... and this could be worth a look -

DOCUMENTARY: Sgt Pepper: 'It Was 40 Years Ago Today...'
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 2nd June 2007
Time: 22:45 to 23:45 (1 hour long)

To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, the album's engineer, Geoff Emerick, heads back to the studio with some of today's top artists to create new versions of the album's classic tracks. Will today's musicians succeed in recording their versions of the songs using the original studio equipment from 1967, and with only a day to record each song? The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight and Bryan Adams are among those taking up the challenge.

and with only a day to record each song? The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight and Bryan Adams are among those taking up the challenge.Jeez, I'd hate to hear a cover of any Sgt Pepper songs by any of these people but recorded in just a day? Please prove me wrong FFS!

I nearly made an amusing Spinal Tap style comment about the very talented Mr Emerick.
Ok I will,actually I`m sure he would appreciate it.

Old recording Engineer; Hey Geoff man, what you been up to?

Mr Emerick; Not bad mate, I still have the "Pepper" gig.

This does look a pretty good tv night actually.

I saw this show and was pleasantly surprised. Good to see, not just the performances, but also the 'behind the scenes' stuff. They were a good natured lot - especially the band (I forget their name) who came thinking they were doing the opening track to find that they were really doing the reprise which they hadn't rehearsed. And Travis sitting under the stairs to get the right accoustics.

Was quite amusing seeing the producer try to get Bryan Adama to sing "It was 60 years ago today". He asked why, to be told that 40 years ago the Beatles sang that it was 20 years ago, so that must mean it's now 60 years ago, to which Bryan shrugged and muttered that nobody would notice.

Good stuff.

some of the vocals were double-tracked (kaiser chiefs for definate)

were they 'bouncing' tracks? or was some more technology brought in in the missing two hours.

stereophonics drummer had a click track too, i believe

The original Sgt Pepper was recorded on 8 track I believe, so highly likely they were bouncing tracks for authenticity?

no, pepper was 4 track. Revolver was 8 track and they had to move to Olympic to do it

Ah Olympic where I made many of my hits!

I still have my 4 track portable studio. It's great fun knocking stuff out on it.

040 wrote:
no, pepper was 4 track. Revolver was 8 track and they had to move to Olympic to do it


but .... Revolver preceded Sgt Pepper ?