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Released 26 May 1967 Recorded November 1966–April 1967 Studio EMI Studios, London Genre Rock. psychedelic rock. art rock. baroque pop Length 39:52 Label.
Producer previous next Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by English rock band.
It was first released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom by and on 2 June 1967 in the United States. After the Beatles permanently retired from touring in August 1966, band member suggested an idea for a song involving an Edwardian military band that ultimately formed the impetus of the Sgt. Pepper concept. After recording sessions began in November of that year, he later suggested the band release an entire album representing a performance by the fictional Sgt.
Pepper band; this would give the Beatles freedom to experiment musically, and as a result, they furthered the technological progression they had made with their previous album (1966). Knowing they would not have to perform new songs live, the Beatles adopted an experimental approach to composition and recording on songs such as ', ', and '. Producer and engineer helped realise the band's ideas by approaching the studio as an instrument, applying orchestral overdubs, sound effects, and other methods of tape manipulation. An important work of British psychedelia, the album incorporates a range of stylistic influences, including vaudeville, circus, music hall, avant-garde, and Western and Indian classical music. Its now-iconic cover photo, depicting the band in their Sgt. Pepper persona posing in front of a tableau of celebrities and historical figures, was designed by British pop artists.
Upon its initial release, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band topped both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard Top LPs chart. It was lauded by critics for its innovation in production, songwriting, and graphic design, bridging a cultural divide between pop music and high art, and providing a musical representation of its generation and the contemporary counterculture. Pepper is often regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in pop music while continuing the artistic maturation of the Beatles' previous albums; it is also credited with aiding the development of progressive rock, as well as marking the beginning of the album era. As of 2011, Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has sold over 32 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, and has been certified 17x platinum by the and 11x platinum by the. In 2003, the Library of Congress selected the album for preservation in the National Recording Registry as 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant', and Rolling Stone placed it at number one on its list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time', a position it kept after the list was updated in 2012.