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| name = Sgt. Pepper's |
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| type = Studio album |
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| alt = A parody of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band artwork, where the flowers spell out "Big Daddy" and an acoustic bass is in front of the drums. |
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| released = {{start date|1992|2|4|mf=yes}} |
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| genre = [[Rock 'n' roll]] |
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| length = {{Duration|m=34|s=14}} |
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| label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]] |
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| This album = '''''Sgt. Pepper's'''''<br/>(1992) |
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| producer = [[Big Daddy (band)|Big Daddy]] |
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| prev_year = 1991 |
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| next_year = 2013 |
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'''''Sgt. Pepper's''''' is a tribute album<ref>http://sanpedronewspilot.com/events/big-daddy-the-band-of-59?xg_source=activity</ref> consisting of covers of the entirety of [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] by [[The Beatles]]. The album was recorded by [[Big Daddy (band)|Big Daddy]] in 1992 and features covers which combine the lyrics and some musical elements from the original Beatles versions with stylistic elements of certain genres and musicians, mostly ones popularized in the 1920s-1950s. The album's release coincided with the 25th anniversary of the original Beatles album. |
'''''Sgt. Pepper's''''' is a tribute album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sanpedronewspilot.com/events/big-daddy-the-band-of-59?xg_source=activity |title=Big Daddy, The Band of "59" |publisher=San Pedro News Pilot |date= |accessdate=2017-01-16}}</ref> consisting of covers of the entirety of ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[The Beatles]]. The album was recorded by [[Big Daddy (band)|Big Daddy]] in 1992 and features covers which combine the lyrics and some musical elements from the original Beatles versions with stylistic elements of certain genres and musicians, mostly ones popularized in the 1920s-1950s. The album's release coincided with the 25th anniversary of the original Beatles album.<ref name = "Variety">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1992/music/reviews/big-daddy-1200429595/ |title=Review: 'Big Daddy' |date=29 May 1992 |publisher=[[Variety Media]]|accessdate=2017-01-16}}</ref> It was the band's last album until 2013's ''Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen''. |
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==Artwork== |
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The album's cover was directly inspired by that of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was designed by Michael Bryan with direction from Geoff Gans. It prominently features an acoustic bass and the background is filled with iconic figures, mostly comedic. |
The album's cover art was directly inspired by that of ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. It was designed by Michael Bryan with direction from Geoff Gans. It prominently features an acoustic bass and the background is filled with iconic figures, mostly comedic. |
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==Reception== |
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⚫ | ''Sgt. Pepper's'' received moderately positive reception. [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine called the album "a hoot" and said even "when the novelty fades, the tunes stand on their own blue suede shoes as music to boogie to, even when you’re 64."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-sgt-peppers-vol-38-no-11/ |title=Picks and Pans Review: Sgt. Pepper's |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|accessdate=2017-01-16}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| all_writing = [[Lennon–McCartney]] except "Within You Without You", by [[George Harrison]] |
| all_writing = [[Lennon–McCartney]] except "Within You Without You", by [[George Harrison]] |
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| extra_column = in the style of |
| extra_column = in the style of |
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| title1 = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] |
| title1 = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] |
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| extra1 = [[The Coasters]] |
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| extra1 = [[The Coasters]].<ref name="Cover Classics">{{cite web|title=Cover Classics: Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2012/07/cover-classics-sgt-peppers-by-big-daddy.html|last=Robbins|first=Patrick|work=[[Cover Me Songs]]|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> |
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| length1 = 2:21 |
| length1 = 2:21 |
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| title2 = [[With a Little Help from My Friends]] |
| title2 = [[With a Little Help from My Friends]] |
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| length3 = 2:21 |
| length3 = 2:21 |
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| title4 = [[Getting Better]] |
| title4 = [[Getting Better]] |
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| extra4 = [[Skip and Flip]] |
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| length4 = 3:47 |
| length4 = 3:47 |
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| title5 = [[Fixing a Hole]] |
| title5 = [[Fixing a Hole]] |
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| extra5 = |
| extra5 = [[Dion DiMucci]] |
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| length5 = 3:04 |
| length5 = 3:04 |
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| title6 = [[She's Leaving Home]] |
| title6 = [[She's Leaving Home]] |
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| extra6 = [[Paul Anka]] |
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| length6 = 3:32 |
| length6 = 3:32 |
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| title7 = [[Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!]] |
| title7 = [[Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!]] |
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| length7 = 2:29 |
| length7 = 2:29 |
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| title8 = [[Within You Without You]] |
| title8 = [[Within You Without You]] |
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| extra8 = |
| extra8 = [[Ken Nordine]] |
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| length8 = 1:55 |
| length8 = 1:55 |
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| title9 = [[When I'm Sixty-Four]] |
| title9 = [[When I'm Sixty-Four]] |
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| extra9 = [[Billy Ward and his Dominoes]] |
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| length9 = 3:20 |
| length9 = 3:20 |
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| title10 = [[Lovely Rita]] |
| title10 = [[Lovely Rita]] |
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| extra10 = [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| length10 = 1:54 |
| length10 = 1:54 |
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| title11 = [[Good Morning Good Morning]] |
| title11 = [[Good Morning Good Morning]] |
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| length11 = 2:46 |
| length11 = 2:46 |
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| title12 = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)]] |
| title12 = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)]] |
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| extra12 = [[The Coasters]] |
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| length12 = 1:04 |
| length12 = 1:04 |
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| title13 = [[A Day in the Life]] |
| title13 = [[A Day in the Life]] |
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| extra13 = [[Buddy Holly]] |
| extra13 = [[Buddy Holly]] |
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| length13 = 5:00 |
| length13 = 5:00 |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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According to Discogs:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Big-Daddy-Sgt-Peppers/release/4331323 |title=Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy |publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> |
According to Discogs:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Big-Daddy-Sgt-Peppers/release/4331323 |title=Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy |publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2017-01-16}}</ref> |
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'''Big Daddy''' |
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*Bob Wayne – lead and harmony vocals, engineering |
*Bob Wayne – lead and harmony vocals, engineering |
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*Marty Kaniger – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp |
*Marty Kaniger – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp |
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*Don Raymond – lead and harmony vocals |
*Don Raymond – lead and harmony vocals |
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*John Hatton – lead vocals on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", backing vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, orchestration on "With A Little Help from my Friends" |
*John Hatton – lead vocals on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", backing vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, orchestration on "With A Little Help from my Friends" |
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*Bob Sandman – tenor and baritone |
*Bob Sandman – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute |
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*Damon DeGrignon – drums and percussion, engineering |
*Damon DeGrignon – drums and percussion, engineering |
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'''Additional musicians and production''' |
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*Tim Bonhomme – celesta, piano, |
*Tim Bonhomme – celesta, piano, Hammond organ and calliope |
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*Ed Willett – cello |
*Ed Willett – cello |
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*Nancy Weckwerth – french horn |
*Nancy Weckwerth – french horn |
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*Bette Byers – violin |
*Bette Byers – violin |
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==See also== |
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* [[With a Little Help from My Fwends]] |
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⚫ | ''Sgt. Pepper's'' received moderately positive reception. [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine called the album "a hoot" and said even "when the novelty fades, the tunes stand on their own blue suede shoes as music to boogie to, even when you’re 64."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-sgt-peppers-vol-38-no-11/ |title=Picks and Pans Review: Sgt. Pepper's |publisher=[[Time Inc.]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band]] |
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Revision as of 16:35, 8 June 2024
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Released | February 4, 1992 | |||
Genre | Rock 'n' roll | |||
Length | 34:14 | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Big Daddy | |||
Big Daddy chronology | ||||
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Sgt. Pepper's is a tribute album[1] consisting of covers of the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. The album was recorded by Big Daddy in 1992 and features covers which combine the lyrics and some musical elements from the original Beatles versions with stylistic elements of certain genres and musicians, mostly ones popularized in the 1920s-1950s. The album's release coincided with the 25th anniversary of the original Beatles album.[2] It was the band's last album until 2013's Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen.
Artwork
The album's cover art was directly inspired by that of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was designed by Michael Bryan with direction from Geoff Gans. It prominently features an acoustic bass and the background is filled with iconic figures, mostly comedic.
Reception
Sgt. Pepper's received moderately positive reception. People magazine called the album "a hoot" and said even "when the novelty fades, the tunes stand on their own blue suede shoes as music to boogie to, even when you’re 64."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney except "Within You Without You", by George Harrison
No. | Titel | in the style of | Length |
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1. | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | The Coasters | 2:21 |
2. | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Johnny Mathis | 2:50 |
3. | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2:21 |
4. | "Getting Better" | Skip and Flip | 3:47 |
5. | "Fixing a Hole" | Dion DiMucci | 3:04 |
6. | "She's Leaving Home" | Paul Anka | 3:32 |
7. | "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" | Freddy Cannon | 2:29 |
8. | "Within You Without You" | Ken Nordine | 1:55 |
9. | "When I'm Sixty-Four" | Billy Ward and his Dominoes | 3:20 |
10. | "Lovely Rita" | Elvis Presley | 1:54 |
11. | "Good Morning Good Morning" | 2:46 | |
12. | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" | The Coasters | 1:04 |
13. | "A Day in the Life" | Buddy Holly | 5:00 |
Personnel
According to Discogs:[4]
Big Daddy
- Bob Wayne – lead and harmony vocals, engineering
- Marty Kaniger – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, autoharp
- Tom Lee – lead vocals, backing bass vocals, electric guitar
- Don Raymond – lead and harmony vocals
- John Hatton – lead vocals on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", backing vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, orchestration on "With A Little Help from my Friends"
- Bob Sandman – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
- Damon DeGrignon – drums and percussion, engineering
Additional musicians and production
- Tim Bonhomme – celesta, piano, Hammond organ and calliope
- Ed Willett – cello
- Nancy Weckwerth – french horn
- Roberta Wall – backing vocals
- Joanne Kurman-Montana – backing vocals
- Kim Wilkins – viola
- Calabria McChesney – violin
- Bette Byers – violin
See also
References
- ^ "Big Daddy, The Band of "59"". San Pedro News Pilot. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Review: 'Big Daddy'". Variety Media. 29 May 1992. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Sgt. Pepper's". Time Inc. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Sgt. Pepper's by Big Daddy". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-16.