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 Sgt. Pepper's
| On the back cover, what time is George pointing to? | Sgt Peppers
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| From where.. did John get the idea for 'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite'? | Sgt Peppers
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| Who were the original designers of the cover? | Sgt Peppers
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The Fool. Robert Fraser suggested to Paul to use profesional artist Peter Blake who eventually did it Klaus Voormann designed the Revolver cover Richard Lush was the second recording engineer.
'Wednesday morning at five o'clock'. Another clue for the 'Paul is dead' mystery--supposedly showed that he died at 5 on a Wednesday morning.
Ringo. He must have been in the bathroom when they chose their suit colors...
Tara Browne. The Guiness heir was killed in a car crash and John wrote the song around the news of it.
| What song on the album makes a reference to the then-popular British TV show , 'Meet The Wife'? | The Sgt. Pepper Quiz!
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'Good Morning, Good Morning'.
'Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!'. All the lyrics from the song were actually written on a poster from a 19th century circus.
'Within You, Without You'.
| Producer George Martin added what instrument to 'When I'm Sixty-Four' to give it a more unique sound? | The Sgt. Pepper Quiz!
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clarinets. Paul's vocals were also speeded up slightly for an even more unique sound.
John Lennon. Both John and Paul sing in this song. The two also wrote the song together. John read in the newspaper that 4,000 holes had been discovered in Blackburn, Lancashire, and wrote a "nonsense verse" (in his words) about it.
5:50. John had an old poster that inspired some of the lyrics for this song. At the top of it, it read 'Pablo Fanques Fair presents the Hendersons For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.'
Billy Shears. Paul sings the line "So may I introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears." At the beginning of the next song, "With a Little Help from my Friends", Paul sings "Billy Shears", dragging the name out for several beats before Ringo begins singing.
1967. It was released on June 2, 1967.
Welcome the Rolling Stones. The photograph for the cover was taken on March 30, 1967. An image of Leo Gorcey, an actor, was supposed to appear in the top row on the right side of the picture, but he requested a fee. His image was painted over. An image of Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi, an Indian leader, was also supposed to be in the picture; however, EMI Records requested that it be painted out.
13. Starting with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and ending with "A Day in the Life". All of the songs were composed by Lennon/McCartney except for "Within You, Without You", which was written by Harrison.
George Martin. George Martin was knighted on June 15, 1996. Brian Epstein was the Beatles' manager; he died of a drug overdose. Geoff Emerick was the engieer, and Michael Cooper was the photographer.
John and Paul. John is wearing a bright green/yellow suit. Ringo is in a pink suit with a hat. Paul is dressed in blue, and George is in orange with a hat. All four members have mustaches as well.
George Martin. The album was released in 1967, right after the hit success of "Revolver" in 1966. The Beatles would follow up "Sgt. Pepper's" with another great album, "Magical Mystery Tour", also released in 1967.
When I'm Sixty-Four. "Sgt. Pepper's" is also a movie starring rock stars such as Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper, and the band Aerosmith. The movie got bad reveiws, and was claimed one of the worst films ever made. Luckily the Beatles made other movies that did fairly well ("A Hard Day's Night", "Help", "Yellow Submarine" and "Let It Be", respectively).
Paul McCartney. The title of the opening track is "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the same title as the album. Ringo sang on "A Little Help From My Friends", the song that follows "Sgt. Pepper's". "Sgt. Pepper's" also reprises right before the final song on the album "A Day In The Life".
| The song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was inspired by a painting by John's son. What was John's son's name who made the painting? | Sgt Pepper's is #1!
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Julian. Some people believe this song is about drugs (since the letters LSD are prominent in the title). John claimed it isn't and is about a musical version of "Alice In Wonderland". He also said "the girl with kaleidoscope eyes" turned out to be Yoko.
5:00. 5:00 on a Wednesday to be exact. On the back of the original album, George was pointing to this line "5:00 on a Wednesday". This gave more hints to the "Paul Is Dead Hoax" (pointed to this line to show what time and day Paul died).
Twenty. "It was twenty years ago today
That Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play"
The album was released in 1967, so Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play in 1947.
| Someone's tragic accident inspired the first verse in "A Day In The Life". Who was this person who experienced a young fate? | Sgt Pepper's is #1!
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Tara Browne. Tara Browne was the Guinness heir who died when he smashed his car into a parked van (inspiring the lyric "He blew his mind out in a car"). There was another event that inspired the fourth verse in the song. Blackburn Roads Surveyor recorded that 4,000 holes in the road and the volume of material needed to fill the holes was enough to fill the Albert Hall. Lennon both got these stories from newspapers. Also, a forty-one piece orchestra played on this. The final note of the song lasts forty-two seconds, and is rumored that you are able to hear the studio air conditioners toward the end. At Lennon's request, he asked producer George Martin to put in a high pitched tone, which most humans can't hear but dogs do and the noise drives them crazy.
| Two songs were recorded for "Sgt. Pepper's" but came out on "Magical Mystery Tour" instead. Can you name me one of the two songs that were recorded? | Sgt Pepper's is #1!
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Strawberry Fields Forever. The other big hit also recorded was "Penny Lane". These songs were major hits. Other songs that were recorded for "Sgt. Pepper's" were "Carnival Of Light", "Only A Northern Song", and "Drum Track". "Drum Track" was 22:10 long! It never was released.
Peter Blake. The question may be a little late, but it is one of the most recognized album covers of all time. In fact, four other album covers were inspired from "Sgt. Pepper's". Some artists that used the design for their album covers include Frank Zappa and Dead Kennedys. Thanks for playing my quiz.
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