Was Sgt. Pepper Really the First Concept Album?

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Published Nov 16, 2017

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is often thought of as the record that launched the idea of the concept album, but does that description even fit?

John Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music at the University of Rochester, offers his insights into where this perception comes from, and how the influence of this landmark album did lead to a new movement in pop music.

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