"Try to realize it's all within yourself, no-one else can make you change And to see you're really only very small And life flows on within you and without you" Happy Birthday to George Harrison and Thanks for watching!!
You didn't mention anything about the dog whistle on the album? The idea of a bunch of people listening to the album and all of a sudden the dog starts whining or tilting it's head all confused. "He does that every time the album gets to that part. I don't know what it is." lol
See also: Parliament-Funkadelic, the Grateful Dead (Captain Trips, Reddy Kilowatt etc), and Phish. Must be something in the acid lol - granted you can argue none of these bands are perfect including the Beatles, but I think it sticks with the theme of being SO perfect that they had to invent an alter ego (I'm sure the acid had nothing to do with it it though lol). I believe Primus did this at one point too but I could be wrong. Although all these bands were certainly inspired by the Beatles, it's worth noting that the Grateful Dead assumed their own alter egos almost a year before Sgt Pepper's was released. Or maybe it's not worth noting, but I noted it regardless.
@@kelvendyson1508 Yeah, but George added nothing of worth to the album. "Within You Without You" is rubbish and should have been left off the album. I'll be the first to admit that George's songs on Abbey Road are the best on the album and two of the greatest songs ever written ('Here comes the Sun' & 'Something')... but apart from 'Taxman' his early stuff was rubbish and should never have been included on any Beatles records.
Lee McDaid - Donegal 60fps I agree that compared to Paul and John, George’s songs weren’t as great especially since he didn’t have a lot of liberty writing them, but c’mon his songs are not rubbish! You’re totally alowed not like some Beatles songs, it doesn’t make you a fake fan, but don’t go commenting on a Beatles video saying a certain Beatles song is rubbish. Also George is my favourite member so you bet I’m going to get defensive about this. Please no one come at me or reply lol. I’m not trying to start drama.
I heard it as, "never to be any other way never to be...", as in, now that you've bitten a little eternity, there's no going back. As the Chambers Brothers wrote in 1966's 'Time Has Come Today', "...my soal has been psychedelicized".
To think they thought including those songs on the album which released as singles would be somehow cheating the buying public is incredible. Should have included them but they bowed to the pressure of EMI to generate sales.
People say this is the greatest album ever made, and I can see why. However, I just feel that this mostly set Rock and Roll away from its original purpose for entertainment and rebellion, and more into the Kubrick-esque side of things. Honestly, I think The Velvet Underground and Nico is a much better Rock album than this. I just consider Sgt Pepper to be just a genreless album. And before you bash me, I will say what my favourite 60s albums are: The Doors- The Doors The Velvet Underground and Nico The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced Pink Floyd- Piper At The Gates of Dawn The Beatles- White Album Least favourite 60s albums: Cream-Disraeli Gears Any album Jefferson Airplane ever made
20 years ago I said to someone that in 100 years The Beatles will be talked about in the same breath as Mozart, Chopin. Beethoven....I was off by only 90 years.
The previous year's release, Revolver, is the record that deserves the credit for innovating the use of studio techniques as an instrument, including backwards recording, tape loops, close-miking, double voice recording, and several others. However, while Revolver was received with some degree of confusion and dismissal by fans and critics alike, Sgt. Pepper's was almost universally embraced.
Big revolver fan,but it started with Rubber Soul when their words meant so much,then they giant step with revolver both words and music and then they polish their music with Stg. Peppers, the best part we can enjoy all 3, don’t forget Peppers had A Day In A Life on it,in my humble opinion their greatest song,if not the greatest in rock history
This guy knows his shit when it comes to the Beatles and I love that... I’m just as much as a beagle fan as Hollyhobs, and I honestly know more than half of what he has to say about the Beatles, however it’s nice to know that someone, at least someone, out in this world has a knowledge of what good music is and the history behind it too! Thank you Hollyhobs!
Matt Schehr yes. At the time we assumed it was proof many were out to ruin the Beatles. Banning their music went on to the White Album. I can remember when Ballad of John & Yoko came out and Radio stations refused to play it because of the line “ I’m just trying to get peace in my bed.”
Filmatic Pictures when the song first came out I called several radio stations and asked why they weren’t playing ballad of John and Yoko, not one said anything about the use of Christ. They all referred to the line peace in bed, ( John And Yoko’s bed peace on their honeymoon).
I think my favourite bit of obscure trivia for this album is that Mike Nesmith of the Monkees was present during a recording of a day in the life and you can actually see him in the official video around 3:30 seconds in talking with John Lennon. Man my jaw hit the floor when I first noticed him, it’s so cool seeing my favourite bands and artists interacting! I sometimes wonder what they could’ve been talking about there.
I DIDN'T know that John, George and Ringo weren't happy with the recording process as well as bored with it ALL. It's an interesting album and well constructed. Thank You Leah!
Charles Kuckel I think by that time, they did’t understand the kind of achievement they were doing because Paul revolutionized the production process. Before 1966 the recordings consisted on the band members just playing their parts, and putting them together and that’s it. Sgt Pepper and Pet Sounds started to involve more experimental sounds, loops, samples, etc. No wonder why Ringo and George got so bored. However, to me the big irony is that in my opinion, some of the greatest masterpieces were made by John and George: Lucy in the sky, Mr. Kite, Within You Without You. So, it was maybe more boring for them to record but precisely the recording techniques applied made the album their most ambitious work.
@@paulocallaghan6348 Bryon Epstein was against the Beatles doing a concept album, he wanted to stick with the formula that had been working. That was one of the problems with Pop bands, they tried to put formula songs on new albums so fans would buy them. Formula songs were radio play songs. By 1966 the Beatles were sick of touring and weren't going to do it anymore. The music business and record stores put all their albums on close out sale, they thought they had run its course and were going to be has beens. The other thing that was significant is that the Beatles had made so much money that they could AFFORD to spend 700 hours in the recording studio. It was unheard of back in the dark ages. Another note worth mentioning was that Paul thought they should stick with the Concept album theme and he decided they should do a road trip in a big bus with all their friends from other bands. That was the Magical Mystery Tour. The Album was OK musically, but the Bus Tour was a nothing burger. Nothing interesting happened. Not all of Paul's ideas were creative, the band didn't care for Paul calling all the shots.
There was this rumor floating around in the late 60s that Paul McCartney was dead and if you opened the Sargent Pepper's album to the lyric section inside, you would see a photo of the Fab Four, but Paul was standing with his back towards the camera. If you look to Paul's left, George Harrison's has his finger pointing towards the lyric line "Wednesday morning at five O'clock..." The story was that somewhere embedded in the album there was a secret phone number. If you found it, you were to call on Wednesday morning at Five O'clock and someone would tell you the time and place of Paul's funeral... Genius marketing in my book!
Thank you Leah for supporting our amazing HollyHobs ❤️ you're the inspiration to all of us who aren't there yet 😊 and thank you HollyHobs for another amazing video ~ it was done perfectly as the Best album from the Best band of all time (in my opinion) deserves it 🏵️❤️✌️
I was a Beatles fan growing up as my whole family were fans, but when I was older, the only Beatles album we had on vinyl was Sgt Pepper. I listened to this COUNTLESS times on repeat on my old turn table. I think that’s when I fell in love with this band and still feel that Sgt Pepper is their best album they made. It had such an impact on my life and I’m forever grateful. :)
Thanks Leah!!! I've been binge watching HollyHoBs during quarantine and love it. My Dad turned me on to the BeaTles and this channel is Fantastic. Love you and yer music HollyhoBs.
yes thank you "Lea"ive been a disabled musician myself since i was age11 in 75 starting a beatles copy band,,i have always taught and recorded anyone for free all my life.mr holly hobs is the same,any support for him is like when i was sent a message from a girl who said im a music teacher if it wasant for you i wouldant of tried enough to get where i am and i love my job.. people like you Lea mean people like us can live a life with our work our art,instead of spending most our time doing a job without that alomst jesus feeling of writing a great song at 3am,,even if its not so great in the morning the connect to the unievrse was the thing,,song writing is like looking for the answers and the deepest ones come reaching out to be born,,may your life be like the beatles song,always positive,with the flowering of love..stu
There is something I have always found so ironic: the generation of youth at the time this masterpiece was released is the same generation that are now the architects of political power and corruption. I don't mean to vilify an entire global cohort, but seriously, it seems like a lot of solid values have been betrayed. Just sayin'...
You are right and wrong at the same time....see If I can explain. I am of that generation and remember it well despite the saying "...If you remember sixties, you were not there..." As it was often said, those years witnessed a huge change in attitude in young people, sick and tired of the consequences of second World War like poverty,lack of vitualy everything, the colorless age of fifties, in short, an incredible monotony and darkness of the era. Young people felt restless, disillusioned and living in fear of threats of the new wars ( Korea, Vietnam, A-bombs, etc...) and needed a new hope, new and tolerant attitude among people in general. Yet it seemed politicians were getting involved more and more into the politics of war....apparently, it's a good business!!!!(???) Out of that desperation, we, the young people, a people with dreams for better life , " live and let live " attitude, needed to somehow break out of that STUPID circle. " Make love,not war! " became the message of that era, hippies arrived, alternative way of life and spirituality became more apparent and lot of young people went with it thinking that we will change the world for the better. A lot of those new ideas were naive or completely wrong. However, I can only call it " youthful delusions " that were nevertheless not all that bad and have changed the world of music, fashion, art, attitudes towards spirituality etc.etc....and then....we grew up and realised that politics have never changed, and even though politicians were more fashion and image conscious, they haven't stop lying to this day. I can only compare it to a " woke" generation and youth of today : when I listen to the arguments they make about socialism, BLM, peacful protesters that burn houses, kill police or anyone that disagries with them while trying to "rewrite the history" and all the nonsense about LGBT-blah- blah community, political crrectess and so on - I'm just about to vomit...And...Yes, my generation was naive and somewhat silly but we grew up realising that the new "woke" generation is down wright dangerous!!!! And we had and still have better music then any generation before us. We had, and still have Beatles and those that came after them.... All you need is love. Beat that!!! Ps. I would continue, but I feel I'm wasting my time.
Ummm.. We were the Counter Culture. The majority were "Straight s", it wasn't everyone who lived the Hippie lifestyle. We were vilified and ridiculed, but still managed to make some changes to the evil world. You have to realise that in the sixties there were no rights for women, racial segregation, total environmental rape, very little social services,V ietnam war in full swing... I could go on. We were able to make a lot of changes, and though it wasn't enough, the world would be a worse place without our protests and efforts for change. There would be no equal rights, no rainforests left at all, no whales, no nuclear non proliferation treaty.We tried our best, but we were always a minority. As an old person now I'm proud to be one of the youth movement activists of the 60s and 70s. We were arrested, vilified, beaten up and nearly run over by bulldozers at various protests. We were always the small voice crying out against injustice. This world is run by evil people, so come on all you young people and stand up for your rights and for the Planet, because the generations that came after us were mainly into consumerism. We need a new awakening of Cosmic Consciousness. Peace and Love.
Remember also that 60's hippies went on to become the 80's yuppies and really now are becoming the older baby boomers. Time marches on. Btw, today is the release day of McCartney 3 which I'm listening to at this moment.
same here. I was in h.s. and thought I was careful to only blast it when the family was gone. However my mother made a comment 10 yr ago about me playing "that Pepper album". So it was definitely memorable for her too. P.S. shout out to Leah, as requested.
I'm a avant garde jazz fan but yet I can safely say, that I have still yet to hear a Beatles track which I didn't like in some way. . Salute to the fab 4
Yo, Leah, thanks for make content bro. Always love talk about my favourite band da brebeles. But for real, content creation is hard work, thanks for sharing your time to make this.
One interesting fact that I think should’ve been included is that the cover for the album was inspired by a picture of Paul’s dad James McCartney and his music band.
According to the Recording Sessions book, The Beatles also recorded dog whistles for the ending groove with one engineer even saying that his dog reacted when that part came on Thanks Leah, you’re the best!
The reason for Henry the Horse was because the name of the horse on the original poster Lennon found in an antique shop, was Xanthus. You can Google up an image of this poster and check for yourself... Xanthus the Horse was too much of a mouthful to sing. The alliteration of Henry and Horse was an obvious easy option. It could have been Billy, Gary, Kenny or any name you can think of to go before Horse. They just chose Henry. Maybe a subconscious nod to H, but we'll never know...
Played normally, the woman's spoken part of the loop seems to say "Never could be any other way", while behind it, a male speaker seems to be saying "Thank you, sensei"... but the first 's' coincides with the word 'could', so it sounds like "Never kiss me any other way."
John Lennon did not use heroin until 1968, and Yoko introducing him to it. She and Tony Cox { her 2nd husband at th time } we're users. I don't understand the rolling of the eyes with the understatement " he did use it a little bit." A little bit became almost too much, and we're lucky he didn't die before they were over in September 1969. He mentioned in later interviews that " Rubber Soul " was their " pot " album, and " Revolver " their LSD album. The others had their influences. But thanks for posting.
Can I just say, I’ve wondered this whole time, so it’s obvious that John’s suit is green, Ringo’s is pink and Paul’s is blue. So, is George’s suit red or orange? Because I’ve seen in some media it being red, and in others it’s orange, and I’m honestly so confused.
A little known, or at least rarely mentioned fact about this album… Paul took a lot of the inspiration for it from pink floyd, and more specifically Sid Barrett, who were still unsigned but were a huge underground band and lead the the London psychedelic movement at the time. Paul was a big fan and would watch them live. Inspiration for the sound of the album as well as visual style such as the costumes came from seeing pink floyd in concert in 65/66. Not so difficult to believe when you consider that other big fans and friends of floyd at the time included The who and Hendrix who also performed on the same bill as pink floyd several times before the release of Are you experienced.
Well, Pink Floyd couldn't have been unsigned at the time that the Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper, as they were at Abbey Road recording their first album at the time. It is even mentioned in Hunter Davies authorized biography, "The Beatles", published in 68, that "the Pink Floyd" visited them in the studio. Perhaps you mean that Paul saw them prior to Floyd being signing.
Ian Davies my apologies, I reread you post, and I saw you mentioned that Paul would have seen them 65/66, so Floyd would have been unsigned at that point. Perhaps Paul had something to do with getting them a record deal. I have always read he recommended Hendrix for the Monterey Pop Festival, as Paul was on the board of directors for the festival.
@@robbarbieri8676 possibly but Floyd were a massive deal already. They had a huge following. The only reason there was a delay in getting a record deal was the record companies wondering how they’d make a pop record out of them. Their live set was mostly 20 min improv with a couple of minutes of psychedelic pop structure in there. What you hear on piper is just a really diluted version of what they were. Hence Syd Barrett hating it and choosing to get fucked off his face instead of contributing, what an amazing time in history 1967 was though! The best year in music and probably cultural history
Another great video. Thanks Leah! I recently went to Hamburg for my 18th birthday purely as a pilgrimage to see the clubs where The Beatles played and it was just amazing.
Stuart Sutcliffe is on the left side of the cover of the album as a cut out (he had an unfortunate death in 1961). If you don't know who that is, he was a friend of John's from Art School, and was the Beatle's original bassist.
To me, the "inner grove" at the very end tail out of the album sounds like "Never goosey telly overweight...Never goosey telly overweight...Never goosey telly overweight... (etc)..." And thanks, Leah!
Thanks Leah Of all the albums covered to say thank you this one SGT. PEPPER I remember in 85 coming across a re-issue and listening to it for hours The flame to write my poetry was ignited and l was the only Beatle fan among my peers ( l am of the MTV generation ) So it warms my heart to see these videos and know that the band and music that touched my soul and creative ways is still doing so for others You guys keep up the beautiful work
Nothing about Paul standing backward on the back or the "Paul is Dead?" Rumor? But yes, the album is a work of art. Also, thanks for everything, Leah!!
Actually the photo itself is backward, reversed. Look at the braids and you can tell. The joke being that if the picture was turned around the right way, Paul would be the only one facing the camera.
it's very possible that because paul's the leader in sgt pepper as john stepped down, they decided to take the photo that way because he was mainly in charge of most of the songs on the album.
"Try to realize it's all within yourself, no-one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you"
Happy Birthday to George Harrison and Thanks for watching!!
You didn't mention anything about the dog whistle on the album? The idea of a bunch of people listening to the album and all of a sudden the dog starts whining or tilting it's head all confused. "He does that every time the album gets to that part. I don't know what it is." lol
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I would like to help as well I have been a beatles fan since I was born
Hey you should do Pink Floyd aswell.
This is such a good video. I love these ten interesting facts videos
When you're such a perfect band that you have to make another fictional band just to have some actual competition.
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lmao pretty much
@@Goatchild90 reality bite your as did it.
See also: Parliament-Funkadelic, the Grateful Dead (Captain Trips, Reddy Kilowatt etc), and Phish. Must be something in the acid lol - granted you can argue none of these bands are perfect including the Beatles, but I think it sticks with the theme of being SO perfect that they had to invent an alter ego (I'm sure the acid had nothing to do with it it though lol). I believe Primus did this at one point too but I could be wrong.
Although all these bands were certainly inspired by the Beatles, it's worth noting that the Grateful Dead assumed their own alter egos almost a year before Sgt Pepper's was released. Or maybe it's not worth noting, but I noted it regardless.
the Beatles weren't great they were a creation of distraction
Magical Mystery Tour is sorta like DLC for Sergeant Peppers
Sergeant??
@@philwright2480 You're right its Lieutenant Peppers
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Sgt. Peppers was promoted 😂
Any Minor World That Breaks Apart Lieutenant Peppers Healthy Hearts Club Orchestra
Strawberry fields Nothing is Real there's nothing to get hung about strawberry fields forever
Happy birthday to George Harrison
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” :,(
It's Georgie's birthday!
It's Georgie's birthday!
The lad would have been 77 today. Hard to believe the youngest Beatle would be approaching 80 if he were still alive. Time waits for no one, truly.
Yeah! Happy birthday George wherever you are!
Apparently he was born on the 24th
Paul McCartney was just 24 years old when this was produced. Incredible. Pretty sophisticated to say the least.
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Then George was what 22, 23??? Releasing one of if not the greatest rock album.
@Felipe M whaaat??
@@kelvendyson1508 Yeah, but George added nothing of worth to the album. "Within You Without You" is rubbish and should have been left off the album. I'll be the first to admit that George's songs on Abbey Road are the best on the album and two of the greatest songs ever written ('Here comes the Sun' & 'Something')... but apart from 'Taxman' his early stuff was rubbish and should never have been included on any Beatles records.
Lee McDaid - Donegal 60fps I agree that compared to Paul and John, George’s songs weren’t as great especially since he didn’t have a lot of liberty writing them, but c’mon his songs are not rubbish! You’re totally alowed not like some Beatles songs, it doesn’t make you a fake fan, but don’t go commenting on a Beatles video saying a certain Beatles song is rubbish. Also George is my favourite member so you bet I’m going to get defensive about this. Please no one come at me or reply lol. I’m not trying to start drama.
I think the loop says"Never could see any other way"
Yea it sounds like that front wise, but when reverse it....
Will Paul be back as superman?
Never could see any other way
I thought it was "Will Paul be he Superman" backwards
I heard it as, "never to be any other way never to be...", as in, now that you've bitten a little eternity, there's no going back.
As the Chambers Brothers wrote in 1966's 'Time Has Come Today', "...my soal has been psychedelicized".
We all know that if penny lane and SFF were on SPLHCB, we'd have ourselves a Michael Jordan of Albums
Don't forget It's All Too Much or Only a Northern song
How about what if paperback writer and rain were on revolver
To think they thought including those songs on the album which released as singles would be somehow cheating the buying public is incredible. Should have included them but they bowed to the pressure of EMI to generate sales.
That would be badder than Shaft, superfly and Kung fu, all put together.
It already is a Michael Jordan of albums.
sgt pepper isn't just a musicalbum, it's a piece of art
blueeee is the colour!! football is the game
People say this is the greatest album ever made, and I can see why. However, I just feel that this mostly set Rock and Roll away from its original purpose for entertainment and rebellion, and more into the Kubrick-esque side of things. Honestly, I think The Velvet Underground and Nico is a much better Rock album than this. I just consider Sgt Pepper to be just a genreless album.
And before you bash me, I will say what my favourite 60s albums are:
The Doors- The Doors
The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced
Pink Floyd- Piper At The Gates of Dawn
The Beatles- White Album
Least favourite 60s albums:
Cream-Disraeli Gears
Any album Jefferson Airplane ever made
HAHA Musical bum
20 years ago I said to someone that in 100 years The Beatles will be talked about in the same breath as Mozart, Chopin. Beethoven....I was off by only 90 years.
@@aai3661 Yeah
The previous year's release, Revolver, is the record that deserves the credit for innovating the use of studio techniques as an instrument, including backwards recording, tape loops, close-miking, double voice recording, and several others. However, while Revolver was received with some degree of confusion and dismissal by fans and critics alike, Sgt. Pepper's was almost universally embraced.
Yeah, I think revolver is better then sgt peppers.
Big revolver fan,but it started with Rubber Soul when their words meant so much,then they giant step with revolver both words and music and then they polish their music with Stg. Peppers, the best part we can enjoy all 3, don’t forget Peppers had A Day In A Life on it,in my humble opinion their greatest song,if not the greatest in rock history
But Revolver got massive respect and attention in hindsight anyway. There are many legions of people who choice it above Pepper
This guy knows his shit when it comes to the Beatles and I love that... I’m just as much as a beagle fan as Hollyhobs, and I honestly know more than half of what he has to say about the Beatles, however it’s nice to know that someone, at least someone, out in this world has a knowledge of what good music is and the history behind it too! Thank you Hollyhobs!
You’re the bomb Leah just like this channel and Sgt peppers
I also love you Leah...don't forget about me...we all love you. It shouldn't feel so strange to say.
It's easy to forget that they did all of this in their 20s. To me, that makes it even more amazing.
Your 20's are when your mind is at it's most wildly free and creative
Another banned song from the album was “a little help from from my friends” because of the line I get high with a little help from my friends.
SPRINKLE53 the song was then covered by joe cocker in 1969
Matt Schehr yes. At the time we assumed it was proof many were out to ruin the Beatles. Banning their music went on to the White Album. I can remember when Ballad of John & Yoko came out and Radio stations refused to play it because of the line “ I’m just trying to get peace in my bed.”
SPRINKLE53 I thought it was because of Christ?
SPRINKLE53 That’s not even a line?
Filmatic Pictures when the song first came out I called several radio stations and asked why they weren’t playing ballad of John and Yoko, not one said anything about the use of Christ. They all referred to the line peace in bed, ( John And Yoko’s bed peace on their honeymoon).
‘Henry the Horse” is on the legitimate poster John found in a second hand store. Everything in that song is a feature on the poster.
It’s zanthus the horse on the poster
Thank you very much Leah!
I hope that with people like you and TheHollyHobs, we can enjoy and appreciate the Beatles and their art forever. ✌🏻☮️
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I dearly love the Beatles, and am so happy that others like Hollyhobs and Leah are willing to share the joy this band gives them. Thank you.
Here here! We really appreciate all that hollyhobs and Leah and other do to make this channel fun and a learning experience too
Thank you Leah, you’re amazing!
This absolutely my favorite Beatles album, my favorite song on it is She’s Leaving Home. It’s such a gorgeous song and I cry every time
Hi Leah Robins!! Have a great day and being a part of HollyHobs!!!
I think my favourite bit of obscure trivia for this album is that Mike Nesmith of the Monkees was present during a recording of a day in the life and you can actually see him in the official video around 3:30 seconds in talking with John Lennon.
Man my jaw hit the floor when I first noticed him, it’s so cool seeing my favourite bands and artists interacting!
I sometimes wonder what they could’ve been talking about there.
I DIDN'T know that John, George and Ringo weren't happy with the recording process as well as bored with it ALL. It's an interesting album and well constructed.
Thank You Leah!
Charles Kuckel I think by that time, they did’t understand the kind of achievement they were doing because Paul revolutionized the production process. Before 1966 the recordings consisted on the band members just playing their parts, and putting them together and that’s it. Sgt Pepper and Pet Sounds started to involve more experimental sounds, loops, samples, etc. No wonder why Ringo and George got so bored. However, to me the big irony is that in my opinion, some of the greatest masterpieces were made by John and George: Lucy in the sky, Mr. Kite, Within You Without You. So, it was maybe more boring for them to record but precisely the recording techniques applied made the album their most ambitious work.
Sounds like it was all McCartney....
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Bryon Epstein was against the Beatles doing a concept album, he wanted to stick with the formula that had been working. That was one of the problems with Pop bands, they tried to put formula songs on new albums so fans would buy them. Formula songs were radio play songs. By 1966 the Beatles were sick of touring and weren't going to do it anymore. The music business and record stores put all their albums on close out sale, they thought they had run its course and were going to be has beens.
The other thing that was significant is that the Beatles had made so much money that they could AFFORD to spend 700 hours in the recording studio. It was unheard of back in the dark ages.
Another note worth mentioning was that Paul thought they should stick with the Concept album theme and he decided they should do a road trip in a big bus with all their friends from other bands. That was the Magical Mystery Tour. The Album was OK musically, but the Bus Tour was a nothing burger. Nothing interesting happened. Not all of Paul's ideas were creative, the band didn't care for Paul calling all the shots.
Charles Kuckel he didn’t say that John wasn’t happy with the recording process. He said that John wasn’t happy with some of his contributions.
Sgt. Pepper is a brilliant album! This and Pet Sounds are my favorite 60s albums! Both are brilliant.
Thank You, Leah, this is a very worthy channel to contribute to - the
beatles Forever!
There was this rumor floating around in the late 60s that Paul McCartney was dead and if you opened the Sargent Pepper's album to the lyric section inside, you would see a photo of the Fab Four, but Paul was standing with his back towards the camera. If you look to Paul's left, George Harrison's has his finger pointing towards the lyric line "Wednesday morning at five O'clock..." The story was that somewhere embedded in the album there was a secret phone number. If you found it, you were to call on Wednesday morning at Five O'clock and someone would tell you the time and place of Paul's funeral... Genius marketing in my book!
I watched a hollyhobs video today, oh boy…
😂 Good one
About ten facts of the Beatles...
About four lucky men, who made my day
@@florenz3183 and though the news made me glad
@Sarah Jasper I saw the photographs, he had a concept of a band, called sgt pepper for the new album
Thank you Leah for supporting our amazing HollyHobs ❤️ you're the inspiration to all of us who aren't there yet 😊 and thank you HollyHobs for another amazing video ~ it was done perfectly as the Best album from the Best band of all time (in my opinion) deserves it 🏵️❤️✌️
absolutely number 1 on my album list,and Happy Birthday George Harrison
I was a Beatles fan growing up as my whole family were fans, but when I was older, the only Beatles album we had on vinyl was Sgt Pepper. I listened to this COUNTLESS times on repeat on my old turn table. I think that’s when I fell in love with this band and still feel that Sgt Pepper is their best album they made. It had such an impact on my life and I’m forever grateful. :)
3:16 “he did use it tho” 😂😂
Wonderful channel..wonderful upload!As a lifelong, amature Beatles historian,I've always been impressed by your accuracy and passion.
I absolutely love your passion for the Beatles! Who or what got you into them initially?
(Question for Leah too!)
Thank you Leah! People like you make the world better.
I'm surprised you didn't mention The Beach Boys Pet Sounds was an inspiration.
Thanks Leah!
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Paul said after listening to that, he was given a license to kill..
The HollyHobs are PURE CLASS and THANK YOU for all that you do also LEAH
I figured this would be something about George when I saw the notification because of his birthday😂😂
Thanks Leah!!! I've been binge watching HollyHoBs during quarantine and love it. My Dad turned me on to the BeaTles and this channel is Fantastic. Love you and yer music HollyhoBs.
Thanks Leah!
yes thank you "Lea"ive been a disabled musician myself since i was age11 in 75 starting a beatles copy band,,i have always taught and recorded anyone for free all my life.mr holly hobs is the same,any support for him is like when i was sent a message from a girl who said im a music teacher if it wasant for you i wouldant of tried enough to get where i am and i love my job.. people like you Lea mean people like us can live a life with our work our art,instead of spending most our time doing a job without that alomst jesus feeling of writing a great song at 3am,,even if its not so great in the morning the connect to the unievrse was the thing,,song writing is like looking for the answers and the deepest ones come reaching out to be born,,may your life be like the beatles song,always positive,with the flowering of love..stu
There is something I have always found so ironic: the generation of youth at the time this masterpiece was released is the same generation that are now the architects of political power and corruption. I don't mean to vilify an entire global cohort, but seriously, it seems like a lot of solid values have been betrayed. Just sayin'...
I’ve often thought about this
You are right and wrong at the same time....see If I can explain. I am of that generation and remember it well despite the saying "...If you remember sixties, you were not there..." As it was often said, those years witnessed a huge change in attitude in young people, sick and tired of the consequences of second World War like poverty,lack of vitualy everything, the colorless age of fifties, in short, an incredible monotony and darkness of the era. Young people felt restless, disillusioned and living in fear of threats of the new wars ( Korea, Vietnam, A-bombs, etc...) and needed a new hope, new and tolerant attitude among people in general. Yet it seemed politicians were getting involved more and more into the politics of war....apparently, it's a good business!!!!(???) Out of that desperation, we, the young people, a people with dreams for better life , " live and let live " attitude, needed to somehow break out of that STUPID circle. " Make love,not war! " became the message of that era, hippies arrived, alternative way of life and spirituality became more apparent and lot of young people went with it thinking that we will change the world for the better. A lot of those new ideas were naive or completely wrong. However, I can only call it " youthful delusions " that were nevertheless not all that bad and have changed the world of music, fashion, art, attitudes towards spirituality etc.etc....and then....we grew up and realised that politics have never changed, and even though politicians were more fashion and image conscious, they haven't stop lying to this day. I can only compare it to a " woke" generation and youth of today : when I listen to the arguments they make about socialism, BLM, peacful protesters that burn houses, kill police or anyone that disagries with them while trying to "rewrite the history" and all the nonsense about LGBT-blah- blah community, political crrectess and so on - I'm just about to vomit...And...Yes, my generation was naive and somewhat silly but we grew up realising that the new "woke" generation is down wright dangerous!!!! And we had and still have better music then any generation before us. We had, and still have Beatles and those that came after them.... All you need is love. Beat that!!!
Ps. I would continue, but I feel I'm wasting my time.
Ummm.. We were the Counter Culture. The majority were "Straight s", it wasn't everyone who lived the Hippie lifestyle. We were vilified and ridiculed, but still managed to make some changes to the evil world. You have to realise that in the sixties there were no rights for women, racial segregation, total environmental rape, very little social services,V ietnam war in full swing... I could go on. We were able to make a lot of changes, and though it wasn't enough, the world would be a worse place without our protests and efforts for change. There would be no equal rights, no rainforests left at all, no whales, no nuclear non proliferation treaty.We tried our best, but we were always a minority. As an old person now I'm proud to be one of the youth movement activists of the 60s and 70s. We were arrested, vilified, beaten up and nearly run over by bulldozers at various protests. We were always the small voice crying out against injustice. This world is run by evil people, so come on all you young people and stand up for your rights and for the Planet, because the generations that came after us were mainly into consumerism. We need a new awakening of Cosmic Consciousness. Peace and Love.
I agree.
Remember also that 60's hippies went on to become the 80's yuppies and really now are becoming the older baby boomers. Time marches on.
Btw, today is the release day of McCartney 3 which I'm listening to at this moment.
Thanks to you and Leah for spreading and keeping the Beatles music alive.
Sgt. Peppers is the Beatles tops selling album that never had a #1 hit
A day in the life is better than most #1 hit
I consider the "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane" single to be an extension of the album.
@@porflepopnecker4376 many Beatles fans feel the same.
I first noticed that when I was listening to "1" w/ my mom. I said "hey, there's nothing from Sgt. Pepper's on here"
Because the album is NOT a collection of musical songs per say, it is a musical play.
Thanks Leah for helping keep this channel alive.
As a little boy I played Sgt Pepper over and over and over. It was one of my few records. My saintly late Mother put up with that. God bless her.
same here. I was in h.s. and thought I was careful to only blast it when the family was gone. However my mother made a comment 10 yr ago about me playing "that Pepper album". So it was definitely memorable for her too. P.S. shout out to Leah, as requested.
Good stuff great lp
Thank you Leah for your contribution!
Happy Birthday to George live goes on within and without him
Big thanks to miss Robins
Thank you leah Robins wherever you are 😊
yay for leah! this is the best channel on youtube!
Thanks a lot, Leah! And thanks HollyHobs for this amazing work you put out for us fans to enjoy and share our love for the Beatles!
And of course, Henry The Horse dances The Waltz!
Nothing but beautiful vibes in this video. How music appreciation should be
I always wondered who Leah was even you mentioned her at the end of videos as a contributor and now I know. Thank you Leah. Peace and love. X
Thanks, Leah! This was a really interesting, enjoyable video!
2:43 I love that "He blew his mind out in a car" was okay though.
Nice. Informative and good insights of one of the greatest if not greatest album ever made.
replace within without you and one of paul's slonkers with penny lane and strawberry fields, you have the greatest album of all time...
Great video. Thanks to you and Leah!👍💯
I'm a avant garde jazz fan but yet I can safely say, that I have still yet to hear a Beatles track which I didn't like in some way. . Salute to the fab 4
Yo, Leah, thanks for make content bro. Always love talk about my favourite band da brebeles. But for real, content creation is hard work, thanks for sharing your time to make this.
One interesting fact that I think should’ve been included is that the cover for the album was inspired by a picture of Paul’s dad James McCartney and his music band.
The album had a fun insert inside the jacket cover with cut-outs of badges, shoulder-stripes and a bushy moustache.
Thank you Leah
Love it! Great, as always...I always learn something new. Plz keep it up.
According to the Recording Sessions book, The Beatles also recorded dog whistles for the ending groove with one engineer even saying that his dog reacted when that part came on
Thanks Leah, you’re the best!
Leah you are awesome! Thanx for the great videos.
*I LOVE THE BEATLES*
LIKE FOR THE BEATLES!!!
AND COMMENT FOR THE BEATLES TOO!!!!!!
Such great video man
Leah thank you for everything
Hands down Sgt Pepper is the best album in history of music.
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Different Beatles fans prefer different albums, such as Revolver, Rubber Soul, the white album or Abbey Road. Revolver is my personal favourite.
Leah, you rock and you're getting better all the time!
As much as I love Sgt. Pepper, Revolver is a far superior album. IMHO
Thanks for the video. Interesting and enjoyable.
Hey Leah, thank you for the wonderful contributions you did. Your hard work and commitment to your work is very much appreciable ♥️♥️
The reason for Henry the Horse was because the name of the horse on the original poster Lennon found in an antique shop, was Xanthus. You can Google up an image of this poster and check for yourself...
Xanthus the Horse was too much of a mouthful to sing. The alliteration of Henry and Horse was an obvious easy option. It could have been Billy, Gary, Kenny or any name you can think of to go before Horse. They just chose Henry. Maybe a subconscious nod to H, but we'll never know...
Though not my absolute favorite Beatles album (Revolver is), this is definitely their most perfect album. If that makes sense.
Thanks Leah!!!
I agree revolver is my fav Sgt pep was unique
Dennis Hayes yes definitely unique especially compared to the ones before it
Thanks Leah!
Can you please do one on Mal Evans I see him in a lot of Beatles stuff and I would like to know some facts
Played normally, the woman's spoken part of the loop seems to say "Never could be any other way", while behind it, a male speaker seems to be saying "Thank you, sensei"... but the first 's' coincides with the word 'could', so it sounds like "Never kiss me any other way."
The wait was worth it. Wonderful Video Mate!
But did you plan to put this video out on George's Birthday or was it just a coincidence?
John Lennon did not use heroin until 1968, and Yoko introducing him to it. She and Tony Cox { her 2nd husband at th time } we're users. I don't understand the rolling of the eyes with the understatement " he did use it a little bit." A little bit became almost too much, and we're lucky he didn't die before they were over in September 1969.
He mentioned in later interviews that " Rubber Soul " was their " pot " album, and " Revolver " their LSD album. The others had their influences. But thanks for posting.
Can I just say, I’ve wondered this whole time, so it’s obvious that John’s suit is green, Ringo’s is pink and Paul’s is blue. So, is George’s suit red or orange? Because I’ve seen in some media it being red, and in others it’s orange, and I’m honestly so confused.
VERY VERY CONFUSING INDEED ! ! ! !
Looks orange to me
Like a blood orange, if anything
A little known, or at least rarely mentioned fact about this album…
Paul took a lot of the inspiration for it from pink floyd, and more specifically Sid Barrett, who were still unsigned but were a huge underground band and lead the the London psychedelic movement at the time. Paul was a big fan and would watch them live. Inspiration for the sound of the album as well as visual style such as the costumes came from seeing pink floyd in concert in 65/66.
Not so difficult to believe when you consider that other big fans and friends of floyd at the time included The who and Hendrix who also performed on the same bill as pink floyd several times before the release of Are you experienced.
Well, Pink Floyd couldn't have been unsigned at the time that the Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper, as they were at Abbey Road recording their first album at the time. It is even mentioned in Hunter Davies authorized biography, "The Beatles", published in 68, that "the Pink Floyd" visited them in the studio. Perhaps you mean that Paul saw them prior to Floyd being signing.
Ian Davies my apologies, I reread you post, and I saw you mentioned that Paul would have seen them 65/66, so Floyd would have been unsigned at that point. Perhaps Paul had something to do with getting them a record deal. I have always read he recommended Hendrix for the Monterey Pop Festival, as Paul was on the board of directors for the festival.
@@robbarbieri8676 possibly but Floyd were a massive deal already. They had a huge following. The only reason there was a delay in getting a record deal was the record companies wondering how they’d make a pop record out of them. Their live set was mostly 20 min improv with a couple of minutes of psychedelic pop structure in there. What you hear on piper is just a really diluted version of what they were. Hence Syd Barrett hating it and choosing to get fucked off his face instead of contributing,
what an amazing time in history 1967 was though! The best year in music and probably cultural history
Another great video. Thanks Leah! I recently went to Hamburg for my 18th birthday purely as a pilgrimage to see the clubs where The Beatles played and it was just amazing.
Stuart Sutcliffe is on the left side of the cover of the album as a cut out (he had an unfortunate death in 1961). If you don't know who that is, he was a friend of John's from Art School, and was the Beatle's original bassist.
Way to go leah!
Oh my gosh!!!! Is that Debussy’s “The Girl With Flaxen Hair” in the background at the very end?! 👏🏻😍
This is the most important album in popular music history.
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thank you for sharing all these facts about the Album! Where do you u get all the information for this video.
To me, the "inner grove" at the very end tail out of the album sounds like "Never goosey telly overweight...Never goosey telly overweight...Never goosey telly overweight... (etc)..." And thanks, Leah!
I hear " never could see any other way"
@@beatlemaniac-oc4dr yeah or "never could be any other way"
@@beatlemaniac-oc4dr me too! yessss!!
Very cool.....long live Hollyhobs!!!!
Thank you Leah!! This channel is amazing and I'm sure that's in no small part due to you!! Thank you!!
Great Album and Thanks Leah....
Thanks Leah
Of all the albums covered to say thank you this one SGT. PEPPER
I remember in 85 coming across a re-issue and listening to it for hours
The flame to write my poetry was ignited and l was the only Beatle fan among my peers ( l am of the MTV generation )
So it warms my heart to see these videos and know that the band and music that touched my soul and creative ways is still doing so for others
You guys keep up the beautiful work
Thanks Leah. And thank you.
Honestly if you didn’t post I would be stuck watching Tik Toks
Thank you Leah!
Thanks for helping out the channel Leah! These videos helped re-invest my interest in The Beatles.
Thank you Leah!
Nothing about Paul standing backward on the back or the "Paul is Dead?" Rumor? But yes, the album is a work of art. Also, thanks for everything, Leah!!
There is no rumor! The Paul of pre and post 1966 are two completely different human beings...
Actually the photo itself is backward, reversed. Look at the braids and you can tell. The joke being that if the picture was turned around the right way, Paul would be the only one facing the camera.
all music is art
@@OldSchoolVibes1978 perhaps x
it's very possible that because paul's the leader in sgt pepper as john stepped down, they decided to take the photo that way because he was mainly in charge of most of the songs on the album.
You're so awesome Leah
Thank You Leah......., you do amazing work.
Thank you Leah!!!