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...“I’d never previously heard anything that was long-form from a band before that, apart from Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” he continues....
...If the references were not thwackingly obvious enough, there were also a flower-strewn set, rainbow-clad proscenium, live drums and a Beatles soundtrack to help set the mood; like being trapped in the Sgt...
...Who had time for Tubular Bells any more? Artists themselves responded by working in shorter formats: video singles trailed on YouTube, EPs – remember EPs? – such as Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster....
...“Betsy Bell” was Geordie oompah, all trombone and ukelele and clog dancing....
...We had forgotten the digital code to open the front door, pressed the bell for the doorman and were instantly waved in, without question, by the front desk....
...The Velvet Underground and Nico, Are You Experienced, Sgt Pepper, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow – those are just from 1967....
...Or what about the glittering Sgt Pepper pagoda-shouldered jackets worn over artfully distressed skin-tight jeans (see left)? Actually, absurd as it may seem, odds are that the answer will be yes....
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