Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
French horn:
James W. Buck (on 1967-03-03), John Burden (French horn player) (on 1967-03-03), Tony Randall (actor, producer, and director) (on 1967-03-03) and Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-03-03)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-01)
guitar [1964 Fender Esquire]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
background vocals:
Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans and Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02)
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-01, on 1967-02-02, on 1967-03-03) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-06)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-03-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.92:02
2With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-30)
cowbell:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl] and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
Hammond organ [Hammond RT-3]:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-29)
piano [1905 Steinway Vertegrand]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29)
tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-30)
other vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-29), John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1987) and The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29, on 1967-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 304)
recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends (from 1967-03-29 until 1967-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (from 1967 to present) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.92:44
3Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar and tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
bass guitar [1964 Rickenbacker 4001 S] and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
drums (drum set) [1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl]:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
guitar [1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
maracas:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
organ [1965 Lowery DSO Heritage Deluxe]:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-01)
piano [Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand]:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-01)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. (in 1967) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-01, on 1967-03-02)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (from 1967-03-01 until 1967-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
4.13:28
4Getting Better
engineer:
Malcolm Addey, Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ken Townsend
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass drum and snare drum:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-10)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-10)
congas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-09)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-09) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23)
handclaps:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
minipiano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-09)
piano:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-23) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23)
tambura:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-10)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-09, on 1967-03-10, on 1967-03-23)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-17)
recording of:
Getting Better (from 1967-03-09 until 1967-03-23)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.92:48
5Fixing a Hole
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Adrian Ibbetson (Recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09, on 1967-02-21)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09)
harpsichord:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-21)
maracas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-09)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-09) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-21)
recording of:
Fixing a Hole (from 1967-02-09 until 1967-02-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.42:37
6She’s Leaving Home
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-03-17) and Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-03-17)
double bass:
Gordon Pearce (on 1967-03-17)
harp:
Sheila Bromberg (on 1967-03-17)
viola:
Stephen Shingles (on 1967-03-17) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-03-17)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (on 1967-03-17), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-03-17), Derek Jacobs (on 1967-03-17) and Trevor Williams (violinist) (on 1967-03-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-20)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
strings arranger:
Mike Leander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-17, on 1967-03-20)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-17)
recording of:
She’s Leaving Home (from 1967-03-17 until 1967-03-20)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.453:35
7Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
bass harmonica:
Mal Evans (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28)
harmonica:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-28), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-17)
mellotron:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-28)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-17)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (, on 1967-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-17, on 1967-03-28)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-20) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29)
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (from 1967-02-17 until 1967-03-28)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.752:37
8Within You Without You
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
cello:
Peter Beavan (on 1967-04-03), Allen Ford (on 1967-04-03) and Reginald Kilbey (on 1967-04-03)
dilruba:
Amrit Gajjar (on 1967-03-15) and Anna Joshi (on 1967-03-15)
sitar and lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-03)
tabla:
Amiya Dasgupta (on 1967-03-15)
tambura:
Neil Aspinall (on 1967-03-15), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-15) and Buddhadev Kansara (on 1967-03-15)
violin:
Ralph Elman (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Julian Gaillard (on 1967-04-03), Jack Greene (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-04-03), Alan Loveday (violinist) (on 1967-04-03), Jack Rothstein (violinist and conductor) (on 1967-04-03), Paul Scherman (on 1967-04-03) and David Wolfsthal (on 1967-04-03)
conductor:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
strings arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-15, on 1967-03-22) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-03)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-04)
recording of:
Within You Without You (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-04-03)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.65:05
9When I’m Sixty‐Four
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1966-12-06)
engineer:
Dave Harries (engineer)
producer:
Dave Harries (engineer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar and piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
chimes:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20)
clarinet:
Robert Burns (played clarinet on When I’m Sixty-Four) (on 1966-12-21), Henry McKenzie (on 1966-12-21) and Frank Reidy (reeds) (on 1966-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-06)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1966-12-08)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-12-06, on 1966-12-08, on 1966-12-20, on 1966-12-21)
recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four (from 1966-12-06 until 1966-12-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
3.22:38
10Lovely Rita
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-23) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-03-21)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-07), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-07) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-07)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-23, on 1967-02-24, on 1967-03-07, on 1967-03-21)
recording of:
Lovely Rita (from 1967-02-23 until 1967-03-21)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.42:42
11Good Morning Good Morning
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-16)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-08)
guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28)
saxophone:
Barrie Cameron (on 1967-03-13), David Glyde (on 1967-03-13) and Alan Holmes (60s UK session saxophonist & clarenetist) (on 1967-03-13)
trombone:
John Lee (Played trombone on Sgt. Pepper) (on 1967-03-13)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-16), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-16, on 1967-03-28) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-16, on 1967-03-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-08, on 1967-03-13, on 1967-03-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-16)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-03-29)
recording of:
Good Morning Good Morning (from 1967-02-08 until 1967-03-28)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.92:41
12Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
drums (drum set), maracas and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
organ:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-04-01)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
vocals:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-04-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-04-01)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (on 1967-04-01)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
is based on:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.51:19
13A Day in the Life
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
bassoon:
Alfred Waters (on 1967-02-10)
cello:
Alan Dalziel (on 1967-02-10), Francisco Gabarro (on 1967-02-10), Alex Nifosi (cellist) (on 1967-02-10) and Denis Vigay (cellist) (on 1967-02-10)
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (clarinettist) (on 1967-02-10) and Basil Tschaikov (on 1967-02-10)
clavichord:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-20)
congas:
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
double bass:
Cyril MacArthur (on 1967-02-10) and Gordon Pearce (on 1967-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
flute:
David Sanderman (on 1967-02-10) and Clifford Seville (on 1967-02-10)
French horn:
Alan Civil (British horn player) (on 1967-02-10) and Neill Sanders (horn player) (on 1967-02-10)
harmonium:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1967-02-22)
harp:
John Marston (harpist) (on 1967-02-10)
maracas:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19)
oboe:
Roger Lord (oboe, horn) (on 1967-02-10)
percussion:
Tristan Fry (on 1967-02-10)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-02-22), Mal Evans (on 1967-02-22), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-22)
trombone:
Raymond Brown (trombonist) (on 1967-02-10) and Raymond Premru (Conductor) (on 1967-02-10)
trumpet:
Harold Jackson (Trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10), David Mason (trumpeter) (on 1967-02-10) and Monty Montgomery (on 1967-02-10)
tuba:
Michael Barnes (tubist) (on 1967-02-10)
viola:
Bernard Davis (on 1967-02-10), Gwynne Edwards (violist) (on 1967-02-10), John Meek (violist) (on 1967-02-10) and John Underwood (violist) (on 1967-02-10)
violin:
Lionel Bentley (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Bill Monro (on 1967-02-10), Henry Datyner (on 1967-02-10), Hans Geiger (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Erich Gruenberg (on 1967-02-10), Jurgen Hess (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Granville Jones (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), David McCallum (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Sidney Sax (violinist) (on 1967-02-10), Ernest Scott (violinist) (on 1967-02-10) and Donald Weekes (violinist) (on 1967-02-10)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1967-01-19) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1967-02-03)
spoken vocals:
Mal Evans (on 1967-01-19)
conductor:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-01-19, on 1967-01-20, on 1967-02-03, on 1967-02-22) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-02-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 2), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 24) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 28)
recording of:
A Day in the Life (from 1967-01-19 until 1967-02-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
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manufactured in:United States
photography:Michael Cooper (Photographer)
liner notes:Peter Blake (designer)
Mark Lewisohn
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
design:Paul Wilkinson
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967, in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/518355 [info]

Release group

covers:Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band by Easy Star All-Stars
Pepper Front to Back by Les Fradkin
Rolling Stone: Rare Trax, Volume 105: Sgt. Peppers Fantastic Cover Bands by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper’s Acoustic Covers by The Moon Loungers
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Big Daddy (comedy rock band)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band but with the Mario 64 Soundfont by TTStupid
parodies:Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans by Palette‐Swap Ninja (Gaming parody two-man cover band.)
included in:Revolver / Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono (2009 mono remasters)
With Love From Me to You
part of:Brit Award for British Album of the Year (winners) (number: 1977) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio's The 100 Collection (number: 2) (order: 2)
Grammy Award: Best Pop Vocal Album nominees (number: 1968 winner) (order: 5)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 19) (order: 19)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 24) (order: 24)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 24) (order: 24)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1968 winner) (order: 30)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 48)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately (number: 74) (order: 77)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 78) (order: 139)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/23934 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-beatles/Sgt-pepper-s-lonely-hearts-club-band [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5dcz [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/sgt__peppers_lonely_hearts_club_band/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6995/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band/1233 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649874 [info]
Wikidata:Q169226 [info]