In 1967, keeping with the spirit of the times, McCartney pushed to make Sgt. Pepper a complete entertainment package, with a lavish gatefold sleeve, quirky cut-outs and badges inside, and the lyrics printed on the back of the sleeve. James and Silver bristled at the potential lost income from sheet music sales, but were eventually convinced by The album cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band was innovative in several ways. It was one of the first to feature a gatefold sleeve, which allowed the Beatles an especially large space for a band photo. NEW YORK — When the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album greeted the world on June 1, 1967, its cover featured the Beatles in colorful military-band uniforms before a How The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" was retooled to sound fresh 50 years later (Fast Company) The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" remix sounds like a different album (cnet.com) For more info: This first parody of the Sgt. Pepper's cover ran into legal trouble, however, and these takeoffs on Sgt. Pepper's front and back cover were included in Zappa's album as the inside of the foldout cover instead. Japanese artist Jun Fukamachi released a now very rare electronic version of Sgt. Pepper's in 1977 on Japan's EMI Toshiba label. This ia an album that rewards exploration from seemingly endless angles. Revisiting Sgt. Pepper is also a lot more fun than mere nostalgia. Start with the cover, a witty, iconic work of art. Next, the conceit it depicts: the Beatles’ death and replacement by an alter-group called Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remains the most iconic album cover of all time. From Paul McCartney’s original concept to the final design, staged by British pop artist Peter Blake and his then wife, Jann Haworth, it’s not just an album cover, but a dazzling display of modern art that defines its era. There were many notable people on the Sgt Peppers cover. The people were:Top Row (From left to right):Sri Yukteswar Giri (Hindu Guru), Aleister Crowley (occultist), Mae West (Actress), Lenny Bruce (Comedian, Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer, W. C. Fields (comedian/actor), Carl Gustav Jung (psychologist), Edgar Allan Poe (Writer), Fred Astaire (actor/dancer), Richard Merkin (artist), The Vargas This is the perfect album cover for the demos and takes from the Sgt. Pepper remaster that came out recently. I have them separated from the album mix on my phone, so having this as its album cover is great. Still Sgt. Pepper but incomplete. Great upload, OP! oaGfg.

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