Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Page
«Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band didn't start
out life as a "concept album" but it very soon developed a life
of its own. I remember it warmly, as both a tremendous challenge and a highly
rewarding experience.
For me, it was the most innovative, imaginative and trend-setting record
of its time.»
George Martin
Peter Blake's original rough outline of the cover.....
The recording of Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band spanned 129 days,
perhaps the most creative 129 days in the history of rock music.
- Here, in the order in which the recording were tackled, is a guide
to the way the album was made.
- When I'm Sixty-Four. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey
Road on December 6 1966. Album version mixed from take four. Writer: Paul.
Lead vocal: Paul. Producer: George Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick.
Second engineer: Phil McDonald.
- A Day in the Life. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey
Road on January 19 1967. Working title 'In the Life Of...'. Album version
mixed from takes six and seven. Writers: John, with Paul. Lead vocal: John,
with Paul. Producer: George Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second
engineers: Richard Lush, Phil McDonald.
- Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band. Recording commenced in
studio two at Abbey Road on February 1 1967. Album version mixed from take
ten. Writer: Paul. Lead vocal : Paul. Producer: George Martin. Recording
engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Good Morning Good Morning. Recording commenced in studio two
at Abbey Road on February 8 1967. Album version mixed from take 11. Writer:
John. Lead vocal: John. Producer: George Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff
Emerick. Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite!. Recording commenced in
studio two at Abbey Road on February 17 1967. Album version mixed from take
nine. Writer: John.Lead vocal: John. Producer: George Martin. Recording
engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Fixing a Hole. Recording commenced at Regent Sound Studio,
Tottenham Court Road, London, on February 21 1967 and later completed at
Abbey Road. Album version mixed from take three. Writer: Paul. Lead vocal:
Paul. Producer: George Martin. Recording engineers: Adrian Ibbetson (Regent
Sound), Geoff Emerick (Abbey Road). Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Lovely Rita. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey Road
on February 23 1967. Album version mixed from take 11. Writer: Paul. Lead
vocal: Paul. Producer: George Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick.
Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Recording commenced in studio
two at Abbey Road on March 1 1967. Album version mixed from take eight.
Writer: John. Lead vocal: John. Producer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineer:
Richard Lush.
- Getting Better. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey
Road on March 9 1967. Album version mixed from take 15. Writer: Paul. Lead
vocal: Paul. Producer George Martin. Recording engineers Malcolm Addey,
Ken Townsend, Geoff Emerick, Peter Vince. Second engineers: Graham Kirkby,
Richard Lush, Keith Slaughter.
- She's Leaving Home. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey
Road on March 17 1967. Album version mixed from take nine. Writer: Paul,
with John. Lead vocal: Paul. Producer: George Martin. Score: Mike Leander.
Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineers: Richard Lush, Keith
Slaughter.
- Within You Without You. Recording commenced in studio two at
Abbey Road on March 22 1967. Album version mixed from take two. Writer:
George. Lead vocal: George. Producer; George Martin. Recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick. Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- With a Little Help From My Friends. Recording commenced in
studio two at Abbey Road on March 29 1967. Working title 'Bad Finger Boogie'.
Album version mixed from take 11. Writers: John and Paul. Lead vocal: Ringo.
Producer: George Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineer:
Richard Lush.
- Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise). Recording commenced
in studio one at Abbey Road on April 1 1967. Album version mixed from take
nine. Writer: Paul. Lead vocal: John, Paul and George. Producer: George
Martin. Recording engineer: Geoff Emerick. Second engineer: Richard Lush.
- Three other songs were recorded during the sessions. The first two
were taken for release as a single, the third didn't surface until the Yellow
Submarine film soundtrack album.
'Strawberry Fields Forever'. Recording commenced in studio
two at Abbey Road on November 24 1966.
'Penny Lane'. Recording commenced in studio two at Abbey
Road on December 29 1966.
'It's Only a Northern Song'. Recording commenced in studio
two at Abbey Road on February 13 1967.
The sequence of songs on Pepper is famous in itself, being - on the vinyl
version - two continuous sides of music, without pauses between songs, or
'banding', to use recording parlance. But the line-up of side one, as first
conceived, was different to how it finally evolved, and was as follows:
'Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'; 'With a Little Help From My Friends';
'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite!'; 'Fixing a Hole'; 'Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds'; 'Getting Better'; 'She's Leaving Home'.
Extracted from The Beatles at Abbey Road, by Mark Lewisohn, 1987.
«This Page is Dedicated To John...»
Page by Nicola Gambetti, Rimini, Italy
(«..And in The End , The Love You Take is Equal To the Love You Make..»)
Thanks To:
'The Best Saraghina in The World' (with Love)
