Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Clu

I think the album is great, obviously. But the packaging and the disc quality could have been a little better. But again considering the fact that this issue was manufactured in 2009s, hence I have no complaints. Just keep in mind the disc has a little scratches but it came in a sealed pack, so no worries.

Great

Arrived as stated.

Great

Just saying, the 2009 remaster is inferior. Get the 2017 remaster (by Giles Martin, George Martins son) which is amazing. But this is good too.

True to form, Amazon seems to have thrown reviews for different releases of this album under the same product link. The link that I'm writing this review under seems to be for the 2009 single-CD reissue/remaster, since that's apparently what I received when I ordered under this link (and I'm fine with that, since, believe it or not, this Beatlemaniac didn't already have it!). Why it is described by Amazon as a "Limited Edition," I'm not sure, unless it has, or could possibly have, the digital "mini-documentary" that was on certain copies (including the one I got). I don't know many of the other reviews here may be for this particular remaster. In '66, after six U.K. albums and a number of U.K. singles (I'm not counting U.S. Beatles releases here), the Beatles began to get more adventurous with their music, and started concentrating less heavily on "love songs." These two factors would result in their most "interesting" recordings (on that year's Revolver album and elsewhere). On the Revolver album (and also on the "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" single [both of those songs also appeared on Revolver] and the "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" single), the Fab Four started to show that they were capable of doing more than songs on romantic interpersonal relationships. (O.K., not ALL of the songs they had done until then were love songs, but most of them could be considered as such.)However, while the Beatles (particularly John Lennon, with songs like the slightly psychedelic "Rain" and the VERY psychedelic "Tomorrow Never Knows") showed signs of moving away (or mostly away) from the old "formula" in '66, it was the following year's album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (and the single "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Penny Lane") that demonstrated that they were REALLY changing things up. The lyrics, the instrumentation, the arrangements, the recording techniques... by hardly any means could you call the album (or the single, especially "Strawberry Fields") "normal." Even the cover of the album was very ambitious and unusual, with the Beatles presenting themselves in the guise of "Sgt. Pepper's band" against a backdrop of an "audience" of celebrities (or rather, cardboard cut-outs thereof), which included the Fab Four themselves! With this album, the first rock 'n' roll "concept album" was born (or if it wasn't THE first one, it was one of the first ones).However, the "concept" doesn't really seem to extend to the actual recordings, aside from the title song and the reprise of it. There are just too many different kinds of sounds and "styles," and far too many sets of lyrics and lyrical ideas that don't go together with any of the others, for most of the songs to really seem "related" in any way. Reportedly, even John Lennon said that (to quote Brandon Toropov in his book [which I kind of doubt is really well-known] Who Was Eleanor Rigby? And 908 More Questions And Answers About The Beatles, first published in I think '97) "the only real unifying theme on the album, other than the open-ended idea of a fictional band, was the reprise of the title song that appears near the end of the album." (That quote may not be EXACTLY word-for-word.) It's kind of ironic that the album that (largely if not entirely on its own) ushered "concept albums" into the world of music (or at least the world of rock 'n' roll music) really didn't HAVE too much of a concept!Whatever the (supposed) "concept" behind it, this is a "classic" album, and deservedly so. While no singles were released from it, the album was enough of a "masterpiece" to not NEED any released from it. (However, one of the songs on it, the pleasant, Ringo-sung "With A Little Help From My Friends," would become a hit for Joe Cocker.) All of the album's tracks are good, and have something (often more than one thing) to make them interesting and in many cases quirky (in good ways); some of them are: the mock-"live" sound of the title song and the reprise; the subtle (and "dirty") lyrical joke in "With A Little Help" ("I can't tell you but I know it's mine"); the whole of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (reportedly not actually inspired by LSD but by a drawing that John's son made); the surprising (and, reportedly according to John, autobiographical) confession of wife-beating in "Getting Better"; the strings-only (ala "Eleanor Rigby") arrangement of the backing for "She's Leaving Home"; the "circus" sound of "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" (reportedly inspired by an old circus poster); the "Indian" sounds on George Harrison's song "Within You Without You"; Paul McCartney's sped-up vocal on "When I'm Sixty-Four"; the sound effects on "Good Morning Good Morning"; the lyrics (inspired in part by news stories) and orchestral "crescendos" on "A Day In The Life"... and those aren't all. And of all of the songs, only "Lovely Rita," "Sixty-Four," and maybe "With A Little Help" can be considered (loosely, anyway, in one or two of those cases) love songs.As for the sound of this reissue, I'm very satisfied with it. I think it does sound better than the original '80s CD reissue. In fact, I prefer this '09 remaster (and for that master, the '80s remaster) of the album's original stereo mix to the 2017 remastered and remixed stereo reissue, which to my ears suffered, more than benefitted, from the attempt to "modernize" the mix. One major change they made, that I don't really like, was "centering" the lead vocals that weren't that way on the original stereo mix; I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I personally think that those vocals being "uncentered" is one of the things that make the album interesting and contribute to many of the songs' quirkiness (especially in the case of John's vocal on "A Day In The Life," which "travels" from right to left as the song progresses). I would definitely rate the 2017 reissue lower (by at least one star) than this one, which I give 5 stars.As a side note, I think the Magical Mystery Tour album (which wasn't actually a full album originally) on a CD with Sgt. Pepper (I think both albums would fit onto it), in their original stereo mixes, would make an awesome Beatles release; the two albums would complement each other perfectly, in my opinion!

Eccellente ed opulenta ristampa di uno dei capolavori dei Beatles, l'album che li fece accomodare definitivamente nell'olimpo dei grandi. In realtà quello che doveva essere la consacrazione del talento di McCartney e finì invece per essere l'apoteosi creativa di John Lennon. Pensiamo alla sua immortale "A day in the life" o alla lisergica e magica "Lucy in the sky with Diamonds", per non parlare della sottovalutata ma amatissima "For the benefit of Mr.Kite". Più occupato a viaggiare verso l'India e il suo maestro di meditazione, George Harrison si defila in parte dal progetto e ci regala solo una "Within you without you" che ha forte valore simbolico ma, a mio parere, ben poco appeal come canzone. Si sentono echi ed influenze di Beach Boys e questo è già stato detto, ascoltate i cori di "She's leaving home" e capirete il tentativo di correr dietro a Brian Wilson. In verità la psichedelia della Swinging London si percepisce nei coloratissimi arrangiamenti e sfiora con misura e dolcezza l'universo dei futuri baronetti, rassicurando anche chi aveva trovato "Revolver" troppo audace. Le redini del gioco sono nelle mani di Paul ma le sue canzoni, fatta eccezione per una strepitosa "Lovely Rita", non sono tra le migliori. che ha scritto Quello che resta dopo tanti anni è un album bello, originale e coerente con una copertina magnifica e degli inserti divertentissimi. Musicalmente, Lennon a parte, resta un grande rimpianto. Se Sgt. Pepper avesse avuto all'inizio delle due facciate le canzoni del singolo di quell'anno, lo straordinario "Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane", ecco, allora sicuramente sarebbe stato quel capolavoro assoluto che in realtà non è. Io continuo a preferirgli il "White Album" ed "Abbey Road", ma questa è tutta un'altra storia...

Released simultaneously with the rest of the 50th anniversary editions of The Beatles' most celebrated album, the Japanese exclusive super deluxe box set is the most comprehensive of all, featuring all the brand new audiovisual material, plus other exclusives, not available elsewhere. Along with all the contents of the international super deluxe box set, the Japanese box set exclusively comes with cardboard papers to set up a diorama (11 x 11 x 7cm), replicating the cover artwork (the design of these is different from the ones individually sold at stores). Furthermore, the box includes 2 mini gift cards, plus an A2-sized poster. More importantly, the 6 CDs inside the box are Super High Material discs ( SHM-CD format), offering to audiophiles even higher quality sound than normal CDs (SHM-CDs are played on a standard CD player). The lavish and info-packed 144-page hardback book is naturally included in the package. Since I have purchased both super deluxe box sets, I think I can safely say that the Japanese is the most precious, being the greatest collectible of the 2017 anniversary series a Beatle-maniac can get. It is, also, a limited release, making it even more special. It costs a little more than ¥19,000 (incl. p&p) when ordering from Japan, quite reasonable for what the item is. The product details below are meticulously typed by little old me straight from the listings in the box. Those who invest in any version of the box set, will be highly rewarded by the diligence employed towards assembling it; from the magnificent lenticular slipcase, to the newly refreshed original 4-track tapes audio, this is a premium package of one of the most influential and celebrated albums in the history of music.List of contents:CD 1: "Sgt. Pepper..." 2017 Stereo mix1. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band2. With a little help from my friends3. Lucy in the sky with diamonds4. Getting better5. Fixing a hole6. She's leaving home7. Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite!8. Within you without you9. When I'm sixty-four10. Lovely Rita11. Good morning good morning12. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Reprise)13. A day in the lifeCD 2: Early takes from the sessions, sequenced in chronological order1. Strawberry fields forever (Take 1)2. Strawberry fields forever (Take 4)3. Strawberry fields forever (Take 7)4. Strawberry fields forever (Take 26)5. Strawberry fields forever (Stereo mix - 2015)6. When I'm sixty-four (Take 2)7. Penny Lane (Take 6 - Instrumental)8. Penny Lane (Vocal overdubs and speech)9. Penny Lane (Stereo mix - 2017)10. A day in the life (Take 1)11. A day in the life (Take 2)12. A day in the life (Orchestra overdub)13. A day in the life (Hummed last chord) (Takes 8, 9, 10 and 11)14. A day in the life (The last chord)15. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Take 1 - Instrumental)16. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Take 9 and speech)17. Good morning good morning (Take 1 - Instrumental, Breakdown)18. Good morning good morning (Take 8)CD 3: Early takes from the sessions, sequenced in chronological order1. Fixing a hole (Take 1)2. Fixing a hole (Speech and Take 3)3. Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite! (Speech from before Take 1, Take 4 and speech at the end)4. Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite! (Take 7)5. Lovely Rita (Speech and Take 9)6. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Take 1 and speech at the end)7. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Speech, false start and Take 5)8. Getting better (Take 1, Instrumental and speech at the end)9. Getting better (Take 12)10. Within you without you (Take 1 - Indian instruments only)11. Within you without you (George coaching the musicians)12. She's leaving home (Take 1 - Instrumental)13. She's leaving home (Take 6 - Instrumental)14. With a little help from my friends (Take 1 - False start and Take 2 - Instrumental)15. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Reprise) (Speech and Take 8)CD 4: "Sgt. Pepper..." + bonus tracks (All in mono mix)1. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Original mono mix)2. With a little help from my friends (Original mono mix)3. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Original mono mix)4. Getting better (Original mono mix)5. Fixing a hole (Original mono mix)6. She's leaving home (Original mono mix)7. Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite! (Original mono mix)8. Within you without you (Original mono mix)9. When I'm sixty-four (Original mono mix)10. Lovely Rita (Original mono mix)11. Good morning good morning (Original mono mix)12. Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (Reprise) (Original mono mix)13. A day in the life (Original mono mix)14. Strawberry fields forever (Original mono mix)15. Penny Lane (Original mono mix)16. A day in the life (Unreleased first mono mix)17. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Unreleased mono mix - No. 11)18. She's leaving home (Unreleased first mono mix)19. Penny Lane (Capitol Records US promo single - mono mix)Disc 5 (blu-ray)Audio features:- New 5.1 Surround Audio mixes of "Sgt. Pepper..." album and "Penny Lane", plus 2015 5.1 Surround mix of "Strawberry fields forever" (blu-ray: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1)- High Resolution 2017 Audio versions of "Sgt. Pepper..." album and "Penny Lane", plus 2015 "Strawberry fields forever" (all in stereo mix) (blu-ray: LPCM Stereo 96KHz/24bit)Video features:- The making of "Sgt. Pepper..." (Restored 1992 documentary film, previously unreleased)- Promotional films: "A day in the life", "Strawberry fields forever", "Penny Lane" (4K restored)Disc 6 (DVD)Audio features:- New 5.1 Surround Audio mixes of "Sgt. Pepper..." album and "Penny Lane", plus 2015 5.1 Surround mix of "Strawberry fields forever" (DVD: DTS Dolby Digital 5.1)- High Resolution 2017 Audio versions of "Sgt. Pepper..." album and "Penny Lane", plus 2015 "Strawberry fields forever" (all in stereo mix) (DVD: LPCM Stereo)Video features:- The making of "Sgt. Pepper..." (Restored 1992 documentary film, previously unreleased)- Promotional films: "A day in the life", "Strawberry fields forever", "Penny Lane" (4K restored)

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