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Pepperland Laid Waste

Yellow Submarine album artworkWritten by: George Martin
Recorded: 22, 23 October 1968
Producers: George Martin, John Burgess, Ron Richards
Engineer: Geoff Emerick

Released: 17 January 1969 (UK), 13 January 1969 (US)

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Yellow Submarine

Pepperland Laid Waste was part of the score written in 1968 by George Martin for the Yellow Submarine animated film, and appeared as the penultimate track on the accompanying soundtrack LP.

Pepperland Laid Waste - Yellow Submarine

The album's seven instrumental pieces were performed at Abbey Road on 22 and 23 October 1968, by the 41-piece George Martin Orchestra. Martin conducted the players himself, with John Burgess and Ron Richards co-producing.

In the Yellow Submarine film, Pepperland is an undersea paradise inhabited by music lovers. Their harmonious lives are threatened by the Blue Meanies, who hate music and beauty. The Meanies attack Pepperland, freezing the inhabitants and destroying the land's beauty.

Pepperland Laid Waste was George Martin's musical illustration of the aftermath of the attacks, featuring a range of atmospheric orchestral swells, trills and climaxes to evoke the despondency afflicting the land.

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3 responses to “Pepperland Laid Waste”

  1. Jose Manuel says:
    Saturday 15 November 2008 at 11.33am

    Hello:
    Where can I find the musical score of "Pepperland", by George Martin?

    Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
  2. Franciscus Tolhuizen says:
    Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 3.02pm

    Hi,
    I would like to know where I find the score of Pepperland as well.
    Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
  3. Jan says:
    Thursday 12 November 2009 at 3.55pm

    What would you offer if I write down the score?

    It`s not available thus someone has to do all the work. I've written to g. Martins's company, but got (no wonder) no reply.

    Best regards
    Jan

    Reply to this comment

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