Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (slipcase, made in W-Germany)

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Annotation

Matrix: SONOPRESS B-7801/CDP 7464422 A

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-17 15:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sgt. 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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.752:02
2With a Little Help From My Friends
recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
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), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
3.32:44
3Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
4.353:28
4Getting Better
recording of:
Getting Better
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 (ASCAP)
2:48
5Fixing a Hole
recording of:
Fixing a Hole
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 (ASCAP)
2:37
6She’s Leaving Home
recording of:
She’s Leaving Home
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 (ASCAP)
3:35
7Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
recording of:
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
2:37
8Within You Without You
recording of:
Within You Without You
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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
5:05
9When I’m Sixty‐Four
recording of:
When I’m Sixty‐Four
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 Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
written at:
Paul McCartney’s Home in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1956)
2:38
10Lovely Rita
recording of:
Lovely Rita
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 (ASCAP)
32:42
11Good Morning Good Morning
recording of:
Good Morning Good Morning
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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.852:41
12Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
recording of:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
is based on:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1:19
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 (clarinettist) (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 (oboist) (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 and concertmaster) (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), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 24) and Rolling Stone: 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 (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (from 1967 to present)
45:34

Credits

Release

manufactured in:W-Germany
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
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/11931652 [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 by Art of Time Ensemble
Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy (comedy rock band)
Sgt. Pepper’s Acoustic Covers by The Moon Loungers
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Jun Fukamachi (Japanese jazz fusion composer, arranger & keyboardist)
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.)
Sgt. Pinkie’s Lonely Hooves Club Band by The Beatle Bronies
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 Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 8) (order: 8)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 11) (order: 11)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 12) (order: 12)
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)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 28) (order: 28)
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: 78)
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]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/Sgt.+Pepper's+Lonely+Hearts+Club+Band [info]