Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? Explained

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Cover:	Who Killed Sgt. Pepper.jpg
Recorded:	2009
Length:	71.36
Language:	English, Icelandic, Russian
Label:	A
Prev Title:	My Bloody Underground
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Aufheben
Next Year:	2012

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? is the eleventh studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in February 2010^[1] on band leader Anton Newcombe's A Records.^[2]

Recording

The album was recorded in Iceland and at Studio East in Berlin.

Personnel

The album guest features, among a variety of international musicians, Spacemen 3 bassist Will Carruthers and vocalists Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix Bondareff.^[3]

Content

The album's title refers to The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Release

The album was available for free streaming prior to release, and like My Bloody Underground, music videos were made for each of the album's songs.

Track listing

1. "Tempo 116.7 (Reaching for Dangerous Levels of Sobriety)" - 5:35
2. "Þungur hnífur" (Icelandic for "A Heavy Knife") - 4:11
3. "Lets Go Fucking Mental" - 4:43
4. "White Music" - 3:31
5. "This Is the First of Your Last Warnings" (Icelandic version) - 6:15
6. "This Is the One Thing We Did Not Want to Have Happen" - 8:05
7. "The One" - 4:11
8. "Someplace Else Unknown" - 6:26
9. "Detka! Detka! Detka!" (Russian for "Baby") - 5:25
10. "Super Fucked" - 6:36
11. "Our Time" - 3:03
12. "Feel It (Of Course We Fucking Do)" - 6:33
13. "Felt Tipped-Pen Pictures of UFOs" - 9:56

Personnel

• Anton Newcombe - Vocals, guitar, electronics
• Will Carruthers - Bass, vocals (tracks 3,6)
• Matt Hollywood - Guitar
• Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir - Vocals (tracks 5,7)
• Felix Bondareff - Vocals (tracks 2,9)
• Jón Sæmundur - Guitar
• Henrik Baldvin Bjornsson – Guitar
• Constantine Karlis – Drums

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Notes and References

1. Web site: "Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album". snobsmusic.net. 2010-01-09.
2. Web site: The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website. The Brian Jonestown Massacre. 2008-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html . 2007-10-22.
3. Web site: "Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album". antimusic.com. 2010-01-09.