LONDON — It was 20 50 years ago today on June 1. A half-century later, Sgt. Pepper's, which ushered in the rock 'n' roll "concept album" — a collection of songs written around a central ...

Goldstein had been thrilled when Sy Peck, a veteran Times editor who wore a tie, handed him the band’s new record, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Growing up in the gritty Bronx ...

The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is often called the single greatest album of all time. From the start, it was a revolutionary and influential work, almost changing the pop ...

So, escaping to the studio, The Beatles created Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1966 and 1967. Sgt. Pepper is psychedelic and bizarre. But this theme is evident upfront. Right on the ...

“Our goal for mixing Sgt. Pepper in surround was to be as immersive as possible.” Believe it or not, the most important date in popular music history is Sunday, June 1, 1947. That’s the ...

Everyone who was there at the time can remember exactly where they were when they first heard The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For Rick Wakeman, the epiphany came in the ...

These 39 minutes of music have reverberated for 20 years. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released by the Beatles in Britain on June 1, 1967 and arrived in U.S. record stores the ...

The remarkable thing about Sgt. Pepper is that it received both popular and critical acclaim instantly. So great today is the pressure to appreciate that critics rushed to hail the album as ...

This article originally appeared on NME.com. Paul McCartney has revealed who was cut from the iconic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of The ...

The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band features numerous famous people on the cover. One movie star is featured on the album three times. During one of those appearances ...

In 2017, when The Beatles’ eighth album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band reached its 50th anniversary, prog icons ...