It sure was a long way from the mop-top memories of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," wasn’t it? And yet only three years separated the recording of the early Beatles smash single and the breathlessly experimental, genre-shattering (and, arguably, genre-inventing) album that gave birth to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "With a Little Help from My Friends," "When I’m Sixty-Four," "Getting Better," the title track, the still-stunning musical journey "A Day in the Life" and more songs that made eternal Beatles fans out of millions. Both musically and sonically, "Sgt. Pepper’s" broke new ground, opening up minds as to the possibilities of four-track recording and the freedom to dreamily blend rock ’n’ roll, classical, music-hall and budding psychedelia—in the span of five minutes. These releases present a new stereo mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, sourced directly from the original four-track tapes. The double 180-gram vinyl (gatefold) and 2-CD deluxe (with 50-page booklet) editions add a second disc of previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly remixed in stereo and sequenced in the album order, plus new stereo mixes of the "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" single sides (2-CD edition adds five additional instrumental and alternate versions). The big boy, the super-deluxe version, brings you all of the above tracks plus an expanded mono version of the album (with six bonus tracks including unreleased mono mixes of "A Day in the Life," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" [that mix was long thought erased but was just recently discovered] and "She’s Leaving Home" plus a promo single version of "Penny Lane"). The DVD and Blu-Ray in the super-deluxe set bring you the 1992 TV documentary "The Making of Sgt. Pepper," newly restored, plus promo video clips as well as high-resolution stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of the album and the "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" singles. For those hi-res mixes, Martin and Okell worked with an A-team of audio engineers and restoration specialists at Abbey Road—trust us: these are stunners (you’ve never heard the splendor of "A Day in the Life" like this). The 144-page super-deluxe book features rare photos, handwritten lyrics, track-by-track notes and more, and you also get two replica posters, the album’s pull-out sheet of "Sgt. Pepper" cutouts and lenticular artwork on the 12" x 12" box. One of the most famous, important, influential and beloved albums in rock history returns in magnificent fashion! Capitol.
5 Strawberry Fields Forever, Stereo / Giles Martin Mix 2015)
6 When I'm Sixty-Four (Take 2)
7 Penny Lane (Take 6 - Instrumental)
8 Penny Lane (Vocal Overdubs and Speech)
9 Penny Lane (Stereo / Giles Martin Mix 2017)
10 A Day in the Life (Take 1)
11 A Day in the Life (Take 2)
12 A Day in the Life (Orchestra Overdub)
13 A Day in the Life (Hummed Last Chord, Takes 8,9,10 and 11)
14 A Day in the Life (The Last Chord)
15 SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Take 1 - Instrumental)
16 SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Take 9 and Speech)
17 Good Morning Good Morning (Take 1 - Instrumental, Breakdown)
18 Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
- Disc 3 -
1 Fixing a Hole (Take 1)
2 Fixing a Hole (Speech and Take 3)
3 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (Speech from Before Take 1; Take 4 and Speech at End)
4 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (Take 7)
5 Lovely Rita (Speech and Take 9)
6 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Take 1 and Speech at the End)
7 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Speech, False Start and Take 5)
8 Getting Better (Take 1 - Instrumental and Speech at the End)
9 Getting Better (Take 12)
10 Within You Without You (Take 1 - Indian Instruments)
11 Within You Without You (With George Coaching the Musicians)
12 She's Leaving Home (Take 1 - Instrumental)
13 She's Leaving Home (Take 6 - Instrumental)
14 With a Little Help from My Friends (Take 1 - False Start and Take 2 - Instrumental)
15 SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Take 8)
- Disc 4 -
1 SGT Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967 Mono Mix)
2 With a Little Help from My Friends (1967 Mono Mix)
3 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1967 Mono Mix)
4 Getting Better (1967 Mono Mix)
5 Fixing a Hole (1967 Mono Mix)
6 She's Leaving Home (1967 Mono Mix)
7 Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite! (1967 Mono Mix)
8 Within You Without You (1967 Mono Mix)
9 When I'm Sixty Four (1967 Mono Mix)
10 Lovely Rita (1967 Mono Mix)
11 Good Morning Good Morning (1967 Mono Mix)
12 SGT Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (1967 Mono Mix)
13 A Day in the Life (1967 Mono Mix)
14 Strawberry Fields Forever (1967 Mono Mix)
15 Penny Lane (1967 Mono Mix)
16 A Day in the Life (First Mono Mix)
17 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Original Mono Mix - No. 11)
18 She's Leaving Home (First Mono Mix)
19 Penny Lane (Capitol Records Mono Us Promo Mix)
- Disc 5 -
1 A Day in the Life - 2017 Audio (DVD Music Video)
2 Strawberry Fields Forever - 2017 Audio (DVD Music Video)
3 Penny Lane - 2017 Audio (DVD Music Video)
4 The Making of SGT. Pepper (DVD)
5 Audio DTS Dolby Digital 5.1 and LPCM Stereo (DVD)
- Disc 6 -
1 A Day in the Life - 2017 Audio (Blu-ray Music Video)
2 Strawberry Fields Forever - 2017 (Blu-ray Audio Music Video)
3 Penny Lane - 2017 Audio (Blu- Ray Music Video)
4 The Making of SGT. Pepper (Blu-ray)
5 DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1 and LPCM Stereo in (24Bit/96K) High Resolution. (Blu-ray)
It sure was a long way from the mop-top memories of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," wasn’t it? And yet only three years separated the recording of the early Beatles smash single and the breathlessly experimental, genre-shattering (and, arguably, genre-inventing) album that gave birth to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "With a Little Help from My Friends," "When I’m Sixty-Four," "Getting Better," the title track, the still-stunning musical journey "A Day in the Life" and more songs that made eternal Beatles fans out of millions. Both musically and sonically, "Sgt. Pepper’s" broke new ground, opening up minds as to the possibilities of four-track recording and the freedom to dreamily blend rock ’n’ roll, classical, music-hall and budding psychedelia—in the span of five minutes. These releases present a new stereo mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, sourced directly from the original four-track tapes. The double 180-gram vinyl (gatefold) and 2-CD deluxe (with 50-page booklet) editions add a second disc of previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly remixed in stereo and sequenced in the album order, plus new stereo mixes of the "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" single sides (2-CD edition adds five additional instrumental and alternate versions). The big boy, the super-deluxe version, brings you all of the above tracks plus an expanded mono version of the album (with six bonus tracks including unreleased mono mixes of "A Day in the Life," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" [that mix was long thought erased but was just recently discovered] and "She’s Leaving Home" plus a promo single version of "Penny Lane"). The DVD and Blu-Ray in the super-deluxe set bring you the 1992 TV documentary "The Making of Sgt. Pepper," newly restored, plus promo video clips as well as high-resolution stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of the album and the "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" singles. For those hi-res mixes, Martin and Okell worked with an A-team of audio engineers and restoration specialists at Abbey Road—trust us: these are stunners (you’ve never heard the splendor of "A Day in the Life" like this). The 144-page super-deluxe book features rare photos, handwritten lyrics, track-by-track notes and more, and you also get two replica posters, the album’s pull-out sheet of "Sgt. Pepper" cutouts and lenticular artwork on the 12" x 12" box. One of the most famous, important, influential and beloved albums in rock history returns in magnificent fashion! Capitol.
