UK album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Heralded upon its release as The Beatles’ masterpiece, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was issued in the UK on 1 June 1967.

It was released as PMC 7027 (mono) and PCS 7027 (stereo). A 4″ reel-to-reel tape was also issued in 1967, with the catalogue number TA-PMC 7027 (3¾ ips twin-track mono tape).

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album artwork

Sgt Pepper entered the UK charts on 3 June 1967. The following week it was at number one, where it remained for 23 weeks. It returned to the top spot for another week on 25 November, for two weeks from 23 December, and for a final week on 3 February 1968. In all it spent 148 consecutive weeks in the charts.

The album sold more than 250,000 copies in the UK in its first week of release, and by the end of June had sold over half a million. Sgt Pepper remains in the top 10 best-selling albums of all time, both in the UK and worldwide.

Last updated: 30 June 2022
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