Sgt. Pepper (DVD) - Front Cover | Sgt. Pepper (DVD) - Rear Cover |
Label | Top Of The Line - 4 Reel |
Catalogue No. | DVD 9 |
Release date | 2006 |
Total time | 330 minutes 42 seconds |
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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:
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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)
(Section 2 Total Length 12:43)
(Section 3 Total Length 46:25)
(Section 4 Total Length 39:07)
(Section 5 Total Length 39:07)
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)
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)