"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" turns 50

[@nikhilbavdekar5055]

I still remember the very room & the very day as a teenager listening to the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album & literally getting light headed some 35 plus years ago. Now I understand maybe TODAY means so much to so many millions world over. A HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY TO ALL BEAUTIFUL BEATLES FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

[@jmporkbob]

It was fifty years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play.

[@rob8872]

Actually 70 yeas ago.

[@jmporkbob]

Good point!

[@isaachedges1270]

It was 50 years ago today, the best album was about to be played!

[@TheCliffandPhilShow]

+LOL Productions-Yup! THE best!:)

[@a.yhprumnadia5646]

jmporkbob 70

[@LoudSodaCaleb]

I groan so hard when people say the LSD and Lucy in The Sky comparison. Urrrghhh Normies.

[@thelonelypony7071]

i did too

[@iSynthh]

So you actually think it was a coincidence that the initials of the song happened to spell out LSD? Christ, use your head. Even consider that John simply lied about the fact it was based on a painting Julian showed him?

[@thedennylee]

I believe it. I think if that if the song actually was inspired by lsd, John would have admitted it.

[@nancysamay5926]

It was about a painting Julian made in nursery school. ...read The Beatles. A Hard. Day"s Write. By Steve Turner. ..Pg194..it even has a photo of son's drawing. Such a good book to have about all the Beatles songs.!!!

[@thomascars1]

iSynthh it definitely was based on Julians drawing, remember in the 70’s John was at his most open to everything, being honest about every single thing he was asked while the rest could either lie or truth

[@insaneorange8159]

I still have my original vinyl record of Sgt. Pepper

[@ClarenceFisher]

That's amazing - ours was worn out by at least 1970. Since then I don't know how many copies I've had over the years.

[@insaneorange8159]

One night, after we ate some mushrooms, I stood in the middle of the room and sang the whole side B of this album. I never knew I knew all the words and I normally am too shy to stand in front of people. Go figure.

[@robertochiang8057]

I can remember the day I found the entire window on the corner record store full with lot of Sgt Pepper covers. I couldn't believe it!!!

[@couldliveonyoutube1841]

They should definitely have discussed A Day In The Life.

[@RandyR]

Still remember the first time I heard it in June 67. Was 13 and it blew my mind. One of the best albums ever.

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

It was 70 years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play.

[@JL-zt6ld]

The first concept album was, arguably, "The Story of Simon Simopath" released in 1967 by Nirvana (UK band - formed 1965). - And Yay for Sgt. Pepper! Love love love...

[@tyroneepps4854]

Beatles rules!

[@direnova6284]

The Beatles caused a seismic shift in music,not just pop and rock but every genre from R&B to classical.

[@isobelswan9692]

Lucy In the Sky with Diamond actually wasn't about LSD. Both John and Paul denied it. John said it was inspired by Alice in Wonderland and one of Julian's drawings from school. The title is a coincident.

[@richardcook6284]

John Lennon said they were more popular than Jesus, not bigger than Jesus. I remember a minister who said he was correct and pointed out the golf course and TV were more popular than Jesus.

[@igsigsolutions5248]

Richard Cook .... I agree with you sir. hello from Malaysia.

[@igsigsolutions5248]

I agree with you sir. Greetings from Malaysia

[@couldliveonyoutube1841]

Richard Cook true. And he wasn't trying to be disrespectful either

[@debbienovak5226]

agreed, guys - thank you

[@denniseudela411]

@Rich... John did clarify that and knowing how he doesn't really care about anything in religion, i believe he said it without malice. Well, people because of different religions outside the US or UK, don't even know who Jesus is BUT they've been listening to the Beatles.

[@tandjfinch5572]

Mr. Levy, fabulous commentary and so accurate about radio stations playing the LP from beginning to end when this just wasn't done at the time. So many firsts from printed lyrics and not having an inner sleeve that was advertising for other artists on the label to a foldout cover, which was almost mandatory for albums from that time forward.

[@libraryquiet]

I love the Beatles! I grew up with them. Sgt. Pepper isn't my favorite album from the Beatles that honor goes to Revolver, with Rubber Soul coming in second then Abbey Road. One thing I will always remember though, about that summer in 1967 was coming home one day and hearing the title song of the album blasting out from somebody's radio. It sounded different, it sounded like the singer was yelling instead of singing. To me that was radical. I couldn't make out what he was saying until I got closer. And I heard the words...., " they've been going in and out of style, but they guarantee to raise a smile." It sounded great.

[@davidmartineau9517]

Great album, but fake-sounding reporters that do not seem to know about the real depth of this amazing work.

[@tardissixteen8178]

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was written about a picture John Lennon's son Julian drew of his friend Lucy.

[@thewalrus5198]

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is about a kids drawing

[@NigelCopy]

I've bought the new album and the sound is amazing. I've got just about every mix of the album and this one is by far and away the best mix Ive heard. And yes, I'm a sad Beatles freak.

[@charliecline7871]

I emphatically reject the notion that Lucy In the with Diamonds is an LSD song. John got the inspiration from a drawing Julian made in kindergarten.

[@iSynthh]

Because John said so? Dude, read between the lines, or lyrics in this case. Its pretty obvious the song is LSD-inspired.

[@jamesgatson7385]

Charlie Cline yesirree-bob! I second your comment. You are so right!

[@denniseudela411]

@Char... It's amazing these overthinkers how a heartwarming, sensitive idea of a naive boy was transformed into this toxic, hallucinatory concept, despite John detailing the pure origin of the song.😳 smh... These are the same people who swore by their own grave, that the florally arranged mini landscape of the Pepper album's foreground... is Macca's grave! What in the 🌎!?

[@daybreak74]

Lucy in the Sky was not about Drugs...it was about a drawing the Julian Lennon drew.

[@antrygis1]

Had to talk my Mom into getting a couple of weeks allowance in advance to get it. It was raining and I got it at a drug store. Later my sister said it was hers. Also heard strawberry Fields Forever before it came out.

[@olague6864]

this album is the most trippy album I have heard if u know what I mean Lucy sky in the diamonds lol LSD

[@damnitboy9635]

I know they won't mention this fact, but without The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, there would be no Sgt Pepper. After hearing Pet Sounds twice, it inspired Lennon and McCartney to go that extra mile. It's a shame SMiLE didn't come out in '67 as originally planned. Even in its incomplete form, it was just as ambitious as Sgt Pepper.

[@malcolml309]

DamnitBoy That was quite true. Pet Sounds, did inspire Paul McCartney's work on Sgt. Pepper. I also believe that had Smile been released, it would've blown Sgt. Pepper out of the water.

[@VV-on8gf]

DamnitBoy Pet sounds was inspired by Rubber Soul so.....

[@damnitboy9635]

VV GamingHD In terms of making a no filler type of album, yes that's true.

[@VV-on8gf]

DamnitBoy Brian wilson said so himself. Hearing rubber soul inspired him to make the best album ever. There is a video on youtube check it out. I love pet sounds but think albums like sgt pepper, revolver and abbey road are better just my opinion.

[@damnitboy9635]

VV GamingHD I know. As for your opinion, I respect it, but it's beside the point.

[@RexStratton]

I remember the anticipation for the white album that was palpable

[@TheAznative101]

The making of the album is really interesting.

[@ianscottorosano214]

Oh my God, LUCY I'M THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS IS NOT ABOUT LSD OR ANY OTHER DRUG. JOHN LENNON SAID IT WAS BASED ON A DRAWING BY HIS SON JULIAN, WHO CALLED THE DRAWING LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, HENCE THE NAME.

[@couldliveonyoutube1841]

I-Review Music I've read both versions in several different Beatles biographies

[@ianscottorosano214]

daesun135 And, your evidence? The song was eat to capture the state of mind of a child, hence why a child's drawing inspired it.

[@ianscottorosano214]

Rudy Overlord I would bet money on you never having taken acid. So exactly would you know?

[@countvond233]

Give me Revolver any day over this one. I love that Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields came out of these sessions.

[@terrythekittie]

If they had omitted 'When I'm 64' and included 'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields' on Sgt. Pepper, that may have clinched it as being the best Beatles album. Either way Revolver and Sgt. Pepper are still incredible albums. Now for the 'Revolver' remix PLEASSSSE???

[@Nefarioso]

"Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" were the first two songs recorded for "Sgt. Pepper", but because the listening public was getting antsy for new Beatles music, the two songs were released as a single unto themselves. Too bad that Beatle fans were not more patient.

[@malcolml309]

Revolver, is my all-time favorite Beatles album.

[@bikebeerrun1960]

Also first time song lyrics printed so as taken serious as poetic verse alone.

[@philmstud2k]

Wow, Frank Zappa got a shoutout on CBS. I'm shocked. Also, I say Pet Sounds by (Brian Wilson &) The Beach Boys was the first "concept album", and that came out in December 1966.

[@wavecast64]

what's pet sounds?

[@gregorstrange7768]

What's it about? It doesn't have a concept

[@christianenriquez1603]

Art Keighn It’s a classic album from 1966 by The Beach Boys

[@slownoman]

The most influential album in music history. Facts: Lucy In The Sky was about a school picture drawn by Julian Lennon (about whom "Hey Jude" aka Jules was written). these people know nothing. And, re John/Jesus, what John said was that young people worshiped the Beatles more than they did Jesus- not that they should. That was horse manure. Best band that ever was.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

absolutely agreed! No doubt about that!

[@steveconn]

Yeah, all those albums about Edwardian bands, meter maids and sitars that came after.

[@toxa35]

slownoman Lucy was about LSD as well. The fact that name of the song is inspired by picture, doesn't mean that all other parts weren't inspired by LSD. Paul admitted that it was partly about LSD experience.

[@nostalgia1187]

I feel like CBSN should get real Beatles fans to do this video.

[@HankFinkle11]

Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane should have been included on Pepper.

[@waynzy6942]

Scott Reed yes where would u put them? think only a northern song too

[@HankFinkle11]

Waynzy I'd take out Lovely Rita and Good Morning.

[@waynzy6942]

Scott Reed u is crazy

[@steveconn]

They didn't put songs released as a single on albums back then.

[@thomasjones6648]

Perhaps, but Sgt. Pepper's loss is the Magical Mystery Tour album's gain!

[@mamamia3596]

They don't know what they're talking about...Vocal double tracking is not flanging...Flanging is just an effect...If you want double tracking you have to sing twice..Lennon's last album Double Fantasy he doubles his vocals quite a bit...They don't have a clue..

[@leswhitetrash697]

if done today, John may have written "he blew his mind out in a car, the idiot was TEXTING when the light had changed…. a crowd of people stood and stared, they've seen his facebook before… nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Blues…" sadly…

[@spark-e]

Why didn't he say "It was 50 years ago today."

[@josephubil]

On the album cover is NOT Marilyn Monroe. It is actress Diana Dors.

[@arturobanuelos1]

No entiendo nada, pero debe ser interesante lo que dicen estas personitas. Felicidades.

[@Jabberstax]

Lucy in the Sky is not about drugs. Lennon explained the song many times. It was simply a coincidence.

[@bobgreen7964]

Great album but Revolver is their greatest.

[@Ryan23H]

u spelt abbey road wrong

[@cjimcook]

I disagree that "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was a song involving drugs. There is a story that one of the Beatles (Paul?) asked his kid about a picture she drew. The kid replied her drawing was "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

[@elgrandwazir1]

Revolver (UK version) is a much more coherent song cycle.

[@theneighbourhoodtimes1568]

What would you do if i signed a debute?

[@w1lf1ewoo]

nice!

[@lovesinvein]

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is about a drawing Julian Lennon made you muppet.

[@carlosmorales4349]

Los mejores del mundo!

[@c.w.b.5409]

no thumbs down

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

Sgt. Pepper's was made to compete with The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. So, let's say that without Pet Sounds there wouldn't be Sgt. Pepper's.

[@MrAntigreed]

I think everything Beach Boys did after 1963 was inspired by the Beatles, Wilson liked Rubber Soul and Revolver very much!

[@jamesgatson7385]

"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" has NOTHING to do with LSD/drugs! That guy is wrong!!! The title came from John’s son, Julian. It was a classmate of his son. She not too long ago passed away. The story goes: Julian bought home a picture that he had done in class. He showed his father and John said, "What is this?" Julian answered: "Don’t you know? It’s Lucy. Lucy in the Sky with diamonds." That is where the tittle came from unless the announcer wants to say that Julian as a child was on drugs. He’s silly! (The TV announcer who supposedly had all the answers.) Ask Paul! He’s still here! He backed up John’s story about that song.

[@coolbreezejoe44]

Let’s get this straight this album only happened because of Beach Boys Album 1966 Iconic songs Good Vibration , God only knows the Pet songs album which Blew away Paul & John and said they got come up with something to compare to Genius on Brian Wilson :-)

[@nolarobert]

Was Mr. Duthiers throwing shade at The Beatles or the year 1967 when he said, "...back in June 1967, the start of the so-called Summer of Love...?" Joe Levy didn't place Lennon's comment that "The Beatles were more popular than Jesus" in context. Needed to refer back to the complete Evening Standard interview by Maureen Cleave that showed that comment in the context of the discussion. Also, Lennon invented the term "Flanging" which was pretty cool. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is NOT about LSD. It is a shame that Revolver's "Tomorrow Never Knows" doesn't get the recognition for being the revolutionary change in music that is assigned to Sgt. Pepper. (Well Mad Men did acknowledge that truth.) Just imagine if Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane had been included on Pepper like originally intended. This new mix by Giles Martin remedies that omission. It's worth it to listen to the Mono Mix and the updated Stereo Mix. Just amazing.

[@johncarey4186]

It sucks! MFSL had the best Sgt Pepper in their UHQR They should put all the MFSL LP's on CD and they will do way better than the 2009 Remaster Because they are the real master tapes.

[@taerial879]

Just vinyl; CD sucks.

[@JohnJones-pu4ld]

Comon ADT. Automatic double track..the clue is in the title lol.

[@daviddickey1994]

There is no way 1967 was 50 years ago. Must be a plot of the CIA or the Illuminati or Bilderbergers. Anyway Sgt. Pepper was an awesome album then and is now. Ranking it the greatest album ever is sort of like naming Citizen Kane the greatest movie ever - largely based on technical innovations - except that I have listened to and enjoyed Sgt. Pepper an innumerable number of times and Citizen Kane put me to sleep in about 30 minutes. "Imagine there's no Beatles - you couldn't if you tried."

[@PlatinumBlack90038]

The side 1 running order is wrong.

[@anthonybaldini562]

...meanwhile in Saugerties, Bob Dylan and the Band made music with wood, hammers, tractors and dirt....unearthing and repotting American soil that had previously laid buried for many a year before. There's nothing like that '77 release record called "Beatles at the Star Club 1962". Rock and roll died that night, not when Buddy Holly crashed.

[@wezlo8733]

It wasn’t even about LSD ?????!?!?!?!?

[@WasabiButthole]

Revolver > Sgt. Pepper

[@oonis.aucoix]

They were a boy band ... to start.

[@boogeyman2653]

WE ARE NOT MORE POPULAR THAN JESUS CHRIST!

[@igsigsolutions5248]

boogeyman now Kanye West is more popular than jesus christ

[@boogeyman2653]

WOW! Sorry I meant to say!

[@boogeyman2653]

and so is your pitiful life of misery! Christ was crucified for all and The Beatles lasted how long!

[@Alecserino]

White album is better.

[@dvs2751]

George was only on 1 song

[@akirahui3170]

dvs2751 for the benefit of mr kite was his too

[@roymullins4926]

LSD was good then off the street. Nothing like 2day. poison

[@bassinblue]

I think these people have to take a degree on 'pretentious personality'.

[@wingobingo]

Lmao America talking about our Beatles, lordy 😖

[@richardbowes6897]

Rubber Soul up to Yellow Submarine LP

[@criskatan]

Gatekeepers

[@dimitreze]

the new mix is awful