Itā€™s a little-known fact that Sir Peter Blake created alternative covers to the album, which were discarded in favour of the famous one. The alternative uses the familiar collage backdrop to the original, but makes some small alterations including the positions of each Beatle. The alternate arrangement depicts Ringo Starr beside a tuba and
The unused artwork went for auction on 30 November and its estimated worth is between 60,000 ā€“ 90,000 GBP. The artwork for The Beatlesā€™ landmark release Sgt Pepperā€™s Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles began recording the song on 29 March 1967, the day before they posed for the Sgt. Pepper album cover. They recorded 10 takes of the song, wrapping up sessions at 5:45 in the morning. [10] The backing track consisted of Starr on drums, McCartney playing piano, Harrison playing lead guitar and Lennon beating a cowbell.

The budget for Sgt. Pepper had risen to nearly Ā£3,000. In 1967, it was possible to buy a house for that price. In a letter to [The Beatlesā€™ manager] Brian Epstein, EMI advised him that it would only agree to pick up the bill for the cover if the album sold a million copies around the world. That turned out not to be a problem for The Beatles. It was 50 years ago today: The Beatles released Sgt. Pepperā€™s Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album of profound significance in the arc of modern music.On the most basic level, this was yet another Sgt Pepper - Meet the Band. As The Beatles' iconic Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album turns 50, discover its cover stars through the BBC archive - a presentation by arts series Arena for Gs7zqz. 118 909 928 65 235 727 770 863

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