Giles Martin’s remix is a vast improvement on the old stereo version – more muscular, with an unexpected emphasis placed on Ringo Starr’s drums – although the original mono mix, also here, is the one with the Beatles’ fingerprints on it. It’s all beautifully done, as you might expect: few organisations part fans from their cash with such good taste and elegance as Apple Corps. ![]() There’s an argument that it was this event that really kicked off the heritage rock industry, and led us, ultimately, to where we are today: a super-deluxe six-disc box-set version of Sgt Pepper, complete with facsimile posters, hardback book and a 3D lenticular sleeve that, ironically, gives the cover something of the look of Their Satanic Majesties Request, the Rolling Stones’ reviled attempt to rival the Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece.
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