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"Dr. Alan F. Moore packs each sentence with profound observations, each paragraph with thought-provoking concepts." Discoveries March 2002

Product Description
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) represents the highpoint of the recording career of the Beatles. This is a detailed study of this album, and it demonstrates how serious discussion of popular music can be undertaken without failing either the approach or the music. Dr. Moore considers each song individually, tying his analysis to the recorded performance on disk, rather than the printed music. He focuses on the musical quality of the songs and the interpretations offered by a range of commentators. He also describes the context in which the album was written--both within the career of the group itself and within the development of popular music globally, both before and since.

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In Europe, there has always been a popular culture: at least, that is, as long as there has been any other sort of culture (high, art, serious, aristocratic, sacred, etc.) from which to differentiate it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Rolling Stones, Small Faces, George Martin, Melody Maker, Beach Boys, Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Tin Pan Alley, Brian Epstein, Carnaby Street, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Pet Sounds, Dave Harker, Frank Sinatra, Jack Kroll, Muddy Waters, Ray Davies, Ringo Starr New!
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