Amazon.com essential recording: Before Sgt. Pepper, no one seriously thought of rock music as actual art. That all changed in 1967, though, when John, Paul, George and Ringo (with "A Little Help" from their friend, producer George Martin) created an undeniable work of art which remains, after 30-plus years, one of the most influential albums of all time. From Lennon's evocative word/sound pictures (the trippy "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," the carnival-like "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite") and McCartney's music hall-styled "When I'm 64," to Harrison's Eastern-leaning "Within You Without You," and the avant-garde mini-suite, "A Day in the Life," Sgt. Pepper was a milestone for both '60s music and popular culture. --Billy Altman
Product Description: The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release.
Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.
Album Description: Digitally remastered digipak edition of this classic 1967 album from The Beatles featuring 'Lucy In The Sky WIth Diamonds', 'With A Little Help From My Friends', 'A Day In The Life', 'Getting Better, 'When I'm Sixty Four' and many more. The album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. Within the CD's new packaging, the booklet includes detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. A newly produced mini-documentary on the making of the album is included as a QuickTime file on each album. The documentary contains archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere. Capitol.
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0094638241928 Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered Item Dimensions:22 Label: EMI Manufacturer: EMI Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: EMI Release Date: September 09, 2009 Studio: EMI
Customer Reviews
THE ULTIMATE
YOU JUST CANNOT SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THIS ALBUM.
IF IT'S MONO, STEREO OR THIS NEW REMASTERED EDITION.
THESE GUYS ARE TO MUSIC AS JACK NICKLAUS WAS TO GOLF.
THERE MAY BE MORE POPULAR ARTISTS OR GOLFERS, BUT NO ONE EVER WILL EVER CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH.
THERE MAY BE SOMEONE SELLING MORE MUSIC, OR WINNING MORE TITLES, BUT NO ONE WILL EVER CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH.
THEY SET THE STANDARD FOR EVERYTHING IN THEIR FIELDS TODAY.