Product details. Product Dimensions : 13 x 1 x 13 inches; 11.2 Ounces. Manufacturer : Capitol. Date First Available : December 1, 2007. Label : Capitol. ASIN : B0010GTD7O. Number of discs : 1. Best Sellers Rank: #49,227 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #23,635 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
First, the sound. The original LP and CD of Sgt. Pepper are quite similar sounding. They share thin tonality and pond-flat dynamics. The CD is worse due to sharp highs and pervasive edginess that make it hard to listen to. A 2009 CD remastered by Guy Massey and Steve Rooke smooths and fills things out.
This new stereo mix of Sgt. Pepper's, though guided entirely by the mono mix that all of the Beatles worked on with producer George Martin, is a very obvious improvement over the original stereo mix. Paul McCartney was recently quoted in Mojo as agreeing that the sound of the new stereo mix is much more "3D mono."
For another 70s purple label variation: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Other variations with this catalog number: Black rainbow colorband label: 1967-68 Lime green label: 1969-71 Orange label: 1976-78 2nd black rainbow colorband label/Pressed by Capitol: 1983-85 2nd black rainbow colorband label/Pressed by Specialty (SRC y4JfN8w.