Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. :phil: :phil: Discuss. (Where you were when you first heard it, how it's impacted recorded music, cultural impact, your thoughts, etc. etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphajerk Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 im not old enough for it to have any direct impact.... i do remember as a little kid listening to the record though. it wasnt one of my favorites. i did like the cover though, but i was like 10 or less years old. probably about 6 or 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gruvjack Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 My second favorite, right behind the White Album. Many ground breaking innovations in the studio with equipment and technique. V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I was The Funk Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 Is there any movement to remaster the mono version or make a better stereo version or SACD or anything? I love this record. It must have been crazy when it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gruvjack Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 im not old enough for it to have any direct impact.... i do remember as a little kid listening to the record though. it wasnt one of my favorites. i did like the cover though, but i was like 10 or less years old. probably about 6 or 7. Just wanna say that I was born 2 years after it was released. I was 15 when I heard it the first time. I did not like most of the post Rubber Soul tracks at that age. Now I love their later albums more. Sheer brilliance. V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZigZagWanderer Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 I got in on cassette when I was maybe 11 or 12. First thing I ever bought in a record store (this would have been early '80s). It's still my all time favorite album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linwood Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 You know what, I can't think of a better record. Still holds up and even now, when I go see McCartney and he does Getting Better....I get chicken skin. I think I'll shut down for the day and go sit out at the pool and put Pepper on. Thanks Phil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lakesidedave Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 I was 14 when it came out. I ordered it in advance from my local record store, and when the day came, cycled down to pick it up. Put it on the stereo. Played it all day. And the next. And all the next week. It's difficult to explain what the effect on me was - it was like the culmination of everything that had happened in music up to that point, all on one record. I always find it hard to explain to my students what impact the Beatles had on my world. They often say, well, it's good, but not that good. The thing is, they don't know what it was like before the Beatles. The world, particularly the UK, was in monochrome. After the Beatles, particularly Sgt Pepper, it was in full blown technicolour. It's also the reason I became a bass player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fuzzlabs Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 .... and a couple of days later Jimi Hendrix played the first song live for the first time - in front of 3 of the Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lakesidedave Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ah Jimi! What Cajones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Could you imagine being Geoff Emerick? By the time you hit 21, you had recorded Revolver and Sgt Pepper. :phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ever listen to the mono tracks Phil? Leo Gorcey wanted payment for his face on it. They removed his face leaving many of us wondering who the heck is Leo Gorcey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ever listen to the mono tracks Phil? The very first time I heard it was in mono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ever listen to the mono tracks Phil? The very first time I heard it was in mono. Bah! I figured as much ya codger. I mean since you developed your LISTENING ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 I've got an original (mono) copy on vinyl, and a stereo CD and cassette. In honor of it turning 40, tonight I plan on putting it up on my ADAM S3-A's, cranking it up to about 95 dB SPL and listening to it non-stop from the orchestra warming up all the way through to the last dying decay of those gloriously compressed pianos. :phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claveslave Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 I have a mono vinyl pressing (japanese red) and the editing is not quite as tight as the stereo version, particularly where the chicken plucks segue into the guitar lick that starts the reprise. All good though. [moron]Revolver was a better album.[/moron] Seriously, I don't think they made a bad album. Just all insanely different. I don't quite get the BBC re-record idea, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 So June 1, 1967. Where was I??? That was the summer after my 8th grade in a small Indiana town. I was into washing cars in the neighborhood for cash, pinball machines, slotcars, Marvel comics, Stingray bikes, the Evansville Aces (college team and Jerry Sloan was one of the top players), girls (sort-of, I was a late bloomer:) ), and music of course. The grade school had a little rock band that played covers of stuff like You Can't Do That, Louie Louie, Wipe Out, Little Bit O' Soul, I Fought The Law, Hey Joe, Kicks, and 96 Tears. I was into the Beatles, The Byrds, Wilson Pickett, The Buffalo Springfield, the Beach Boys, and anything with a B3 and Leslie. Too young to worry about Vietnam and the draft, but old enough to tell that the world was changing, and it seemed like somehow the Beatles were leading the way like magic Pied Pipers. Sgt. Pepper seemed to justify the rabid enthusiasm that our generation felt for the early Beatles - now they were contenders in the larger cultural world, and the grownups were taking notice (even if they didn't understand it). Even Leonard Bernstein was gushing about Sgt. Pepper - saying something to the effect that "She's Leaving Home" was as beautiful as anything as Schumann wrote if I remember correctly. We just left the arm up and over on the record player so Sgt Pepper would replay endlessly. What I dug in the album personally were these kinda idiosyncratic items:1. the way Ringo's toms resonated and bloomed after each hit especially on A Day in the Life2. Paul's bassline on Little Help From My Friends3. the 3 big snare hits on Lucy in the Sky before each chorus4. the philosophy I thought I understood in Within You Without You5. Paul's little "hooo!" he calls out near the end of When I'm Sixty-Four6. the way the piano and acoustic guitar worked together at the intro to Lovely Rita7. same thing - piano and acoustic guitar intro to A Day In The Life8. The BIG CHORD of course. I'd drop the needle down right in front of it over and over again and listen to it die out. I think I owe my love of ambient music to what I experienced listening to that one chord fade out. I never responded to Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite or Good Morning Good Morning. Sorry, John:p nat whilk ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphajerk Posted June 1, 2007 Members Share Posted June 1, 2007 yeah, i listened to the original pressing mono version growing up. all of those bands at the time my dad had [still has] in mono. i prefer abbey road more than SPLHCB, and white album more as well. i dont know what it is about abbey road, but that is by far my favorite beatles album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 A few Pepper "Firsts" (See if you can add to this list): 1. It is generally regarded as the first "concept album". 2. It was the first Beatles album that had identical UK and USA versions released - all previous USA Beatles albums differ from the UK versions in terms of the songs included. 3. It was the first record that cost over $100,000 to produce. Pocket change for some major releases today, but in 1967, that was a LOT of money. 4. It was the first major label release that included a full "lyric sheet". 5. It was the start of the "Paul is dead" clues / timeline / mythology... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Alpha, I go back and forth between Pepper, Revolver and Abbey Road as my "favorite album ever". Most artists would be lucky to have one of those records... yet alone three or (White Album) four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted June 2, 2007 Members Share Posted June 2, 2007 That's the list of bubble gum tunes we where really listening to in 1967/68 at the parties in the ski resort. I remember that my favorit tunes where "Massachusetts" by the The Bee Gees, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, and "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum, this tunes where the super hot numbers back in '67 Death Of A Clown - Dave DaviesBend It - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichSave Me - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichDear Mrs. Applebee - David GarrickNo Milk Today - Herman's HermitsHa Ha Said The Clown - Manfred MannMonsieur Dupont - ManuelaLa Montanara - Nini RossoSchiwago-Melodie (Lara's Theme) - Original Film-MusikMemories of Heidelberg - Peggy MarchRomeo und Julia - Peggy MarchA Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol HarumPuppet On A String - Sandie ShawSan Francisco - Scott McKenzieGood Vibrations - The Beach BoysAll You Need Is Love - The BeatlesSpanish Eyes - Al MartinoPenny Lane - The BeatlesPainter Man - The CreationBaby Come Back - The EqualsCarrie Anne - The HolliesOn A Carousel - The HolliesDandy - The KinksWaterloo Sunset - The KinksGlory Land - The LordsI'm A Believer - The MonkeesWinchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville BandLet's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling StonesSilence Is Golden - The TremeloesMy Friend Jack - The SmokeHappy Jack - The WhoGreen, Green Grass Of Home - Tom JonesI Was Kaiser Bill's Batman - Whistling Jack SmithSimon Says - 1910 Fruitgum CompanyCongratulations - Cliff RichardThe Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichZabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichA Man Without Love - EngelbertCinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi OfarimYoung Girl - Garry Puckett & The Union GapJudy In Disguise - John Fred & His Playboy BandMighty Quinn - Manfred MannThose Were The Days - Mary HopkinYummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio ExpressRomeo und Julia - Peggy MarchMonja - Roland W.Bleib bei mir - Roy BlackLazy Sunday - Small FacesTin Soldier - Small FacesDo It Again - The Beach BoysHello, Goodbye - The BeatlesHey Jude - The BeatlesLady Madonna - The BeatlesJumbo - The Bee GeesMassachusetts - The Bee GeesWords - The Bee GeesWorld - The Bee GeesFire - The Crazy World Of Arthur BrownGlory Land - The LordsDaydream Believer - The Monkees2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling StonesJumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling StonesDelilah - Tom JonesHelp Yourself - Tom JonesMony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sainty Posted June 2, 2007 Members Share Posted June 2, 2007 Well as a completely different viewpoint I listened to it first a few years ago when I was probably 18. It's a good album but didn't blow me away or anything. What I can imagine is listening to it for the first time when it came out and how good that would be. Out of all the Beatles I've heard it's probably my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members offramp Posted June 2, 2007 Members Share Posted June 2, 2007 So June 1, 1967. Where was I???That was the summer after my 8th grade in a small Indiana town. I was into washing cars in the neighborhood for cash, pinball machines, slotcars, Marvel comics, Stingray bikes, the Evansville Aces (college team and Jerry Sloan was one of the top players), girls (sort-of, I was a late bloomer:) ), and music of course. Evansville? Wow. I was 4 in '67, and 5 when I first heard it on my aunt Jan's record player in Terre Haute (nat, born Greencastle, childhood in Lebanon). I had this habit of playing the piss out of Beatles records on Grandma's console stereo (much to her Johnny Cash-loving chagrin, which I wouldn't "get" until a few years ago); Pepper came along and totally tossed me into a world of imagination. "Magical Mystery Tour" came close to holding that solid for me, but never quite the same as "Pepper". Several years later, when I got a room to myself for music and electronics--and had commandeered my parents' Sony reel-to-reel--AND had managed to procure a hollowbody bass for $15 from a flea market--I ended up tackling a spirited recreation of the title cut, with friends of mine from school band on horns. Thankfully, those tapes have long since disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted June 2, 2007 Members Share Posted June 2, 2007 Everything they did (as a band) from Revolver onward was a masterpiece of musical art. IMHO. Sgt. Pepper falls firmly into that category - - I consider it art on a level equivalent to that of Vincent Van Gogh or Salvador Dali. But, after all, it's only rock & roll.... and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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