What was the impact of SGT PEPPER at the time it was released?

Kenny Everett introduced a lot of us to Sgt Pepper on radio in mid May. To say it was unbelievable is an understatement. All I can truly say is I've never been as excited about an LP as I was then and perhaps inevitably Sgt Pepper has never lived up to that moment for me.

 

Yeah and no way you could explain it politely because I have the impertinence not to be 70.

 

Chicks became easier from thereafter.

Mods, edit if necessary.

 

If you're really riled by that you must get really upset in real life. Read what I said, don't interpret it as a put down.

 

All summer long, we spent dancin' in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playin'
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Time cover for anyone who hasn't seen it

 

This is one of those moments where you had to be there.

 

"The Merits of Speculation" sounds like required reading for the Beatles BluRay thread.

 

Don't forget, that when MMT was shown on TV on Boxing day, I think it was either broadcast in B&W, or was in colour, but the majority of the population still only had B&W sets. So all of the colourful magic was lost. Especially the Flying sequence.
I think these days it is easy to dismiss Pepper, but I have always loved it. I would have first heard it in its' entirety back in 1981, I knew a few songs, but for the most part it was new to me. First time I listened, I will be honest, I wasn't blown away. By the second time I was hooked. I loved all the hoohah in 1987 when it had the 20th anniversary, there was a really good book produced, "It was 20 years ago today" which details not only Pepper, but the whole scene at the time, fascinating to read. I think it was by Derek Taylor, it is two floors down at the moment, so can't be sure.

 

Wow, is it just me or is that not the most favorable portrayal of the Beatles there? What was the tone of the article like?

 

the question begs asking, what since then has garnered that much attention, praise, appreciation. can't think of any release in any genre. either moves pepper up the ladder or speaks volumes on current standards.

 

I remember reading that quote before too. Who wrote that? You don't hear much about the Congress of Vienna in 1815...200 years ago this year.

 

looks like it was drawn by the lady that sketched brady in that courtroom.

 

It was the only thing I wanted for Christmas that year. It was all we talked about at school for months. At that time, we had listening parties and it was number one for a long time.

I had just enterd High School and it changed everyone's attitude about music... Story telling on a album was new and exciting.

 

It's actually Gerald Scarfe, who later did artwork for Pink Floyd's The Wall.

 

My parents started college in fall 67. My mother mentioned that aside from Sgt. Pepper the record everyone had was the Doors' first album.

 

What was the impact of SGT PEPPER at the time it was released?

HUGE!

 

Sgt. Pepper had such a big impact that even my 34 year old father at the time bought the album, and he enjoyed it. Back then, his main album buys were Any Williams, Jack Jones, John Gary, vocalists that were in his vocal range so he could sing to their records and also many Broadway and movie soundtracks. Sgt. Pepper was such a wild card among his album collection.

 

This. I'm now doing a chronological play through of the Capitol albums, and now up to Rubber Soul. Now I'm thinking of how much of a shock it must have been to listen to Pepper when it was released, given how they evolved to Revolver, then took almost a light year's jump right after that.

 

Around this time my older brother came home on leave from Vietnam. We lived in LA where records were sold in stores everywhere. He had to go over 30 miles from home to find a store [White Front] that had one left for sale. At that time, as soon as Pepper hit the shelves it was gone.

 

I think Pepper's was the point when albums overtook singles.

While many Americans bought the Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby single and by passed the Revolver LP, no one by passed Peppers.

 

Proof that you should not paint while on acid.

 

Never liked his style.

 

I'm pretty sure 'Another Side Of Bob Dylan' from 1964 had printed lyrics. And I'm sure plenty of others.

Edit: unless you meant their first...

 

It had a long poem by Dylan, but no printed lyrics.

 

Ah, I stand corrected.

Edit: Some sources are definitely saying that. I never even thought about that, wow.

Edit edit: just in general, Sgt Peppers being the first with printed lyrics