Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if.....

....."Within You Without You" was dropped from the LP and Side 2 began with either "Penny Lane" or "Strawberry Fields"? If so, which of these would best kick off the second side?

dodgealum07-24-2017 1:36pm

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ghosthouse Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,296 posts 07-24-2017 at 05:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete dodgealum - I don't want to get embroiled in a "better album" debate :-) though I sort of get where you are going with this. Of your two options, I guess I’d choose Penny Lane given Lennon’s Lucy in the Sky and Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite are already on there. Somehow, to me, Strawberry Fields has a similar feel to both of those (I expect we’ll hear from persons otherwise opinionated). BUT to meet "contractual obligations" to Mr. Harrison, maybe Blue Jay Way would be a good choice??? That (again to me) has a similar feel to Within/Without and avoids a McCartney trifecta on the first 3 tracks of Side 2. But I ain't sayin' dropping WY/WY to include ANY of those 3 would make it a better album!
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,510 posts 07-24-2017 at 06:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete While you're at it, cut "With A Little help From My Friends" (a dreadful song, with a dreadful Ringo vocal), "When I'm Sixty-Four" (McCartney at his worst), and perhaps even "Lovely Rita" (a mediocre song at best). Both "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" belong on the album, and would greatly improve it. No "Blue Jay Way" though, please. It barely qualifies as a "song", though it IS less bad than "Within You Without You". Almost nothing isn't!
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 07-24-2017 at 07:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Great cover photo. The amazing thing is the Stones came out with their 3D cover only 3 months later. Pretty fast work.
shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,467 posts 07-24-2017 at 11:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yeah for sure... me, Paul and Ringo were chatting about this very topic last week and we are all agreed ;-)
tostadosunidos Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,197 posts 07-24-2017 at 11:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete and the Mona Lisa would look so much better if she were sporting Ray-Bans.