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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

(Lennon/McCartney)

Song background
'Sgt Pepper' and his band were dreamed up by Paul as a way to escape the constant demands of being a rock star. The song itself was merely written as an introduction to the rest of the album, but the idea of the band was to take old-fashioned lyrics set to psychedelic music identifiable to the Sixties generation. The long name also contributed to this, going along with long names such as 'Big Brother and the Holding Company' and 'Quicksilver Messanger Service'.

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• June 1, 1967 (UK & US) (on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
• April 2, 1973 (US) (on 1967-70)
• April 19, 1973 (UK) (on 1967-70)
• March 1, 1978 (US) ("Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends/A Day In The Life" single)
• September 17, 1999 (UK & US) (on Yellow Submarine Songtrack)

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