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The screaming at Beatles concerts was so loud that no one could hear them play—not even the Beatles themselves. It led them to stop playing live performances entirely, retreat to the studio, and ultimately create albums like Sgt. Pepper with no concern for performing any of the songs live.
The Beatles played a demo copy of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" before its release at full volume from an open apartment window at 6AM. Instead of complaining, the residents opened their windows and listened, aware they were hearing unreleased Beatles music.
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Two days after the Beatles released Sgt. Peppers, Paul McCartney and George Harrison went to a Jimi Hendrix show. Hendrix opened with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band.
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The album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles was inspired by the album "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys, which was inspired by the album "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles.
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The Beatles', Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released June 1, 1967 and was the first time lyrics had ever been included with an album cover.
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Beatles producer George Martin called the decision not to include Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane on Sgt. Pepper the "Biggest mistake of his professional life."
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The Beatles released the Sgt. Peppers album on a Friday and Jimi Hendrix played a cover of the album's namesake two days later with two Beatles in attendance.
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Studio albums released by the Beatles included Please Please Me (1963), With the Beatles (1963), Beatlemania! With the Beatles (1963), Les Beatles (1963), Introducing...The Beatles (1964), Meet the Beatles! (1964), Twist and Shout (1964), The Beatles" Second Album (1964), The Beatles" Long Tall Sally (1964), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Something New (1964), Beatles for Sale (1964), Beatles "65 (1964), Beatles VI (1965), Help! (1965), Rubber Soul (1965), Yesterday and Today (1966), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), The Beatles (1968), Yellow Submarine (1969), Abbey Road (1969), and Let It Be (1970).
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Pink Floyd was in Abbey Road Studios recording their debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, during the same period The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's there
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Pink Floyd recorded their debut album, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,” at Abbey Road Studios at the same time The Beatles were recording Sgt. Peppers.
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In 1967 Pink Floyd was recording their first studio album, "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn", in EMI’s Abbey Road Studios (Studio 3). Meanwhile the Beatles were working on their most psychedelic album to date "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" next door (Studio 2).
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Pink Floyd recorded Piper at the Gates of Dawn at Abbey Road Studio 2 at the same time the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's in Studio 3.
The Beatles "Rubber Soul" album was the influence for The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds". This came full circle when the Beatles were influenced to make "Sgt. Peppers" after listening to "Pet Sounds". - source
Sgt. Pepper's was originally going to be called Dr. Pepper's, but The Beatles changed it when Dr. Pepper threaten to sue. - source
When the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Time magazine declared it "a historic departure in the progress of music" and the New Statesman praised its elevation of pop to the level of fine art.
While Pink Floyd was recording their debut album at Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper in the studio next door. - source
The Beatles appear on the cover of the Rolling Stones LP 'Satanic Majesties Request' in response to the message 'Welcome the Rolling Stones' appearing on the Sgt. Pepper cover.
Waiting for the Sun was the only number one album for The Doors. (the debut spent two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart (blocked only by the Beatles' No. 1 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")
The best selling album in 1967 was The Monkees' second album, "More of The Monkees", which was number one for 18 consecutive weeks. The Beatles's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", released later that same year was number one for 15 weeks
The Beatles almost put Adolf Hitler on their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover
Paul McCartney, the Beatle who wrote "When I'm Sixty-Four" from Sgt. Pepper's, separated from his second wife when he was 64.
There's a rock opera movie based on The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with Steve Martin, Bee Gees, Alice Cooper and more. Not a single member of The Beatles though.
