It was 40 years ago today.....

If you have not read it, a suggestion:
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions - The Official Story of the Abbey Road years 1962 - 1970 by Mark Lewisohn. Coypright 1988 EMI Records, Ltd. Originally published in 1988 by Hamlyn. SPLHCB was a watershed in their career.

I've been thinking about listening to Sgt. Pepper all day! Even considering hooking up my turntable to listen to the vinyl copy I purchased sometime around 74 after wearing out the original lp I had in 68. Maybe I'll just listen to the cd while looking at the lp cover.
Oh the memories. I had a friend at the time who had come home for the summer in 67 from a private school in PA. He had a copy of SPLHCB that we listened to over and over.

While I certainly remember this record;where I was when I first heard it and such; the White Album I remember even more vividly. It was being played, non stop on just about all the good radio stations.---(jeez, how'd I get this old?)

Personally, I preferred the early Beatles when they were playing what George Harrison once called "those same ten dopey tunes". Oh well, you can't deny the significance of Sgt. Pepper to the musical development of the Beatles and others, and the context of the album in its time. I guess I'll have to pull it out and give it a spin on the 'table tonight.

"A splendid time is guaranteed for all............"