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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by The Beatles. It was released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom and on June 2, 1967 in the United States. Sgt. Pepper is often said to be The Beatles' best work, and one of the most influential albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 1 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List. In 2006, the album was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was recorded after the band stopped touring. The album's songs were each designed so that they could not be played live. All of The Beatles experimented with new sounds while recording the album, so each song is very different. It is rumored that drugs took a big part while the band was making the album. The song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was said to be about LSD, but the band denied it.

The album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the most famous of all time. It was designed by Peter Blake and photographed by Michael Cooper. The Beatles each chose ten people they would like to perform in front of. The people chosen are displayed on the album cover. Two of John Lennon's picks, Adolf Hitler and Jesus Christ, were rejected by EMI.

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