This collection reveals that it's possible to hear a classic, arguably over-familiar record with new ears, and that the reverberations of Sgt. Curating this set was clearly not a task taken lightly by Apple Corps, Capitol Records/UMe, and reissue producers Jonathan Clyde, Guy Hayden, mix producer Giles Martin, and mix engineer Sam Okell. Yet, put simply, this 4-CD/1-DVD/1-BD super deluxe box (also available in smaller CD, 2-CD and 2-LP formats) raises the bar for archival releases. This would be a landmark collection for any number of reasons: that Pepper is routinely considered one of the greatest albums, if not the greatest album, of all time that this is the first-ever "Expanded Edition" of a Beatles album that the entire LP has been startlingly remixed both for stereo and 5.1 surround sound. I read the news today, oh, boy! It's a new day in Pepperland thanks to today's release of the most eagerly-anticipated reissue project of the year: the 50th anniversary deluxe box set of The Beatles' Sgt.
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