According to George Martin, the legendary producer of the Beatles, the greatest achievement of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was its ability to capture the spirit of its time — to embody the very essence of the 1960s and everything that defined that decade: psychedelia, fashion, the fascination with Eastern philosophies, peace and love, the pacifist movement. It was all there — and much more.
As this book reveals, beyond its extraordinary musical quality, the Beatles’ album absorbed the most vital energies of contemporary countercultural communities while also inspiring unexpected creative developments: progressive rock, world music, and studio experimentation.
That is why Sgt. Pepper still deserves to be regarded today as one of the absolute pinnacles of twentieth-century Western musical culture.

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