Sgt. Pepper: 'It Was 40 Years Ago Today...'

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Sgt. Pepper: 'It Was 40 Years Ago Today...'

2007

0h 59m

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Studio engineer Geoff Emerick challenges modern musicians to recreate songs from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary.

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John Thomson

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Geoff Emerick

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Directed by: Paul Bernays

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