In 2012, Perry was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. Birthplace: Chelmsford, England ...
Sixties-inflected bit of consciousness-raising calledPrivate Revolution— explains that he and the Beatles go way back. “Sgt. Pepper’sjust sort of blew my mind,” he says, having been a nine-year-old in seaside Wales when the album was released. “...
I’m struggling a little to come to terms with this while Mel – that’s who they are, Mel and Dave – while Mel is telling everyone of the time I came into their English class with the record player and got them to listen to this new album by the Beatles,Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hea...
Rejecting the three-minute single in favor of the suite meant rejecting the “establishment” in every way. “It was felt after Sgt. Pepper anybody could do anything in music,” said Yes/King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford in a 1982 interview. “It seemed the wilder the idea musically, the ...
In 1965, the Young Americans released their first album,The Young Americans Presented by Johnny Mathis, which included their chorale versions of the girl-group hit “One Fine Day” and “Chim Chim Cheree” fromMary Poppins. “Even though rock & roll was on...
Rounding out Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” can be described as ethereal, trippy, and evocative. The main theme of the lyrics describes a man experiencing confusing and conflicting emotions as he gets up in the morning and reads the newspaper....
“Sgt. Pepper’sjust sort of blew my mind,” he says, having been a nine-year-old in seaside Wales when the album was released. “I used to wander around trying to make all those sounds with my mouth. I found out that if I waved the album cover in front of my face, it made ...