Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary editions to be released May 26, 2017* Anticipation Thread.

Again, fear not.

 

Oh, I got Volume 2 alright, on release day. I assumed Volume 1 had only had the packaging upgraded to the card sleeve so didn't bother. Now I'm bothered! Thanks!

 

Now you're talking! Those would make me laugh every time I spotted them on my table.

Als0 get a load of their man buns. Gosh, the Beatles really were ahead of their time.

 

For a comparison more thorough than you could ever have wanted, go here:

Beatles BBC Repackaging Coming in September - On Air (pt5)

 

This will surely turn a lot of heads!

 

Judging from John's image, these Pez dispensers seem to be Sgt. Pepper era.

 

Unless they are bobblehead salt and pepper shakers, no sale.

 

George looks like General Zod.

 

Sgt. Pezzer!

 

Nothing released by the Beatles has lost it's magic for me.

 

Amazon says they are:
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [2 LP][Anniversary Edition] - Amazon.com Music

Disc: 2
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Take 9 And Speech) (Side A)
2. With A Little Help From My Friends (Take 1 - False Start And Take 2
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Take 1) (Side A)
4. Getting Better (Take 1 - Instrumental And Speech At The End) (Side A)
5. Fixing A Hole (Speech And Take 3) (Side A)
6. She's Leaving Home (Take 1 - Instrumental) (Side A)
7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Take 4) (Side A)
8. Within You Without You (Take 1 - Indian Instruments) (Side A)
9. When I'm Sixty - Four (Take 2) (Side A)
10. Lovely Rita (Speech And Take 9) (Side B)
11. Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8) (Side B)
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Take 8) (Side B)
13. A Day In The Life (Take 1 With Hums) (Side B)
14. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7) (Side B)
15. Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 26) (Side B)
16. Strawberry Fields Forever (Stereo / Giles Martin Mix 2015) (Side B)
17. Penny Lane (Take 6 - Instrumental) (Side B)
18. Penny Lane (Stereo / Giles Martin Mix 2017) (Side B)

Wow, just noticed the price dropped again

 

Thanks - that was thorough, indeed! Hmm, so generally a definite improvement but still with flaws it seems. To buy or not to buy - that is the question I'll be asking myself over the coming days.

 

Amazon's track listing for the Vinyl 2-LP edition is WRONG. The second LP is just an alternate version of the Pepper album, with the 13 songs in alternate takes/versions.

 

Of course, but certain tracks are on a higher plane of magical mystery than others IMO.

 

Are you trying to tell me that "Strawberry Fields Forever" resides on a higher plane than "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill"? Don't say it's true ...

 

I think he's saying that SSF resides on a higher plane than Bungalow Bill, but question whether he's including Wild Honey Pie in that ascendancy.

 

I would like the original 1963 stereo mix of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" included in such a release.

 

And we never did find out what happened after the tiger got zapped between the eyes. Some "Continuing...". I've been waiting all these years to find out what happened next.

 

Although, the song that resides on the highest place is, of course, "Flying"

 

This must be incorrect, but it is strange that someone made the determination that tracks 8 and 9 must be on Side A, so Side B begins with "Lovely Rita".

 

Don't Pass Me By.

 

After that happened, All the children sing..

 

Apple did a mail-in campaign and found better sources for a number of the songs. For me, it's worth it just for the package. It's in keeping in with design of the 2009 remasters. I hate those old clamshell cases.

 

I would have broken his face.
He needs to lose his job.
The beave