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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) by The Beatles
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The Beatles Were An English Rock Band Formed In Liverpool In 1960. With The Line-Up Comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison And Ringo Starr They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands Of All Time. The Group Was Integral To The Development Of 1960s Counterculture And Popular Music's Recognition As An Art Form. Rooted In Skiffle Beat And 1950s Rock And Roll Their Sound Incorporated Elements Of Classical Music And Traditional Pop In Innovative Ways The Band Later Explored Music Styles Ranging From Ballads And Indian Music To Psychedelia And Hard Rock. As Pioneers In Recording Songwriting And Artistic Presentation The Group Revolutionized Many Aspects Of The Music Industry And Were Often Publicized As Leaders Of The Era's Youth And Socio-Cultural Movements. Led By Primary Songwriters Lennon And McCartney The Beatles Built Their Reputation Playing Clubs In Liverpool And Hamburg Over Three Years From 1960 Initially With Stuart Sutcliffe Playing Bass. The Core Trio Of Lennon McCartney And Harrison Together Since 1958 Went Through A Succession Of Drummers Eventually Settling With Pete Best In 1960 Who Played With Them For Two Years Before Being Replaced With Then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes Drummer Ringo Starr In 1962. Manager Brian Epstein Molded Them Into A Professional Act And Producer George Martin Guided And Developed Their Recordings Greatly Expanding Their Domestic Success After Their First Hit "Love Me Do" In Late 1962. As Their Popularity Grew Into The Intense Fan Frenzy Dubbed "Beatlemania" The Band Acquired The Nickname "the Fab Four" With Epstein Martin And Other Members Of The Band's Entourage Sometimes Given The Informal Title Of "fifth Beatle". By Early 1964 The Beatles Were International Stars Leading The "British Invasion" Of The United States Pop Market And Breaking Numerous Sales Records. They Soon Made Their Film Debut With A Hard Day's Night 1964 . From 1965 Onwards They Produced Increasingly Innovative Recordings Including The Albums Rubber Soul 1965 Revolver 1966 And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 And Enjoyed Further Commercial Success With The Beatles Also Known As "the White Album" 1968 And Abbey Road 1969 . In 1968 They Founded Apple Corps A Multi-Armed Multimedia Corporation That Continues To Oversee Projects Related To The Band's Legacy. After The Group's Break-Up In 1970 All Four Members Enjoyed Success As Solo Artists. Lennon Was Shot And Killed In December 1980 And Harrison Died Of Lung Cancer In November 2001. McCartney And Starr Remain Musically Active. The Beatles Are The Best-Selling Music Act Of All Time With Estimated Sales Of 600 Million Units Worldwide. They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Albums On The UK Albums Chart Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Most Singles Sold In The UK. The Group Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988 And All Four Main Members Were Inducted Individually Between 1994 And 2015. In 2008 The Group Topped Billboard's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Artists On The Billboard Hot 100. The Band Received Seven Grammy Awards Four Brit Awards An Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The 1970 Film Let It Be And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time Magazine Named Them Among The 20th Century's 100 Most Important People. Former Rolling Stone Associate Editor Robert Greenfield Compared The Beatles To Picasso As "artists Who Broke Through The Constraints Of Their Time Period To Come Up With Something That Was Unique And Original "... In The Form Of Popular Music No One Will Ever Be More Revolutionary More Creative And More Distinctive ..." The British Poet Philip Larkin Described Their Work As "an Enchanting And Intoxicating Hybrid Of African-American Rock-And-Roll With Their Own Adolescent Romanticism" And "the First Advance In Popular Music Since The War". They Not Only Sparked The British Invasion Of The US They Became A Globally Influential Phenomenon As Well. From The 1920s The US Had Dominated Popular Entertainment Culture Throughout Much Of The World Via Hollywood Films Jazz The Music Of Broadway And Tin Pan Alley And Later The Rock And Roll That First Emerged In Memphis Tennessee. The Beatles Are Regarded As British Cultural Icons With Young Adults From Abroad Naming The Band Among A Group Of People That They Most Associated With UK Culture. Their Musical Innovations And Commercial Success Inspired Musicians Worldwide. Many Artists Have Acknowledged The Beatles' Influence And Enjoyed Chart Success With Covers Of Their Songs. On Radio Their Arrival Marked The Beginning Of A New Era In 1968 The Programme Director Of New York's WABC Radio Station Forbade His DJs From Playing Any "pre-Beatles" Music Marking The Defining Line Of What Would Be Considered Oldies On American Radio. They Helped To Redefine The Album As Something More Than Just A Few Hits Padded Out With "filler" And They Were Primary Innovators Of The Modern Music Video. The Shea Stadium Show With Which They Opened Their 1965 North American Tour Attracted An Estimated 55 600 People Then The Largest Audience In Concert History Spitz Describes The Event As A "major Breakthrough ... A Giant Step Toward Reshaping The Concert Business". Emulation Of Their Clothing And Especially Their Hairstyles Which Became A Mark Of Rebellion Had A Global Impact On Fashion. According To Gould The Beatles Changed The Way People Listened To Popular Music And Experienced Its Role In Their Lives. From What Began As The Beatlemania Fad The Group's Popularity Grew Into What Was Seen As An Embodiment Of Socio-Cultural Movements Of The Decade. As Icons Of The 1960s Counterculture Gould Continues They Became A Catalyst For Bohemianism And Activism In Various Social And Political Arenas Fuelling Movements Such As Women's Liberation Gay Liberation And Environmentalism. According To Peter Lavezzoli After The "more Popular Than Jesus" Controversy In 1966 The Beatles Felt Considerable Pressure To Say The Right Things And "began A Concerted Effort To Spread A Message Of Wisdom And Higher Consciousness". Other Commentators Such As Mikal Gilmore And Todd Leopold Have Traced The Inception Of Their Socio-Cultural Impact Earlier Interpreting Even The Beatlemania Period Particularly On Their First Visit To The US As A Key Moment In The Development Of Generational Awareness. Referring To Their Appearance On The Ed Sullivan Show Leopold States "In Many Ways The Sullivan Appearance Marked The Beginning Of A Cultural Revolution ... The Beatles Were Like Aliens Dropped Into The United States Of 1964. In 1965 Queen Elizabeth II Appointed Lennon McCartney Harrison And Starr Members Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE . The Beatles Won The 1971 Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The Film Let It Be 1970 . The Recipients Of Seven Grammy Awards And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards The Beatles Have Six Diamond Albums As Well As 20 Multi-Platinum Albums 16 Platinum Albums And Six Gold Albums In The US. In The UK The Beatles Have Four Multi-Platinum Albums Four Platinum Albums Eight Gold Albums And One Silver Album. They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988. The Best-Selling Band In History The Beatles Have Sold More Than 800 Million Physical And Digital Albums As Of 2013. They Have Had More Number-One Albums On The UK Charts Fifteen And Sold More Singles In The UK 21.9 Million Than Any Other Act. In 2004 Rolling Stone Ranked The Beatles As The Most Significant And Influential Rock Music Artists Of The Last 50 Years. They Ranked Number One On Billboard Magazine's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Hot 100 Artists Released In 2008 To Celebrate The US Singles Chart's 50th Anniversary. As Of 2017 They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 With Twenty. The Recording Industry Association Of America Certifies That The Beatles Have Sold 178 Million Units In The US More Than Any Other Artist. They Were Collectively Included In Time Magazine's Compilation Of The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People. In 2014 They Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There Are Two Holidays Celebrated For The Beatles Global Beatles Day On 25 June Each Year. On That Date In 1967 The Band Performed "All You Need Is Love" On Television. In 2001 UNESCO Created World Beatles Day On 16 January Each Year. This Date Has Direct Relation To The Opening Of The Cavern Club In 1957. Five Asteroids 4147 Lennon 4148 McCartney 4149 Harrison 4150 Starr And 8749 Beatles Are Named After The Beatles.
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The Beatles Were An English Rock Band Formed In Liverpool In 1960. With The Line-Up Comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison And Ringo Starr They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands Of All Time. The Group Was Integral To The Development Of 1960s Counterculture And Popular Music's Recognition As An Art Form. Rooted In Skiffle Beat And 1950s Rock And Roll Their Sound Incorporated Elements Of Classical Music And Traditional Pop In Innovative Ways The Band Later Explored Music Styles Ranging From Ballads And Indian Music To Psychedelia And Hard Rock. As Pioneers In Recording Songwriting And Artistic Presentation The Group Revolutionized Many Aspects Of The Music Industry And Were Often Publicized As Leaders Of The Era's Youth And Socio-Cultural Movements. Led By Primary Songwriters Lennon And McCartney The Beatles Built Their Reputation Playing Clubs In Liverpool And Hamburg Over Three Years From 1960 Initially With Stuart Sutcliffe Playing Bass. The Core Trio Of Lennon McCartney And Harrison Together Since 1958 Went Through A Succession Of Drummers Eventually Settling With Pete Best In 1960 Who Played With Them For Two Years Before Being Replaced With Then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes Drummer Ringo Starr In 1962. Manager Brian Epstein Molded Them Into A Professional Act And Producer George Martin Guided And Developed Their Recordings Greatly Expanding Their Domestic Success After Their First Hit "Love Me Do" In Late 1962. As Their Popularity Grew Into The Intense Fan Frenzy Dubbed "Beatlemania" The Band Acquired The Nickname "the Fab Four" With Epstein Martin And Other Members Of The Band's Entourage Sometimes Given The Informal Title Of "fifth Beatle". By Early 1964 The Beatles Were International Stars Leading The "British Invasion" Of The United States Pop Market And Breaking Numerous Sales Records. They Soon Made Their Film Debut With A Hard Day's Night 1964 . From 1965 Onwards They Produced Increasingly Innovative Recordings Including The Albums Rubber Soul 1965 Revolver 1966 And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 And Enjoyed Further Commercial Success With The Beatles Also Known As "the White Album" 1968 And Abbey Road 1969 . In 1968 They Founded Apple Corps A Multi-Armed Multimedia Corporation That Continues To Oversee Projects Related To The Band's Legacy. After The Group's Break-Up In 1970 All Four Members Enjoyed Success As Solo Artists. Lennon Was Shot And Killed In December 1980 And Harrison Died Of Lung Cancer In November 2001. McCartney And Starr Remain Musically Active. The Beatles Are The Best-Selling Music Act Of All Time With Estimated Sales Of 600 Million Units Worldwide. They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Albums On The UK Albums Chart Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Most Singles Sold In The UK. The Group Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988 And All Four Main Members Were Inducted Individually Between 1994 And 2015. In 2008 The Group Topped Billboard's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Artists On The Billboard Hot 100. The Band Received Seven Grammy Awards Four Brit Awards An Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The 1970 Film Let It Be And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time Magazine Named Them Among The 20th Century's 100 Most Important People. Former Rolling Stone Associate Editor Robert Greenfield Compared The Beatles To Picasso As "artists Who Broke Through The Constraints Of Their Time Period To Come Up With Something That Was Unique And Original "... In The Form Of Popular Music No One Will Ever Be More Revolutionary More Creative And More Distinctive ..." The British Poet Philip Larkin Described Their Work As "an Enchanting And Intoxicating Hybrid Of African-American Rock-And-Roll With Their Own Adolescent Romanticism" And "the First Advance In Popular Music Since The War". They Not Only Sparked The British Invasion Of The US They Became A Globally Influential Phenomenon As Well. From The 1920s The US Had Dominated Popular Entertainment Culture Throughout Much Of The World Via Hollywood Films Jazz The Music Of Broadway And Tin Pan Alley And Later The Rock And Roll That First Emerged In Memphis Tennessee. The Beatles Are Regarded As British Cultural Icons With Young Adults From Abroad Naming The Band Among A Group Of People That They Most Associated With UK Culture. Their Musical Innovations And Commercial Success Inspired Musicians Worldwide. Many Artists Have Acknowledged The Beatles' Influence And Enjoyed Chart Success With Covers Of Their Songs. On Radio Their Arrival Marked The Beginning Of A New Era In 1968 The Programme Director Of New York's WABC Radio Station Forbade His DJs From Playing Any "pre-Beatles" Music Marking The Defining Line Of What Would Be Considered Oldies On American Radio. They Helped To Redefine The Album As Something More Than Just A Few Hits Padded Out With "filler" And They Were Primary Innovators Of The Modern Music Video. The Shea Stadium Show With Which They Opened Their 1965 North American Tour Attracted An Estimated 55 600 People Then The Largest Audience In Concert History Spitz Describes The Event As A "major Breakthrough ... A Giant Step Toward Reshaping The Concert Business". Emulation Of Their Clothing And Especially Their Hairstyles Which Became A Mark Of Rebellion Had A Global Impact On Fashion. According To Gould The Beatles Changed The Way People Listened To Popular Music And Experienced Its Role In Their Lives. From What Began As The Beatlemania Fad The Group's Popularity Grew Into What Was Seen As An Embodiment Of Socio-Cultural Movements Of The Decade. As Icons Of The 1960s Counterculture Gould Continues They Became A Catalyst For Bohemianism And Activism In Various Social And Political Arenas Fuelling Movements Such As Women's Liberation Gay Liberation And Environmentalism. According To Peter Lavezzoli After The "more Popular Than Jesus" Controversy In 1966 The Beatles Felt Considerable Pressure To Say The Right Things And "began A Concerted Effort To Spread A Message Of Wisdom And Higher Consciousness". Other Commentators Such As Mikal Gilmore And Todd Leopold Have Traced The Inception Of Their Socio-Cultural Impact Earlier Interpreting Even The Beatlemania Period Particularly On Their First Visit To The US As A Key Moment In The Development Of Generational Awareness. Referring To Their Appearance On The Ed Sullivan Show Leopold States "In Many Ways The Sullivan Appearance Marked The Beginning Of A Cultural Revolution ... The Beatles Were Like Aliens Dropped Into The United States Of 1964. In 1965 Queen Elizabeth II Appointed Lennon McCartney Harrison And Starr Members Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE . The Beatles Won The 1971 Academy Award For Best Original Song Score For The Film Let It Be 1970 . The Recipients Of Seven Grammy Awards And Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards The Beatles Have Six Diamond Albums As Well As 20 Multi-Platinum Albums 16 Platinum Albums And Six Gold Albums In The US. In The UK The Beatles Have Four Multi-Platinum Albums Four Platinum Albums Eight Gold Albums And One Silver Album. They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1988. The Best-Selling Band In History The Beatles Have Sold More Than 800 Million Physical And Digital Albums As Of 2013. They Have Had More Number-One Albums On The UK Charts Fifteen And Sold More Singles In The UK 21.9 Million Than Any Other Act. In 2004 Rolling Stone Ranked The Beatles As The Most Significant And Influential Rock Music Artists Of The Last 50 Years. They Ranked Number One On Billboard Magazine's List Of The All-Time Most Successful Hot 100 Artists Released In 2008 To Celebrate The US Singles Chart's 50th Anniversary. As Of 2017 They Hold The Record For Most Number-One Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 With Twenty. The Recording Industry Association Of America Certifies That The Beatles Have Sold 178 Million Units In The US More Than Any Other Artist. They Were Collectively Included In Time Magazine's Compilation Of The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People. In 2014 They Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There Are Two Holidays Celebrated For The Beatles Global Beatles Day On 25 June Each Year. On That Date In 1967 The Band Performed "All You Need Is Love" On Television. In 2001 UNESCO Created World Beatles Day On 16 January Each Year. This Date Has Direct Relation To The Opening Of The Cavern Club In 1957. Five Asteroids 4147 Lennon 4148 McCartney 4149 Harrison 4150 Starr And 8749 Beatles Are Named After The Beatles.
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Is The Eighth Album By British Rock Band The Beatles. It Was Recorded With Breaks From The End Of 1966 To The Middle Of 1967 And Published On June 14 1967. The Producer Was George Martin And The Studio Engineer Was Geoff Emerick. Most Critics Agree With The Choice Of "Rolling Stone" Magazine According To Which This Is The Greatest Rock Album Of All Time. This Album Also Has The Most Famous Cover In Rock History. Released On 26 May 1967 It Spent 27 Weeks At Number One On The Record Retailer Chart In The United Kingdom And 15 Weeks At Number One On The Billboard Top LPs Chart In The United States. It Was Lauded By Critics For Its Innovations In Songwriting Production And Graphic Design For Bridging A Cultural Divide Between Popular Music And High Art And For Reflecting The Interests Of Contemporary Youth And The Counterculture. Its Release Was A Defining Moment In 1960s Pop Culture Heralding The Summer Of Love While The Album's Reception Achieved Full Cultural Legitimization For Pop Music And Recognition For The Medium As A Genuine Art Form. At The End Of August 1966 The Beatles Permanently Retired From Touring And Pursued Individual Interests For The Next Three Months. During A Return Flight To London In November Paul McCartney Had An Idea For A Song Involving An Edwardian Military Band That Formed The Impetus Of The Sgt. Pepper Concept. Sessions Began On 24 November At EMI Studios With Compositions Inspired By The Beatles' Youth But After Pressure From EMI The Songs "Strawberry Fields Forever" And "Penny Lane" Were Released As A Double A-Side Single In February 1967 And Left Off The LP. The Album Was Loosely Conceptualized As A Performance By The Fictional Sgt. Pepper Band An Idea That Was Conceived After Recording The Title Track. A Key Work Of British Psychedelia It Incorporates A Range Of Stylistic Influences Including Vaudeville Circus Music Hall Avant-Garde And Western And Indian Classical Music. The Band Continued The Technological Experimentation Marked By Their Previous Album Revolver This Time Without An Absolute Deadline For Completion. With Producer George Martin And Engineer Geoff Emerick The Group Colored Much Of The Recordings With Sound Effects And Tape Manipulation As Exemplified On "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds " "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" And "A Day In The Life." The Recording Was Completed On 21 April. The Pop Artists Peter Blake And Jann Haworth Designed The Cover Which Depicts The Beatles Posing In Front Of A Tableau Of Celebrities And Historical Figures. Musicologists Regard Sgt. Pepper Was An Early Concept Album That Advanced The Roles Of Sound Composition Extended Form Psychedelic Imagery Record Sleeves And The Producer In Popular Music. The Album Had An Immediate Cross-Generational Impact And Was Associated With Numerous Touchstones Of The Era's Youth Culture Such As Fashion Drugs Mysticism And A Sense Of Optimism And Empowerment. It Is Considered One Of The First Art Rock LPs A Progenitor To Progressive Rock And The Start Of The Album Era. In 1968 It Won Four Grammy Awards Including Album Of The Year The First Rock LP To Receive This Honor In 2003 The Library Of Congress Inducted It Into The National Recording Registry. It Has Topped Several Critics' And Listeners' Polls For The Best Album Of All Time Including Those Published By Rolling Stone Magazine And In The Book All-Time Top 1000 Albums And The UK's "Music Of The Millennium" Poll. It Remains One Of The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time And The UK's Best-Selling Studio Album With More Than 32 Million Copies Sold Worldwide As Of 2011. The Beginning Of The Psychedelic Era After Giving Up The Rock Tour In August 1966 The Beatles' Popularity Began To Decline Sharply And The Media Began To Speculate That The Band Had "dried Up" Under The Onslaught Of A New Generation Of Rock Artists Primarily Genre-Oriented Psychedelic Rock. A Type Of Rock And Roll That Is Produced Under The Influence Of Hallucinogenic Drugs Primarily LSD. The Beatles Have Used These Drugs Before But Their Impact On Their Music Has Not Been Overly Pronounced Except For A Few Songs From The Revolver Album Including The Group's First Psychedelic Song Tomorrow Never Knows . In February 1967 At The Urging Of Manager Brian Epstein The Beatles Released The Single Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane With Songs Originally Planned For Their Next LP Album. The Single Took Second Place On The Charts And After Several Years It Was Characterized As A Failure. However After This The Group Did Not Leave The Studio For Several Months. Study Work With The Permission Of Producer George Martin To Use Certain Amounts Of Drugs In The Studio The Beatles Were Led By Paul McCartney For The First Time Because The Former Frontman John Lennon Was Depressed Due To Family Problems. McCartney Was The Author Of Most Of The Songs On The Album Including The Title Songs However Lennon Also Significantly Contributed To This Project With Songs Such As Being For Benefits Of Mr. Kite And A Day In The Life Part Of Which Was Recorded By McCartney For His Own Song But Martin Added It To Lennon. All The Songs Of These Two Were Later By An Earlier Agreement Marked Traditionally - Lennon / McCartney But Each Author Is The Lead Vocalist In His Song Except In The Case Of The Song "With A Little Help Of My Friends " Sung By The Drummer Ringo Starr. As For The Studio Technique The Previous 4-Channel Recording Machine ADT Auto Double-Tracking Machine For Doubling One's Voice Was Used. In The Coming Period This Machine Will Be More And More Popular As The Individuality Of The Members Grows In The Group Who Will Want To Record Most Or Even Their Entire Songs On Their Own. Cover According To Various Sources The Cover Was Also McCartney's Idea. The Beatles In Guard Uniforms With Wind Instruments For The First Time With A Mustache And Beard Are An Integral Part Of All Versions Of This Album. However In The American Edition That Is Where It All Ends Because There Is Only A Yellow Wall Behind The Group. In The British European Edition Behind The Beatles There Is A Bunch Of People Important In The Then And Past Time - Among Them Are Albert Einstein Karl Marx Marilyn Monroe ... However The Beatles Themselves With The Look Of Before This Album. Also Below The Members Of The Group Is A Floral Decor With The Inscription "The Beatles". An Album Like This Was A Lure For Many Conspiracy Theorists So This Is Also One Of The Most Mysterious Covers Of All Time. The Final Concept The Whole Album Is Connected By One Theme Which Was A Kind Of Precedent And Thus The Beatles Became The Creators Of The So-Called Concept Album. The Protagonist Of The Story In Question Is A Certain Billy Shears When Thanks To The Fact That He Lent His Voice In The Song "With A Little Help Of My Friends " Interpreted By Ringo Starr Who Modestly Announces A Performance After The Pompous Performance Of The Sergeant Pepper Club More "lonely Hearts " Claiming That "a Little Help From A Friend" Is Enough For Him After A Hard Day. Then In The Following Songs The Beatles Comment On Various Existential Problems - From A Normal Working Day "Good Morning Good Morning" Old Age "When I'm 64" To Death Itself And The Problems Around It "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" . The Album Closes With A Slightly Modified "reprise" Version Of The First Song Which Builds On The Last Song -- "A Day In The Life" -- Which Features Multiple Crescendos. The Whole Album Is Accompanied By Studio Applause From The Audience And Applause.