Giles Martin, son of the late Beatles producer George Martin, and engineer Sam Okell went back to the original tapes in order to create new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes for the "Sgt. Pepper's ...

The Beatles walked away from touring as the pressure mounted, just before releasing what many consider their best album.

"Sgt. Pepper's" never would have happened if the Beatles didn't stop touring. They had been on the road non-stop from 1960 to 1966, and once they stopped doing concerts they put all of their ...

So, escaping to the studio, The Beatles created Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1966 and 1967. Sgt. Pepper is psychedelic and bizarre. But this theme is evident upfront.

Meanwhile, Sgt. Pepper was even more popular in the U.K. than it was in the U.S. There, Sgt. Pepper was No. 1 for 28 weeks. It lasted on the chart for 277 weeks altogether.

The reprise of "Sgt. Pepper," which segues perfectly into "A Day in the Life," was recorded in one session on April 1. Beatles Albums Ranked 13. 'Yellow Submarine' (1969) ...

By the summer of 1966, the Beatles sucked. Or at least that's the way they felt for the band. "Performance, for us, it's gone downhill," Paul McCartney said of his band at the time.

The Beatles have all said that the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds was a heavy influence on Sgt. Pepper's. The influence is especially apparent on "Good Morning Good Morning," which is bracketed ...

The Beatles practice during recording sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at EMI's Abbey Road studios, London, in 1967. L-R Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney.

In this June 1967 photo, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon of The Beatles appear backstage during rehearsals for the live broadcast on the "Our World" program at EMI ...