The Myth and Magic of Sgt Pepper

The Myth and Magic of Sgt Pepper

Associate Professor Mark Pollard Very much a product of its time, the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album was the soundtrack to the 1967 Summer of Love; a psychedelic explosion of sound and colour that pushed back against the last vestiges of Victorian values. Celebrated by many, criticized as over-hyped by others, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club…

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Cover

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Cover

Wish You Were Here was released September 12th, 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records. It was their first release on Columbia. The album is based on material the band composed while performing in Europe. Pink Floyd recorded Wish You Were Here over throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Themes you can find throughout the album are criticism of…