Sgt. Pepper DVD - Definitive Master Edition

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Label Top Of The Line - 4 Reel
Catalogue No. DVD 9
Release date 2006
Total time 330 minutes 42 seconds
Detail : This DVD collection has just about every Sgt. Pepper related film and music piece gathered together on one dual layer DVD.
An incredible five and a half hours of Beatle music and video !
The Main Menu has seven headings:
  • The Making of Sgt. Pepper
  • Pepper Era Promo Videos
  • Video Anthology Outtakes
  • Sgt. Pepper Mono Mix
  • Sgt. Pepper Stereo Mix (MFSL)
  • Sgt. Pepper DTS Mix
  • Sgt. Pepper Outtakes
See below for the breakdown of each of the sections.


The Making of Sgt. Pepper

This was an official documentary shown on television featuring George Martin taking us through the album tracks and Paul, George and Ringo giving us their memories of the sessions.
The Making Of Sgt. Pepper was transmitted in the UK on ITV on 14th June 1992 and featured separate interviews with Paul (filmed on 9th April 1992), George (12th April) and Ringo (19th April). The show also features George Martin playing some unreleased Sgt. Pepper's recordings directly off the original studio 4-track master tapes.
Although great to see and hear with great sound quality, this feature is rather spoilt with Japanese sub-titles throughout.
Plenty of fans have the original broadcast on video tape in just as good picture quality (I know I do).

(Section 1 Total Length 48:37)


Pepper Era Promo Videos

These familiar promotional videos are in excellent quality ... but ... they are mixed into each other and therefore miss some start and end sequences.

(Section 2 Total Length 12:43)


Video Anthology Outtakes

Pieces extracted from The Beatles Video Anthology that feature the Sgt. Pepper era.

(Section 3 Total Length 46:25)


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Mono Mix

This is the full album from start to finish in it's original Mono Mix form.
As the album plays, the DVD does display an interesting set of still photographs from the era.

(Section 4 Total Length 39:07)


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - MFSL Stereo Mix

This is the full album from start to finish in the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Stereo Mix form.
As the album plays, the DVD does display an interesting set of still photographs from the era.

(Section 5 Total Length 39:07)


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - D.T.S. Mix

This is the full album from start to finish in a Digital D.T.S. 5.1 Mix.
As the album plays, the DVD does display an interesting set of still photographs from the era.

This mix is absolutely stunning.
Even if the rest of the disc was blank, this mix would be worth it on it's own.
It is in awesome 5.1 full D.T.S. sound.
I didn't think such a mix existed (?), how the heck can the bootleggers have possibly concocted this without having access to the master tapes. I was stunned at how good it was. Whoever was at the controls of the mixing desk made some great choices with voices being mixed just right for the music involved. The bassline is fabulous. There wasn't one part of it I could criticize.
Except .... why on earth hasn't there been an official issue in this form ?
I have read many arguments about the number of channels available in the original tapes, but listening to this DTS mix blew that argument right away.

(Section 6 Total Length 39:07)


Sgt. Pepper's Outtakes

This is a large collection of previously bootlegged audio outtakes from the appropriate era, that have been added to with some extracted from the "Making Of" documentary heard earlier on this very disk in the above.
Herewith are the featured pieces:

No. Track Detail Time
1 John's Intro to Sgt. Peppers 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 0:51
2 With A Little Help From My Friends 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:04
3 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Effects tape 1 - Atmosphere 0:51
4 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Take 10 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 1:34
5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Effects tape 2 - The applause into track 2 0:38
6 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Edit of Takes 6 & 8 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 1:02
7 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Take 7 3:06
8 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 2:15
9 Fixing A Hole 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:01
10 Being for The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Takes 1 & 2 1:08
11 Being for The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Take 7 2:32
12 Being for The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Edit of circus sounds 0:16
13 Being for The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Take 9 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 0:54
14 Being for The Benefit Of Mr. Kite 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:05
15 A Day In The Life Take 1 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 1:13
16 A Day In The Life Takes 1 & 2 (Sugar Plum Fairy and Mal's count are very clear) 3:25
17 A Day In The Life Take 6 (Overdone bass + Paul's first vocal run through) 4:18
18 A Day In The Life Take 7 (fragment - just the crescendo) 0:46
19 A Day In The Life Take 7 5:09
20 When I'm Sixty-Four 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:05
21 She's Leaving Home 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:53
22 Interview with Brian Matthew 20th March 1967 BBC Interview 1:03
23 Within You Without You Take 2 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 1:20
24 Within You Without You Take 2 (Instrumental backing track) 5:25
25 Lovely Rita 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:33
26 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) Take 5 (Rough run through, vocal very casual) 1:28
27 Getting Better 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:30
28 Good Morning Good Morning John's Home Demo 1:07
29 Good Morning Good Morning Take 8 (very raw with bass and crashing drums) 2:41
30 Good Morning Good Morning Take 11 - Edit from the "Making of" documentary above (14th June 1992). 0:27
31 Good Morning Good Morning Animal noises sound effects 1:35
32 Good Morning Good Morning 24th May 1967 - BBC edit from Kenny Everett show preview of the album 1:41
33 Only A Northern Song Take 3 (very raw with prominent organ) 2:45
34 Magical Mystery Tour Take 9 2:46
35 Across The Universe John's piano home demo 1:32
36 She's Walking Past My Door John's piano home demo 1:41
37 You Know My Name John's piano home demo 1:12
38 All You Need Is Love Edit piece of John's intro ("I'm going to sing to the world ... ") 0:29
39 All You Need Is Love Take 58 ("Our World" full production) 6:49
40 Only A Northern Song Take 11 - "Copy of master remix" 3:47
41 Baby, You're A Rich Man Take 2 3:07
42 All Together Now Take 9 - "Copy of master remix" 2:23
43 It's All Too Much Take 2 - "Copy of master remix" 8:11
44 All You Need Is Love Take 58 RM11 4:01
45 All You Need Is Love Take 59 RM4 4:24
46 A Day In The Life Take 7 4:56
47 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Take 8 RM20 (from the Yellow Submarine film, with Boob singing) 3:36

(Section 7 Total Length 1:47:36)


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