- US release date:
- Jun 01, 1967
- Publisher:
- Capitol Records
- Reference:
- SMAS 2653
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Side 1
1.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2:03 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Neill Sanders :
- French horn
- James W. Buck :
- French horn
- Tony Randall :
- French horn
- John Burden :
- French horn
- Session Recording:
- Feb 01, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 02, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 03 & 06, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Mar 06, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
With A Little Help From My Friends
2:44 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Timpani
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Cowbell
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Lead guitar
- George Martin :
- Hammond organ, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 29, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 30, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 07, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3.
3:29 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lowrey organ
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Lead vocals
- George Harrison :
- Acoustic guitar, Lead guitar, Tamboura
- George Martin :
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Mar 01, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 02, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 07, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
4.
2:48 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Lead vocals, Pianet electric piano
- Ringo Starr :
- Congas, Drums
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Tamboura
- George Martin :
- Pianet electric piano (?), Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Malcolm Addey :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Townsend :
- Recording engineer
- Peter Vince :
- Recording engineer
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Handclaps
- Session Recording:
- Mar 09, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 10, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
5.
2:37 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Lead vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Maracas
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- George Martin :
- Harpsichord, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Adrian Ibbetson :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 09, 1967
- Studio :
- Regent Sound Studio, London
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 21, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 07, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
6.
3:35 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Lead vocals
- John Lennon :
- Lead vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Stephen Shingles :
- Viola
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Erich Gruenberg :
- Violin
- Derek Jacobs :
- Violin
- Trevor Williams :
- Violin
- José Luis Garcia :
- Violin
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Alan Dalziel :
- Cello
- Gordon Pearce :
- Double bass
- Sheila Bromberg :
- Harp
- Session Recording:
- Mar 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 20, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
7.
Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!
2:38 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Bass harmonica (?), Drums, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Lead vocals, Lowrey organ
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals, Bass harmonica, Tambourine
- George Martin :
- Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Lowrey organ, Producer, Sound effects
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer, Sound effects
- Mal Evans :
- Bass harmonica
- Neil Aspinall :
- Bass harmonica
- Session Recording:
- Feb 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 20, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- March 28, 29 & 31, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 07, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Side 2
1.
Written by George Harrison
5:05 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- George Harrison :
- Acoustic guitar, Lead vocals, Sitar, Tamboura
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jack Rothstein :
- Violin
- Neil Aspinall :
- Tamboura
- Ralph Elman :
- Violin
- Jack Greene :
- Violin
- Erich Gruenberg :
- Violin
- Alan Loveday :
- Violin
- Julien Gaillard :
- Violin
- Paul Scherman :
- Violin
- David Wolfsthal :
- Violin
- Reginald Kilbey :
- Cello
- Allen Ford :
- Cello
- Peter Beavan :
- Cello
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Swarmandal
- Anna Joshi :
- Dilruba
- Amrit Gajjar :
- Dilruba
- Natwar Soni :
- Tabla
- Buddhadev Kansara :
- Tamboura
- Session Recording:
- Mar 15, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 22, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Apr 03, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 04, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2.
2:38 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lead vocals, Piano
- Ringo Starr :
- Chimes, Drums
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- George Harrison :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Robert Burns :
- Clarinet
- Henry MacKenzie :
- Clarinet
- Frank Reidy :
- Clarinet
- Session Recording:
- Dec 06, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Dec 08, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Dec 20 & 21, 1966
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3.
2:42 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Comb and paper (?), Lead vocals, Piano
- Ringo Starr :
- Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?), Drums
- John Lennon :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?)
- George Harrison :
- Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Comb and paper (?)
- George Martin :
- Piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 23, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 24, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 07 & 21, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 17, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
4.
2:41 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Lead guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- John Lennon :
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Barrie Cameron :
- Saxophone
- David Glyde :
- Saxophone
- Alan Holmes :
- Saxophone
- John Lee :
- Trombone
- Unknown musician(s) :
- French horn, Tambourine, Trombone
- Session Recording:
- Feb 08, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 16, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 13, 28 & 29, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 06, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
5.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1:19 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Lead vocals, Organ
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums, Lead vocals, Tambourine
- John Lennon :
- Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar
- George Harrison :
- Lead guitar, Lead vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Maracas
- Session Recording:
- Apr 01, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Apr 20, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
6.
5:37 • Studio version • B • Stereo
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Piano
- Ringo Starr :
- Congas, Drums, Final piano chord
- John Lennon :
- Acoustic guitar, Final piano chord, Lead vocals, Tambourine
- George Harrison :
- Maracas
- George Martin :
- Harmonium, Orchestral arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jack Brymer :
- Clarinet
- Mal Evans :
- Alarm clock, Final piano chord
- Sidney Sax :
- Violin
- Francesc Gabarró Solé :
- Cello
- Jürgen Hess :
- Violin
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Alan Civil :
- French horn
- David Mason :
- Trumpet
- Neill Sanders :
- French horn
- Erich Gruenberg :
- Violin
- Granville Delmé Jones :
- Violin
- Bill Monro :
- Violin
- Hans Geiger :
- Violin
- D Bradley :
- Violin
- Lionel Bentley :
- Violin
- David McCallum Sr. :
- Violin
- Donald Weekes :
- Violin
- Henry Datyner :
- Violin
- Ernest Scott :
- Violin
- Gwynne Edwards :
- Viola
- Bernard Davis :
- Viola
- John Meek :
- Viola
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Alan Dalziel :
- Cello
- Alex Nifosi :
- Cello
- Cyril MacArthur :
- Double bass
- Gordon Pearce :
- Double bass
- John Marston :
- Harp
- Basil Tschaikov :
- Clarinet
- Roger Lord :
- Oboe
- N Fawcett :
- Bassoon
- Alfred Waters :
- Bassoon
- Clifford Seville :
- Flute
- David Sanderman :
- Flute
- Monty Montgomery :
- Trumpet
- Harold Jackson :
- Trumpet
- Raymond Brown :
- Trombone
- Raymond Premru :
- Trombone
- T Moore :
- Trombone
- Michael Barnes :
- Tubas
- Tristan Fry :
- Percussion, Timpani
- Marijke Koger :
- Tambourine
- Session Recording:
- Jan 19, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Jan 20, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 03, 10 and 22, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 23, 1967
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
About
The album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was the first Beatles album where the track listings and mixes of the songs were the same for both UK and US versions. However, there was a minor difference between them: the US album (in mono and stereo) did not have the run-out groove sound that was present on the UK edition. This run-out groove sound was later released in the US album “Rarities” in 1980, under the name “Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove.” In subsequent releases, this sound was included in all worldwide CD, cassette, and vinyl versions of the “Sgt. Pepper” album.
13 TRACKS ON BEATLES’ LP
LOS ANGELES — The Beatles’ new LP, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” will feature 13 tracks, 12 original tunes and a reprise of the title tune on Side 2. The LP, which has already exceeded 1 million advance orders, according to the label, goes into worldwide release Thursday (1). The double-fold LP jacket contains the lyrics to all the tunes.
From Billboard – June 3, 1967
Last updated on January 26, 2024
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