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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Album, the Beatles, and the World in 1967
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Product Description A carefully crafted and collectible volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of a legendary and groundbreaking Beatles album. Expert Brian Southall's unique edition recounts the story behind the music and the cultural climate of 1967 when Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band debuted. The "A-side" of this coolly curated title is all about the Beatles, the music on the album, the recording process, how the disc was received at the time and how it has been acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. The "B-side" looks at the state of the world in 1967, from the Summer of Love to anti-war protests to the launch of Rolling Stone magazine to Jimi Hendrix's first UK tour as a solo artist--and so much, much more. Fascinating photographs and text build a complete picture of the world as it was when one of the most famous albums of all time was released. Review Fifty years after Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play, Southall ( Northern Songs), former head of press at EMI, presents a tribute to this enduring album. Roughly the size and shape of an album cover, this book is divided into two parts (whimsically referredt to as the "A" and "B" sides). In the first section, Southall imparts solid if fairly unexciting material about the group and the production of the album. The second part zooms out for a look at the political, social, and pop cultural environment of 1967. The author's coverage of the larger music scene is intriguing--his exploration of innovative groups such as Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention offers context for where Sgt. Pepper fit in -- but his laborious, often dry month-by-month look at 1967 is somewhat exhausting. However, this isn't a little that most music lovers will read from cover to cover. Visually enticing, with tons of quotes and photos galore (many of which depeict the Fab Four in delightfully garish hippie garb), it's ripe for browsing. VERDICT: Not essential reading by any means, but a fun addition to larger music collections. Watch it fly off display shelves. -- Library Journal About the Author Brian Southall is the former Head of Press at EMI and has written about music for over 50 years. Previous publications include Northern Songs - the story of the Beatles' music publishing empire, Beatles Memorabilia: The Julian Lennon Collection, Jimi Hendrix: Made In England, The Rise and Fall of EMI Records, and Sex Pistols: 90 Days at EMI. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. “It was 20 years ago today” – or so said Sgt. Pepper. In fact, it is 50 years ago since the Beatles released the album that went on to change the world of music forever. This is a celebration of 1967... Think back half a century if you can – you may not be old enough – and try to remember what was going on in your life. Throughout writing this book, I have had the pleasure of sharing memories with a host of people, including musicians, producers, composers, broadcasters, photographers, designers and fans who turned their minds back five decades to tell me what they remembered from the year when we experienced the “summer of love”. I was approaching 20 years of age when Sgt. Pepper came out in June 1967 and was employed at a local newspaper as a junior reporter. I’d dipped a toe in the world of pop music writing a column the paper had started in an attempt to receive free records. When that worked, we branched out and began reviewing concerts and interviewing musical stars. My contribution to the column included giving Bob Dylan a thumbs-up for his 1965 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, interviewing the Rolling Stones (with a very truculent Brian Jones) backstage at Southend Odeon and being told exclusively by Pete Townshend that the Who were so bored they were thinking of breaking up. The column eventually folded, but nothing could dim my new-found love of popular music in all of its glorious forms. That, of cou
