SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Vinile LP
Released: June 2, 1967
Produced by: George Martin
Engineered by: Geoff Emerick
Cover Designed by: Peter Blake
Cover Photo by: Robert Fraser
Label: Capitol SMAS-2653

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band {McCartney} (2:02)Recorded: February 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubbing February 2, March 3, and March 6, 1967
Instrumentation:

John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums
George Martin - organ
session musicians - four horns

With A Little Help From My Friends {McCartney/Lennon} (2:44)

Recorded: March 29, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added March 30, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - background vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
George Harrison - tambourine, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds {Lennon/McCartney} (3:29)

Recorded: March 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added March 2, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, Hammond organ, harmony vocal
George Harrison - sitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

Getting Better {McCartney/Lennon} (2:48)

Recorded: March 9, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubbing March 10, March 21 and March 23, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead guitar, background vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, tamboura, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums, bongos
George Martin - piano strings

Fixing A Hole {McCartney} (2:36)

Recorded: February 9, 1967 at Regent Sound Studio, London, England
with overdubbing February 21, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - maracas, background vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, lead guitar, harpsichord, background vocal
George Harrison - double-tracked lead guitar solo,
background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

She's Leaving Home {McCartney/Lennon} (3:35)

Recorded: March 17, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with vocals overdubbed March 20, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, background vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, background vocal
session musicians - strings, harp
Mike Leander - string arrangement

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite {Lennon} (2:37)

Recorded: February 17, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubbing February 20, March 28-29 and March 31, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, Hammond organ (main melody)
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, lead guitar
George Harrison - harmonica
Ringo Starr - drums, harmonica
George Martin - Wurlitzer organ (countermelody), piano
Mal Evans - harmonica
Neil Aspinall - harmonica

Within You Without You {Harrison} (5:06)

Recorded: March 15, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubbing March 22, 1967 and April 3, 1967

Instrumentation:
George Harrison - lead vocal, tamboura
Neil Aspinall - tamboura
Indian session musicians - dilruba, tamboura, tabla, swordmandel
session musicians - eight violins, three cellos

When I'm Sixty-Four {McCartney/Lennon} (2:37)

Recorded: December 6, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added December 8 and December 20-21, 1966

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead guitar, background vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano
George Harrison - background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums
session musicians - bass clarinet, two clarinets

Lovely Rita {McCartney} (2:42)

Recorded: February 23, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added February 24, March 7 and March 21, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - acoustic guitar, comb and paper, background vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, comb and paper,
background vocal
George Harrison - acoustic guitar, comb and paper, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums
George Martin - honky-tonk piano

Good Morning Good Morning {Lennon} (2:42)

Recorded: February 8, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added February 16, March 13 and March 28-29, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, background vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, lead guitar and solo, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Sounds Incorporated - three saxophones, two trombones, French horn

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) {McCartney} (1:19)

Recorded: April 1, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, maracas
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums

A Day In The Life {Lennon/McCartney} (5:33)

Recorded: January 19, 1967 (basic track) and February 10, 1967
(orchestral track) at Abbey Road, London, England
with the final-chord ending overdubbed February 22, 1967

Instrumentation:
John Lennon - lead vocal (first, second and last verses), acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal (middle section), piano, bass guitar, conducts the forty-one-piece orchestra
George Harrison - bongos
Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
Lennon, McCartney, Starr, Mal Evans - three pianos (final chord)
George Martin - harmonium
Mal Evans - alarm clock
session musicians - forty-one-piece orchestra

Total playing time 39:52