Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)

McCartney In Goal

Episode 48: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates and dissects the great albums of rock music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which was the eighth studio album by The Beatles. It was released on 26 May 1967.

The McCartney In Goal team take an unruly amble through the album discussing:

• why this album, once deemed the greatest of all time, might have lost its unassailable status?
• is Sgt. Pepper's truly a concept album?
• why did John Lennon dislike some of his own contributions to Sgt. Pepper's?
• and, eventually, the best song from the album.

This is your chance to revisit your favourite songs, see them from a fresh perspective, and witness a lively battle for the top spot. Don't miss out on this exciting and enlightening debate!

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1. Welcome to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's album (00:00:00)

2. Do concept albums really exist (apart from in Prog Rock)? (00:09:46)

3. Is Sgt. Pepper's Paul McCartney's weakest songwriting contribution to a post 1965 Beatles' Album? (00:20:59)

4. Discussing Paul McCartney's 'When I'm Sixty Four' (00:30:53)

5. Discussing George Harrison's 'Within You, Without You' (00:39:43)

6. Debating 'Sgt. Pepper's (reprise)' against 'Getting Better' (00:51:00)

7. Who listens to Sgt. Pepper's album anymore? (01:00:25)

8. The story of the Beatles' last concert, and the birth of Sergeant Pepper (01:08:43)

9. Discussing 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite'? (01:15:38)

10. Why were 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Penny Lane' not included on the Sgt. Pepper's album? (01:20:20)

11. Debating 'Getting Better' against 'She's Leaving Home' (01:25:25)

12. Discussing 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (01:34:01)

13. Discussing The Beatles' epic closing track: 'A Day in the Life' (01:49:01)