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It sure was a long way from the mop-top memories of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," wasn’t it? And yet only three years separated the recording of the early Beatles smash single and the breathlessly experimental, genre-shattering (and, arguably, genre-inventing) album that gave birth to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "With a Little Help from My Friends," "When I’m Sixty-Four," "Getting Better," the title track, the still-stunning musical journey "A Day in the Life" and more songs that made eternal Beatles fans out of millions. Both musically and sonically, "Sgt. Pepper’s" broke new ground, opening up minds as to the possibilities of four-track recording and the freedom to dreamily blend rock ’n’ roll, classical, music-hall and budding psychedelia—in the span of five minutes. These releases present a new stereo mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, sourced directly from the original four-track tapes. The double 180-gram vinyl (gatefold) and 2-CD deluxe (with 50-page booklet) editions add a second disc of previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly remixed in stereo and sequenced in the album order, plus new stereo mixes of the "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" single sides (2-CD edition adds five additional instrumental and alternate versions). The big boy, the super-deluxe version, brings you all of the above tracks plus an expanded mono version of the album (with six bonus tracks including unreleased mono mixes of "A Day in the Life," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" [that mix was long thought erased but was just recently discovered] and "She’s Leaving Home" plus a promo single version of "Penny Lane"). The DVD and Blu-Ray in the super-deluxe set bring you the 1992 TV documentary "The Making of Sgt. Pepper," newly restored, plus promo video clips as well as high-resolution stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of the album and the "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" singles. For those hi-res mixes, Martin and Okell worked with an A-team of audio engineers and restoration specialists at Abbey Road—trust us: these are stunners (you’ve never heard the splendor of "A Day in the Life" like this). The 144-page super-deluxe book features rare photos, handwritten lyrics, track-by-track notes and more, and you also get two replica posters, the album’s pull-out sheet of "Sgt. Pepper" cutouts and lenticular artwork on the 12" x 12" box. One of the most famous, important, influential and beloved albums in rock history returns in magnificent fashion! Capitol.