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Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Studio album by
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
Recorded2009
StudioIceland and at Studio East in Berlin
Genre
Length71:36
LanguageEnglish, Icelandic, Russian
LabelA
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
My Bloody Underground
(2008) 		Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
(2010) 		Aufheben
(2012)
Singles from Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
  1. "The One"
    Released: November 23, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash7/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork5.7/10[8]
The Skinny[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]
Under the Radar[11]

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? is the eleventh studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in February 23, 2010[12] on band leader Anton Newcombe's A Records.[13]

Recording

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The album was recorded in Iceland and at Studio East in Berlin.

Personnel

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The album guest features, among a variety of international musicians, Spacemen 3 bassist Will Carruthers and vocalists Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix Bondareff.[14]

Content

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The album's title refers to The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Release

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The album was available for free streaming prior to release, and like My Bloody Underground, music videos were made for each of the album's songs.

Track listing

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  1. "Tempo 116.7 (Reaching for Dangerous Levels of Sobriety)" – 5:25
  2. "Þungur hnífur" (Icelandic for "A Heavy Knife") – 4:04
  3. "Lets Go Fucking Mental" – 4:41
  4. "White Music" – 2:12
  5. "This Is the First of Your Last Warnings" (Icelandic version) – 5:59
  6. "This Is the One Thing We Did Not Want to Have Happen" – 7:11
  7. "The One" – 4:15
  8. "Someplace Else Unknown" – 6:23
  9. "Detka! Detka! Detka!" (Russian for "Baby") – 5:20
  10. "Super Fucked" – 6:36
  11. "Our Time" – 2:56
  12. "Feel It (Of Course We Fucking Do)" – 6:15
  13. "Felt Tipped-Pen Pictures of UFOs" – 10:20

Personnel

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  • Anton Newcombe – Vocals, guitar, electronics
  • Will Carruthers – Bass, vocals (tracks 3, 6)
  • Matt Hollywood – Guitar
  • Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir – Vocals (tracks 5, 7)
  • Felix Bondareff – Vocals (tracks 2, 9)
  • Jón Sæmundur – Guitar
  • Henrik Baldvin Bjornsson – Guitar
  • Constantine Karlis – Drums

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Who Killed Sgt.Pepper?
Chart (2010) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 199

References

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  1. ^ a b "Allmusic review".
  2. ^ "Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? – The Brian Jonestown Massacre". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Annan, Nick (February 12, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt Pepper?". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Maider, Ted (February 22, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Cole, Jenni (February 22, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt Pepper?". musicOMH. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "NME review". NME. February 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.
  9. ^ Shukla, Mark (February 1, 2010). "Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  10. ^ Vodicka, Gabe. "Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  11. ^ Valish, Frank (February 18, 2010). "Brian Jonestown Massacre: Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  12. ^ ""Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album"". snobsmusic.net. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  13. ^ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website". The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  14. ^ ""Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album"". antimusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt.Pepper?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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