![]() ![]() ![]() So, what’s the headline news from this new reissue? Well, Ringo’s drums have never sounded bolder and the haul of unreleased gems is the most revealing since Anthology 2. It’s also George Martin’s finest achievement as a producer. Like Revolver from 1966, the diversity of musical styles and tone – from Lennon’s acerbic bitterness and psychedelic imagination to McCartney’s whimsy and Harrison’s mysticism – is really what should lie at the heart of Pepper…’s long-term appeal. As arguably the most influential long-player of all time, its reputation as rock’s first concept album has always been a misnomer – the ‘fake band’ conceit unravels after its second song and only makes a cursory reappearance on the penultimate track. However, the accolade for the most important surely rests with Sgt. I also can’t wait to get to listening to these mind blowing, full bodied moving tunes in the six speaker sound chamber of my car.Beatles fans will, of course, endlessly debate which is the band’s best album. My next purchase is going to be a fantastic set of headphones for just the purpose of listening to this CD. The new version is an amazing mix that flows… Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies INDEED! The music literally surrounds you and it made me sorry I was listening to it on just two speakers. Well, it didn’t take long to hear the difference! The older disc has a duller, more muted sound to it and the tracks sound very distinct as they change from speaker to speaker. Pepper’s CD from 1987 and tried desperately to get my old 5 disc player to play the two discs in spiral mode so I could hear the old, then new version of each track…but alas, after 2 hours of wrestling with both our players, I ended up having to do it manually! UGH…time warp back to the 1980s! In order to fully understand what Giles Martin did in his editing of the original cuts, I pulled out my Sgt. You can pick up various packaging for the revised/remix of the original album (1 CD, 2 CD, Deluxe, etc.), but I decided that for my own purposes all I really needed was the 2 CD set with the new mix and a CD of outtakes (I won’t be reviewing the outtakes). Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – 2 CD Deluxe Edition. I decided it was time for me to review something new, so I went out and bought the new Sgt. ![]()
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