beatles sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band deluxe edition

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and they appear with a new, uncompressed clarity and vitality, in high sonic and aesthetic fidelity. Spread lushly across a modern multi-track soundscape, using the direct, powerful mono mix of the album (overseen by the Beatles) as a template, the new mix refreshes the musical elements of “Sgt. The younger Martin and Okell excavated the original masters of the record cut on Abbey Road’s four-track board, which were extensively “bounced down” to create a “reduction mix” accommodating the unprecedented amount of sonic information - strings, brass and a wealth of effects - that the Fab Four demanded for the piece. Pepper” had already been reissued in remastered CD and LP stereo and mono configurations since 2009, Giles Martin, son of the Beatles’ longtime producer-facilitator George Martin, and engineer Sam Okell, were tasked with concocting a fresh edition of the record that would overcome the studio limitations the Liverpool quartet faced while recording in the all-analog ’60s. On cue, and in time for the album’s 50th anniversary (its original release was June 1), Apple Corps, Capitol Records and Universal Music Group are issuing a battery of packages - one-CD, two-CD, two-LP and four-CD/DVD/Blu-ray editions - all featuring a new stereo remix of the cherished album (and, on the super-deluxe box, a first-ever 5.1 surround mix in addition to a mono mix). Pepper” is necessary - not just for its aficionados but to engage the interest of those too apple-cheeked to know its genesis or too cranky to appreciate its import. 1 for 11 weeks during a three-year chart reign - is now cut adrift from its time, and is often viewed dimly as a relic by latter-day revisionists, contrarians, naysayers and trolls. Not to mention eternally celebratory media and the continuing devotion of its grayed boomer fans.Īt the same time, the Beatles’ collection - ubiquitous in the days when it set the psychedelic scene, holding No. All the more ironic, then, that the legend and enduring legacy of this era-defining album would be kept alive through such modern media as downloads, the internet and social media. After all, for those who purchased the Beatles’ 1967 opus, 1917 felt just as remote.

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is on equal plane with Dixieland jazz. Ī fresh mix and colorful extras make this deluxe version a worthy trip to revisit a masterpiece.

Brand new sealed 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo, ½ Speed Mastered.

Beatles sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band deluxe edition