The Beatles in Mono. Part I – Sgt. Pepper

[1965]

Not sure what that has to do with this thread, and it's the wrong album anyways. Creative though.

[brammy]

It was too minor for a separate thread and since when does ANY thread stay on topic?

[deaconblues]

Whats with all the slapping of guitars these days? Kind of like two-hand tapping...looks more impressive than it is.

Back on topic, the inside liner notes of the Sgt. Pepper CD say that the tracks were originally supposed to be in a different order. Anyone know more about this?

[brammy]

Don't know, but it was mainly Paul's project, so I suspect he had the most influence on the order.

[jimk]

Whats with all the slapping of guitars these days? Kind of like two-hand tapping...looks more impressive than it is.

(Can't resist....) Michael Hedges? Andy McKee? Yeah, I'm not too impressed with it. (...back to our regularly scheduled program...)


JimK

[sloop_john_b]

This isn't The Beatles and may or not be be in mono:

[deaconblues]

...and is no longer available too!

[sloop_john_b]

Sheesh, can't even get a good Rickroll in anymore.

[1965]

The preview really gave it away.

[sloop_john_b]

The preview really gave it away.

[beefandbones]

The original order of side one was supposed to have been:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Fixing a Hole
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Getting Better
She's Leaving Home

I think this order does make a bit more sense, actually.

[sloop_john_b]

The original order of side one was supposed to have been:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Fixing a Hole
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Getting Better
She's Leaving Home

I think this order does make a bit more sense, actually.

Very interesting! I can totally see Mr. Kite going right there.

[brammy]

Here's some blasphemy for y'all.... I just listened to Pepper again as I did my first 45 min commute to my new job (I needed something to put me in a good mood). Naturally I've heard it a billion times, but this was the first time in (I guess) a few years. Bottom line.... as great and groundbreaking an album it is, I put it in the bottom 25% of my personal favorite Beatle album list.
My favorite? Probably

[servant]

The original order of side one was supposed to have been:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Fixing a Hole
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Getting Better
She's Leaving Home

I think this order does make a bit more sense, actually.

To take that one step further, I tried assembling an Alternate Peppers, using all mono tracks (On Topic ), that
includes the other Peppers sessions tracks that did not make the LP. I also wanted to incorporate the above list,
which I found somewhere else before reading it here. Here is what I came up with:

Side One (the old timers know what I mean)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Only A Northern Song
Fixing a Hole
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Getting Better
She's Leaving Home

Here's Side Two (Tom Petty fans know what I mean)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Within You Without You
When I'm Sixty-Four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning Good Morning
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
A Day In The Life
run-out groove

That puts the SFF/PL single back in the album, which pleases George Martin no end, I'm sure.

I also toyed with the idea of different singles back in 1967:

1) Strawberry Fields Forever / When I'm Sixty-Four - Paul swallows his pride and takes one for the team, knowing
he's got a strong A-side in the can. A world-wide #1 hit that even beat out Release Me by Englebart Bumperfink.

2) Penny Lane / Only A Northern Song - another world-wide #1, though not selling as well as SFF.

What do you think?
.

[deaconblues]

Here's some blasphemy for y'all.... I just listened to Pepper again as I did my first 45 min commute to my new job (I needed something to put me in a good mood). Naturally I've heard it a billion times, but this was the first time in (I guess) a few years. Bottom line.... as great and groundbreaking an album it is, I put it in the bottom 25% of my personal favorite Beatle album list.
My favorite? Probably

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I'm actually with you on that one!

I really like AHDN too! But my favorite...?

I know, I know...what's wrong with me?!