Lennon’s “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was inspired by a drawing his 3 year-old son Julian returned home from school with one day. The song which was first hatched during The Beatles days in Hamburg was supposedly reworked that autumn by Paul because his father was approaching – 64. The songs: “When I’m 64” became the first track to be recorded for the album, with the first session taking place on 6th Dec 1966. So, what can be said about Pepper that hasn’t been said before? Lets dig deep and see if we can unearth some of the lesser-known facts that helped make-up this masterpiece. Peppers blew our minds when released in June of 1967 it captured British culture, flower power and the feelings of a young and exited generation. Pepper is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums of all time and saw The Beatles rising to new peaks of songwriting. But that’s just my view and one thing is for sure, Sgt. I would argue that Revolver is a better album, as is Abbey Road. The greatest album ever? The best Beatles album? Well that’s all subjective, and we’re all entitled to our own opinion, but in mine, it is neither.
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