The Beatles created an album called Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 which was inspired by the Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys had a similar experience in the recording studio in the sense of experimenting. This influenced the Beatles to go ahead and try to do it create a similar album by themselves. Although this was the Beatles 8th album, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album that was created in an environment that gave them the freedom to fully capture their feelings and emotions about their life. This album was a turning point for pop culture in the 1960s and musical development because of its extreme difference to any other album released. Their dedication in the studio for the duration of the album allowed them to experiment with new forms of mixing technology such as the Mellotron. Resultantly, they created new sounds that had previously never been discovered and bizarre lyrics that pushed the boundaries of what was accepted as classic rock. The Beatles attribute the success of their album to the dedication they had in the studio. Their isolation created a habitat that allowed them to immerse themselves in creating. Spending so much time in the studio, the Beatles often used tape recorders to record their random thoughts and sounds. The albums concept aims to illustrate the life of Sergeant Pepper’s band, an alter ego played by the Beatles as a symbol of musical experimentation.

The Beatles performing their last concert at Candlestick Park in 1966