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

Interesting topic.  I beg to differ with the earlier comments about Squeeze.  I mean, the Beatles are the ones who essentially led the transformation of Rock to an art form going from rockabilly (Elvis, Bill Haley, etc...) to concept albums.  Heck, they even led the transformation of hairstyles and dress!  To say that Squeeze has had anywhere near that impact to Rock and music in general, is really missing the scope of the impact the Beatles had.  It's like a comparison of Beethoven to John Williams.   

Regarding Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, it was always George Martin's greatest regret that they didn't make it to Sgt. Pepper's.  Certainly Strawberry Fields should have been on it.  To me A Day in the Life is the perfect ending to the album, so it seems to me that Strawberry Fields could have been the opening.  Penny Lane could have replaced Getting Better IMHO.  

The fact that theirs even discussion on it now says something????

- George Martin's son is currently updating (removing compression layers utilized when the album was recorded not utilized anymore). His son also stated the real pride was placed into the mono version and that the stereo version was "a rushed production." In all honesty...I would wait until the "remastered version" of Sgt. Peppers comes out before having this conversation. Just a thought. Best regards!

I'll bet Ringo wishes all The Beatles albums would be remixed. When he heard the first album, his response was "Where's me kick?'. George Martin was not a Rock 'n' Roll producer, and put Ringo's bass drum waaay down in the mix, giving them a more "Pop" sound than they imo should have had . The Beatles started as a Rock 'n' Roll band, and turned into a Pop group. A rather good one ;-).