Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Soundtrack

I love this album and was excited to finally get it on cd........ It's nice to see more people accepting of the music off this record now than when it came out, I think the disco association isn't warranted (I happen to love 70's disco so it was never a problem for me) but except for the Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Finale at the end of the album, there really isn't a hint of disco in the music at all. I think alot of people were oblivious to the fact that it was produced by George Martin, the same man who produced the original album and most if not all of the other Beatle records as well, and its all a very honest attempt at reimagining the Beatles versions with a slightly different approach. My favorite song of all is Sandy Farinas Strawberry Fields Forever, a beautiful version of the song. Every song that Frampton and The BeeGees handle sound excellent to me, Prestons Get Back is fantastic, Aeorsmith and EWF do incredible versions of their covers, probably the most recognizable for mainstream listeners of any of the songs off the album. Maxwell is pure 78' era Steve Martin and I love it for that, it makes me think back to the endless times I'd listen to his stand up records early on in his career. Great music from a sorely underapprciated soundtrack.........a part of me wishes they could mount a one time benefit concert and do a live version of the album while theres still an opportunity to get a majority of the musicians and vocalists together to do it before it becomes just a wishful memory.......... I'd go see it!

Okay, yes it isn't the best or truest to the original, but, it's the BeeGees! They're in all their glory from the height of the 70's: when they were young and pretty and had strong voices and a string of awesome #1's. Robin Gibbs version of Oh! Darlin' is fabulous. If this weren't enough, there is Peter Frampton in his glory years just looking adorable and singing like a little bird. His Long and Winding Road gives me goosebumps. Then, there is Alice Cooper's Because,and Aerosmith's Come Together.Party On Wayne! Steve Martin,George Burns, Donald(Halloween)Pleasance and all the rest. Super-dooper! Since Cheap Trick did the Beatles version,recently, maybe the Killers should do this the soundtrack version.Just a thought. "85" you can dance to most of it. The film makes absolutely no sense, yet it is pretty to look at, everyone looks like they had fun doing it. Other great performances=Billy Preston singing Get Back and Earth Wind and Fire=Got to Get You Into My Life. Little children love watching this and singing along. Us big kids,too.

Perfect condition for the age and was surprised to have the original poster and inserts with it. Came in a sturdy shipping box too.

Having seen the movie, and being a Beatle's fan, I can see the animosity of people criticizing both the soundtrack and the film. However, this cover of Beatle's music is no worse than the recent covers done in "Across The Universe". Just remember a cover is a cover. There are some songs that didn't work, but for the most part, the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton did very well. I enjoyed Robin Gibb's cover of "Oh Darling" (which plays the full version on the album, but gets cut in the movie for the scene to work) and George Burns' rendition of "Fixing A Hole" (despite the album's editor editting the final 30 second sequence from the song, the full version is in the movie).The rest of the album is also outstanding with Aerosmith's cover of "Come Together" and Earth, Wind, & Fire's version of "Got To Get You Into My Life". Billy Preston's cover of "Get Back" is also worth it's weight. I recommend this CD set on it's cover value and it's placement in pop culture history.

My opinion of this album is probably biased. My father bought this when I was young, as he was a huge fan of the Bee Gees music. He didn't listen to this one much, probably didn't care for it. So I inherited it.As a child, the only Beatles tunes I had heard were mostly their earlier works. My mother loved to play songs like "Love Me Do" and "Twist and Shout" and such. So, when I first heard this album, I had no clue these were songs by the Beatles.And that's the beauty of this album. If you don't know these are Beatles songs, these songs sound brilliant. Even in 1978, I could hear the amazing song writing quality in the music. It didn't sound like anything on the radio at the time (not including the stuff from this that was actually on the radio).Over time, I became a Beatles fan and realized these versions aren't as good as the originals, but I still love this album anyway, for introducing me to their music.And this album isn't perfect. There are some clunkers. The version of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is terrible compared to the Beatles original. I always used to skip it. But there are highlights as well, and some versions that are as good as the Beatles versions (which I know will annoy some people to hear).It's not the train wreck you've heard, but for a sanitized version of the Beatles, it's was a good introduction during the time of its release.

When you purchase vintage vinyls you must expect a few flaws. The cover showed a little wear but the important part was beyond expectations. Thank you for your honest description.I’ll be back❤️