Your humble PopCulteer pays tribute to the classic Beatles Album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at 5 PM Wednesday on  The AIR. You can tune in at the website, or on this embedded radio player…

The eighth episode of Beatles Blast sees yours truly assemble a duplicate of the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album using cover versions by as assortment of some of the most revered recording artists of all time, plus a few obscure artists, just to keep you on your toes.

The show opens with a rare version of The Beatles doing both parts of the song, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Then the fun starts. Check out the playlist…

Beatles Blast 008

The Beatles  “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

Jimi Hendrix  “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
Joe Cocker  “With A Little Help From My Friends”
Elton John  “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
Paul McCartney  “Getting Better”
Hue & Cry  “Fixing A Hole”
Syreeta  “She’s Leaving Home”
Billy Connelly  “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite”
Sonic Youth  “Within You, Without You”
Frankie Howerd  “When I’m Sixty-Four”
Fats Domino  “Lovely Rita”
The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton “Good Morning, Good Morning”
Three Wize Men  “Sgt. Pepper (reprise)”
Sting  “A Day In The Life”
The Fall  “Sgt. Pepper’s Inner Groove”

To fill out the hour, we include two songs that were originally intended for Sgt Pepper, but which were diverted to be used as a double-A side single prior to its release…
Tomorrow  “Strawberry Fields Forever”
David Bowie  “Penny Lane”

I decided to pay tribute to the Sgt Pepper album this way on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of its release. I hope you enjoy the effort. Beatles Blast can be heard Wednesday at 5 PM, and this week Thursday at 4 PM, with further replays Friday at 7 PM  and as part of our Saturday afternoon music lblock.