Did You Know?

[Clark Kent]

I think this topic is in the right place, if it isn't I apologise.

Did you know that The Beatles wanted to make a Sgt. Pepper movie to illustrate the songs on the album?

Apparently they were arranging venues for the songs.

They filmed the orchestral section from "A Day In The Life" on a 16mm camera. It's true! Part of the orchestra bit was in the film "Imagine: John Lennon" when John's talking about the Pepper album.

That would have been an amazing film but they discontinued it and pursued MMT instead.

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[Tim]

The orchestra was the only part filmed.
What was being considered was filming the recording of the album.
This idea was recycled with disatrous resiults 2 years later.

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[Cecilia]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Clark Kent:
It's true! Part of the orchestra bit was in the film "Imagine: John Lennon" when John's talking about the Pepper album.

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It can be seen on the Anthology video too.


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"Till the flowers stop a-growin', till the ocean's a sea of snow..." Paul McCartney, 1977

[Amalthea]

Yes, I've seen that 16 mm movie, it's easitly findable over the sharing files programs under the name of A Day In The Life video... it's strange http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982

[Clark Kent]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Tim:
The orchestra was the only part filmed.
What was being considered was filming the recording of the album.
This idea was recycled with disatrous resiults 2 years later.

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They were actually going to make a film of the songs not the recording of the album. If you read the book BLACKBIRD about Paul McCartney it gives a list of proposed venues for the songs eg circus for Mr Kite.




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