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From the Emmy nominated director ofMonty Python: Almost The Truth,Alan G. Parker(Rebel Truce: The Story of The Clash, Hello Quo, Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Who Killed Nancy)and produced byReynold D’SilvaandAlexa Morris, the film features incredible rare archival footage unseen since the 1960s. The film also features rare interviews with The Beatles’ original drummerPete Best, John Lennon’s sisterJulia Baird, Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein’s secretaryBarbara O’Donnell, Steve Diggleof the Buzzcocks, Beatles associateTony Bramwell,Pattie Boyd’s sisterJenny Boyd,Hunter Davies, Simon Napier-Bell, Ray Connolly, Bill Harry, Philip Norman, Steve Turner, Andy Peebles, Freda KellyandThe Merseybeats.IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY! THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER&BEYONDexamines the year 1967, the year that would arguably be the most crucial in the band’s career, a year in which they stopped being the world’s number one touring band and instead became the world’s most innovative recording artists, pushing the boundaries of what could be achieved in the studio. Unable to hear themselves perform and mired by controversy, the band decided to stop touring in August 1966. What followed was a period of extreme creativity and rebirth during which they embraced Swinging London, the ‘avant-garde’, LSD and the advent of the Summer Of Love. The result was the creation of their new alter ego, Sgt. Pepper, with the desire to create a pop music first, the concept album.



A devoted fan since the age of nine, the film’s directorAlan G. Parkerhas set out to explore this period by filming interviews with former employees, fellow musicians, family member and journalists, all of whom were there at the time. These stories are in turn supported by a vast array of impressive archival footage, much of it not seen since first transmission. The result is a detailed examination of why the band stopped touring, how the album was conceived and its recording at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, its lyrics, the creation of its sleeve and finally its release. All this is set against a background of the band’s changing relationship with theirmanager, Brian Epstein and the tragedy of his death, the creation of Apple and the powerful influence of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.



Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2uUckwL6ooIMDb:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6440916Alan G. Parker (Director IMDb):http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569672See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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