1979 Soundtrack – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heartclub Band

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is a multi-platinum double album produced by George Martin, featuring covers of songs by The Beatles. It was released in July 1978, as the soundtrack to the film Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which starred the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton and Steve Martin.

The project was managed by The Robert Stigwood Organisation (RSO). In 1975, the original plans for the album were suspended due to a dispute between Columbia and RSO. RSO invested $12 million into this soundtrack and the profit offset set against costs such as $1 million for promotion. The creation of the soundtrack was marked with tension from the beginning, with Frampton and the Bee Gees both feeling wary of the other artist as well as being unsure as to how their music would work together on the same album.

Regarded as one of the worst albums ever recorded, the release made history as being the first record to “return platinum”, with over four million copies of it taken off of store shelves and shipped back to distributors. Hundreds of thousands of copies of the album ended up being intentionally destroyed by the RSO. The company itself experienced a considerable financial loss and the Bee Gees as a group had their musical reputation tarnished, though other involved bands such as Aerosmith were unscathed in terms of their popularity.

Tracks

1  Bee Gees, Paul Nicholas, Peter Frampton – Little Help From My Friends 4:41
2  Sandy Farina – Here Comes The Sun 3:05
3  Peter Frampton, Bee Gees – Getting Better 2:46
4  Dianne Steinberg, Stargard – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 3:41
5  Bee Gees, Dianne Steinberg, Paul Nicholas, Donald Pleasence, Stargard – I Want You (She’s So Heavy) 6:32
6  Paul Nicholas, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees – Good Morning, Good Morning 1:58
7  Bee Gees, Jay MacIntosh, John Weeler – She’s Leaving Home 2:40
8  Paul Nicholas, Dianne Steinberg – You Never Give Me Your Money 3:08
9  Robin Gibb – Oh! Darling 3:28
10  Steve Martin – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer 3:59
11  Peter Frampton, Bee Gees – Polythene Pam She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Nowhere Man (Reprise) 5:11
12  Earth, Wind & Fire – Got To Get You Into My Life 3:35
13  Sandy Farina – Strawberry Fields Forever 3:30
14  Frankie Howerd – When I’m Sixty-Four 2:38
15  George Burns – Mean Mr. Mustard 2:38
16  Alice Cooper, Bee Gees – Fixing A Hole 2:23
17  Peter Frampton, Bee Gees – Because 2:44
18  Aerosmith – Come Together 3:45
19  Maurice Gibb, Peter Frampton, George Burns, Bee Gees – Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! 3:11
20  Peter Frampton – The Long And Winding Road 3:39
21  Barry Gibb, Bee Gees – A Day In The Life 5:12
22  Bill Preston – Get Back 2:56
23  The Cast – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Finale) 2:14

Musicians

Bass David Hungate
Bass Clive Chapman
Bass Wilbur Bascomb
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Drums Bernard Purdie
Drums David Dowell
Guitar Peter Frampton
Guitar Larry Carlton
Guitar Jeff Beck
Guitar Fred Tackett
Guitar Ray Russell
Guitar Ricky Hitchcock
Guitar Robert Ahwai
Keyboards David Paich
Keyboards George Martin
Keyboards Max Middleton
Moog Francis Monkman
Harmonica Tommy Reilly
Percussion Ray Cooper
Percussion Victor Feldman
Vocals Peter Frampton
Vocals Alice Cooper
Vocals Paul Nicholas
Vocals Sandy Farina
Vocals Dianne Steinberg
Vocals Steven Tyler
Vocals Jay MacIntosh
Vocals Frankie Howerd
  Bee Gees
  Earth Wind and Fire

Liner Notes

Producer – George Martin
Arranged By – George Martin
Engineer (Assistant) – Nigel Walker, Tony D’Amico
Leader (Orchestra) – Gavyn Wright, Harry Bluestone
Mastered By (Cd) – Fred Meyer
Mastered By (Original) – John Golden

Art Direction – Glenn Ross
Design – Paul Gross, Tim Bryant
Logo – Susan Herr, Tom Nikosey

Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Mastered At PolyGram Studios
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At EMI Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, NYC
Recorded At Northstar Studios, Boulder
Phonographic Copyright PolyGram International Music B.V.
Copyright PolyGram International Music B.V.