Sgt. Pepper was widely perceived by music fans as the soundtrack to the Summer of Love.
Highly praised for its innovative songwriting, production, and graphic design, the album bridged the cultural divide between popular music and high art, while reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture.
Sgt. Pepper is regarded as an early concept album that used a central theme, psychedelic imagery, groundbreaking, and imaginative album art design, innovative and complex production in popular music. It is considered one of the first art rock LPs, a progenitor to progressive rock, and the start of the album era.
The music incorporates the stylistic influences of rock and roll, vaudeville, big band, jazz, blues, chamber, circus, music hall, avant-garde, and Western and Indian classical music.
Sgt. Pepper's initial commercial success exceeded that of all previous Beatles albums
Many people regard this as The Beatles’ most important album and it sits proudly at the top of many ‘Best Albums’ lists.
McCartney’s bass playing on the album is intricate, melodic, inventive, and great fun to play.
This book contains all of his playing note-for-note as well as information on techniques, studio effects, and dates of recording. TAB and Standard Notations
29 pages, PDF format
Included Titles:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing a Hole
She’s Leaving Home
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
When I’m Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning Good Morning
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day in the Life
