| Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band | |
|---|---|
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| Remix album (Mashup) by The Beachles (Clayton Counts) | |
| Released | September 5, 2006 |
| Recorded | July 12, 1965 – c. April 17, 1966 (The Beach Boys sessions), 6 December 1966 – 21 April 1967 (The Beatles sessions) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 69:21 |
| Label | Self-released |
| Producer | Clayton Counts |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | favorable[1] |
Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a track-for-trackmashup ofThe Beach Boys'Pet Sounds withThe Beatles'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band byClayton Counts. Released under thepseudonym The Beachles, it was posted to Counts'sblog on September 5, 2006.
The album received favorable mentions inEntertainment Weekly andUSA Today, as well as various blogs around the world.[1] Shortly after release, Counts received acease and desist order fromEMI's attorneys around September 8, 2006.[2] Notably, the letter included a demand for Counts to hand over theIP addresses of everyone whodownloaded orstreamed the songs.[3] Counts removed the songs, but refused to give up the IPs and fired back with a lengthy missive on his blog.[4][5] The incident drew the attention of theAssociated Press andRolling Stone, and resulted in a letter-writing campaign and a boycott ofEMI andCapitol Records on behalf of Counts.
Counts linked to the tracker siteisoHunt as a place to still download the album after his cease and desist letter.
All songs are created using tracks fromThe Beach Boys andThe Beatles.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wouldn't Sgt. Petsound Be Nice?" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "You Still Believe in My Friends" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "That's Not Lucy" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Don't Talk (Get Better)" | 6:54 |
| 5. | "I'm Fixing It, Dayhole" | 7:22 |
| 6. | "She's Going Away for Awhile" | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Being for the Benefit of Sloop John B!" | 6:34 |
| 8. | "God Only Knows What I'd Be Within You" | 5:34 |
| 9. | "I Know There're Sixty-Four Answers" | 7:05 |
| 10. | "Today, Rita" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "I Just Wasn't Made for Good Mornings" | 7:17 |
| 12. | "Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprieve)" | 3:57 |
| 13. | "A Day in the Life of Caroline" | 4:49 |
| 14. | "Runout Groove" | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 69:21 | |
In 2021, a media folder on Clayton Count's blog was discovered containing an unfinished sequel toSgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band titledSon of a Beachle. This album was originally meant to contain 32 tracks, but only 11 of said tracks were ever made.Son of a Beachle uses many more samples than its predecessor, and goes for a more humorous approach.
