February 10, 1967, following the final orchestral crescendo for “A Day In The Life” Lennon, McCartney & Starr shared three different pianos, with Martin on a harmonium and added a 40 second final chord. George Martin said, “They all looked at me as though I were completely mad.
The recording session took place in Studio Two with Sir George Martin producing and Geoff Emerick engineering.
It was recorded by The Beatles over a 129-day period. On release the album was an immediate critical and popular sensation.
Pepper’s took over 700 hours of studio time to produce and much of this time was spent working out arrangements and practicing the songs. The time the Beatles spent getting ready to record was just what Emerick needed to figure out how to give them the “sounds that no one had heard before” that the band wanted.
The album was recognized for its innovations in music production, songwriting and graphic design.
The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” cover art factoids:
Video: https://youtu.be/cKSAe22HCnA
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