I bought the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” today. The digitally remastered Beatles catalog came out today and since I lost my “Sgt. Pepper’s” CD years ago (it’s the only one I don’t have), I bought it.

I got into work and read a CNN review of the remastered albums. The review said the new recordings were great and you can really hear the difference. They specifically mentioned the song “Lovely Rita” on “Sgt. Peppers’.” Having uploaded the album to my iPhone as soon as I got it home, I plugged my headphones in and listened to the song. I’m surprised and thrilled to say it’s TOTALLY different. It almost sounds like a completely different recording – and much better! The sound is much clearer and has a bit of a raw edge the original release doesn’t.

As I write this, I’m listening to “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds.” It’s just as good. I’m hearing things I’ve never heard before. John whispering… Paul’s raw background shouts… Ringo’s joints cracking. (Okay, I made that last one up.)

I might just have to buy the whole remastered catalog. This is a revelation. It’s a Revolution!

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