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Sgt. Pepper at 40, from A to ZThe BeatlesSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band(Parlophone/Capitol) US release date: 2 June 1968 UK release date: 1 June 1968 [1 June 2007] by Bruce DancisMcClatchy Newspapers (MCT) It was 40 years ago today -- to be precise, June 1, 1967, in Britain, a day later in the former colonies of America -- that the Beatles changed the world.
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I’m glad someone marked this anniversary. This is the only place I’ve seen mention it.
Comment by Tommy Atkins from Chicago — June 1, 2007 @ 2:38 pm