Sgt. Pepper's | |
Type: | Studio album |
Artist: | Big Daddy |
Cover: | Sgt. Pepper's Big Daddy.jpeg |
Alt: | A parody of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band artwork, where the flowers spell out "Big Daddy" and an acoustic bass is in front of the drums. |
Genre: | Rock 'n' roll |
Label: | Rhino |
Producer: | Big Daddy |
Prev Title: | Cutting Their Own Groove |
Prev Year: | 1991 |
Next Title: | Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Sgt. Pepper's is a tribute album[1] consisting of covers of the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. The album was recorded by Big Daddy in 1992 and features covers which combine the lyrics and some musical elements from the original Beatles versions with stylistic elements of certain genres and musicians, mostly ones popularized in the 1920s-1950s. The album's release coincided with the 25th anniversary of the original Beatles album.[2] It was the band's last album until 2013's Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen.
The album's cover art was directly inspired by that of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was designed by Michael Bryan with direction from Geoff Gans. It prominently features an acoustic bass and the background is filled with iconic figures, mostly comedic.
Sgt. Pepper's received moderately positive reception. People magazine called the album "a hoot" and said even "when the novelty fades, the tunes stand on their own blue suede shoes as music to boogie to, even when you’re 64."[3]
According to Discogs:[4]
Big Daddy
Additional musicians and production