper cover, The Beatles wrote letters asking permission to have a celebrities likeness on the album cover. One such letter went out to movie screen legend Mae West. Mae replied "Why would I want to be in a lonely hearts club??" which was probably a no from her, but after The Beatles sent her additional personal letters asking her to use her photo on the album cover, she said yes.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@josephcostello695]

The 5th Beatle is George Martin. Nuff Said.

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[@sludge8506]

Or Murray the K. Or Billy Preston. Or…

[@mcarp555]

Abbey Road had its first 8-track in the Summer of 1968 (not 1967), and it was first used on a Beatles session in September of that year. And Capitol also deleted the dog whistle at the end of _A Day In The Life._

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for that!! 1968 installation is correct. I’ll have to find the reference that I used in the script- I must have misinterpreted the citation.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ok. I found my error. The cited statement from the source was that 8-track wasn’t available at Abbey Road until “the next year”, and my head was stuck in 1966, making 1967 “the next year”. So…. I regret the error and claim senility, if not inaccurate base year. Thanks again for the correction!

[@simonfiveash3810]

Good video and Mel evens said to mccartney pass the salt and pepper and mccartney miss heard him and thought he said sergeant pepper.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep. Thanks for that comment! That version makes so much more sense than the reference I cited. I should have used it instead! Thanks for the view too! And- Remember that you could have had exclusive access to this video last week as a channel member! It’s only 99 cents US a month! Come join!

[@simonfiveash3810]

@@the_guitar_trooper thanks for your quick reply and this is the story I've heard, I've subscribed now ,and happy new year mate from England 🇬🇧

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[@MarriedMindless]

Knew everything; I like your tenor.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@brianmorrison7542]

Great work in 2023, All good luck in '24!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

THANK YOU TROOPER FELLIW BRI!!

[@allenheath6564]

I’ve been to Abbey Road and got my hands on that recorder

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Nice

[@goplad1]

I remember hearing "Sgt. Pepper's" for the first time in 1967. I was a Beatles fan and enjoyed their music very much. However when I saw the cover of "Sgt. Pepper's" I was taken aback at how they looked. I thought, what happened to these guys?? Then when I heard the music I wasn't connecting to it. I remember being fascinated with "A Day In The Life" but the rest of the album wasn't hitting me in the right spot. It's interesting that to this very day I don't much care for "Sgt. Pepper's". I consider it to be my least favorite Beatles album and I still consider it overrated. That first impression of the album never quite left me. I will always feel "Rubber Soul" to be the Beatles best offering.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

It threw many fans for a loop alright!

[@raulmacias6146]

Quote by PAUL MCCARTNEY ~ "George wasn't very involved in that album. He just had one song. It's really the only time during the whole album, the main time I remember him turning up."

[@the_guitar_trooper]

George had only “Blue Jay Way” on Magical Mystery Tour and I believe was even less involved in that project than Pepper.

[@sobfatrick]

It is thought that the name Sergeant Pepper came from the Toronto. Police cop who looked after them during their 1966 Toronto visit. This may be partially true and enhanced by Mal Evans' comments.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@karaamundson3964]

Paul, at least, was dramatically influenced by The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds," specifically "God Only Knows."

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah.. The innovation sparring contest begins…

[@ceedoubleyou]

you don't explain why UK and US track numbers diifer, it was because of payment of royalties.

[@Foul_Quince]

Yes, the Beatles got a lot higher royalty rate under their original contract for foreign sales than they did domestic.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi! And THANKS for the view and comment! So…. Here’s the deal. I knew that this subject would likely come up from the fan base, but I deliberately avoided getting into it because it would slow the pace of the video and drag it off subject, which is an important facet to me as a producer of the video. You are correct, from one viewpoint anyway. But The bottom line is, there is no single reason for the disparity; royalties certainly were a factor and were only one of them. There were also marketing, technical, cultural, and legal factors that figured in. The whole discussion could get rather subjective rather quickly, so I thought it best to leave it out of this video.

[@Foul_Quince]

@@the_guitar_trooper Oh you're quite right. Stuff like that is better served in the kind of long boring videos I make on my channel!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

HA! What a guy.

[@ceedoubleyou]

@@the_guitar_trooper : I understood that in the UK, the royalties were paid per album, despite the number of songs but in US, it was per song and the label were only prepared to pay for 12 songs per album, I think there's a clip somewhere, where George Martin discusses the subject.

[@lucyfuir6386]

Capital would only release 10 songs whereas parlaphone would have 14. Then capital would take the missing 4 songs from 2 albums combine them with 2 singles and make it a 3rd album. When The Beatles found out about this they insisted capital stop.

[@kenhawkins1033]

As I understand it, American actor Leo Gorcey, of "Bowery Boys" fame, denied permission to use his image on the album cover as well. No clue as to his reason.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@daviddowns7552]

I had poster and it had ghandi on it. Really nice.i

[@the_guitar_trooper]

You want to sell it, but you CAN'T - because then you don't have it! *sigh*

[@daviddowns7552]

They are really hard to find now anywhere. I wish I had saved it.

[@ronr.711]

As you say, everyone could see it would not be the same as it was. The Mal Evans explanation of S+P is just not believable. Think of the Pepperpots in regard to naming the album.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ya. There is another more plausible assessment out there, stating that Paul simply mis-heard Mal asking for the salt and pepper as “Sergeant Pepper”

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Correction: 10 Things YOU Didn't Know About "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

[@the_guitar_trooper]

HA! Well, there IS that point of view. But I didn’t want to title it: “10 Things That A Lot Of People Know but I Didn’t Know So I Thought That Maybe Those Who Didn’t Know Could Learn And Those Who Did Know Could At Least Find Some Entertainment Value From The Video” I wouldn’t have any space left on the screen. Get it? LOL

[@raulmacias6146]

Guitar Trooper, I was so disappointed that Capitol Records did not release a Beatles Singles Box Set on December 26,1963 the 60th Anniversary of Capitol's original release date of the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Single. I GMailed the C.E.O. at Capitol Records back in September, 2023! She never responded! To make things more frustrating, the Capitol Records building is now closed to the public for two years due to renovations! I wanted to personally lobby the staff at Capitol Records! I wanted a Capitol Records box set, which they've never released, to cover the period from "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to "Lady Madonna" with the original picture sleeves! As you know, that was the period The Beatles were strickly on the Capitol Records label in America. This was pre Apple and Yoko Ono who I find repulsive! As a matter of fact, the last time The Beatles had fun in the studio was on February 11,1968 while recording "Hey Bulldog" and filming a Promotional film for "Lady Madonna". After that, Yoko Ono entered the frame and it was truly a slow miserable death! I refuse to listen to anything post "Hey Bulldog" especially John's love paeans to that shameless tramp and homewrecker Yoko Ono! Just think! Ono's got all of John's estate which she refused to share with Julian! Julian had to sue her! I have the deepest admiration for John Charles Julian Lennon! He is such a genuinely good and decent man!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That would have been a great seller I’ll bet!

[@stargirlzx]

John also wanted hitler and jesus christ on the cover but that was rejected as well. It was also the first gatefold album

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep. Almost predictable for him!

[@raulmacias6146]

Guitar Trooper, how many songs does George Harrison actually play Guitar solos on Pepper? I am aware Paul McCartney plays the Guitar solos on "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Good Morning Good Morning." I was disappointed when I recently found out that George Harrison also doesn't play the Lead Guitar on "Rain"! It was actually John and Paul on Guitars and Ringo on Drums on Rain's Take 5 Rhythm track. I always believed "Rain" was George Harrison's finest moment on Lead Guitar. By the way the Giles Martin Rain Take 5 Rhythm track on the re-release of Revolver is much too fast! It's ridiculous! I have a bootleg and it's at the correct speed. In retrospect, I believe Paul McCartney should have been The Beatles Lead Guitarist. George was mainly a chordal player. He couldn't improvise a Guitar solo to save his life! George should have been on Bass.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Oh gosh - I never tried to discover that! To be sure, George Harrison did play bass occasionally in the studio , but then, so did John. Once the group moved away from their earlier stuff, I think that George H. had an increasingly more difficult time with the lead parts.

[@raulmacias6146]

Quotes by GEORGE HARRISON (Subject: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band) ~ "To me it was kind of a bit tiring, or a bit boring because, I mean, I had a few moments in there that I enjoyed, but generally I didn't like that album much. My heart was still in India you know." "Sgt. Pepper was the one album where things were done slightly differently. A lot of time...we weren't allowed to play as a band so much. It became an assembly process ~ just little parts and then overdubbing. After [the India trip ~ September 14,1966~October 22,1966] everything else seemed like hard work. It was a job like doing something I didn't really want to do and I was losing interest in being "fab" at that point."

[@raulmacias6146]

@@the_guitar_trooper George also practically dropped the Electric Guitar and was focused on the Sitar at that time.

[@raulmacias6146]

@@the_guitar_trooper You know, the only song on Pepper where I can clearly hear George singing a Harmony Vocal was of all tracks "When I'm Sixty Four"! I believe George does sing a Backing Vocal on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Those are the only two songs I can hear George sing besides "Within You Without You."

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@raulmacias6146 Actually, I never looked it up.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Of course George Martin contributed a lot to the album. He always did 😉. I can't even think of a song I don't like from this album.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

When I first heard it, I wasn’t sure about “Within You Without You“. Then I started dissecting the track and found the song to be fascinating.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooper I LOVE “Within You Without You“!!!! But, then again, I love the whole album 😊

[@ruelitocayamanda8162]

And Paul was supposed to be already dead by this time. Supposedly replaced by a look alike, sound a like. Sheesh!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Really? I never heard that one. not LOL

[@kenthebean6619]

He was thick, thats why!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ha!

[@briankeenan4901]

Sgt. Peppers and the Beatles were the same band? Really? I still don't believe it. They sound nothing alike. You must be mistaken.

[@stevenk.1333]

Lol.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Nope. Looked it up twice. Dang. That one surprised me!

[@Surety-62]

And it is overrated. Revolver and Rubber Soul are both better and more coherent albums. But you know what they say about opinions.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

hey - no matter, Man! We run an open forum here! Thanks for the view!

[@user-oi1mi8ws7m]

I bought the album because the record store had run out of copies of the album.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ummmm. Okay

[@user-oi1mi8ws7m]

@@the_guitar_trooper : All products are copies of prototypes. Calling an album a copy of an album makes as much sense as calling a Toyota Corolla a copy of a Toyota Corolla. Strive to do better.