The Beatles are back with remastered 'Sgt Pepper's'

Giles Martin was handed the near impossible task of remixing one of the greatest albums of all time, ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, which was produced by his father, writes Joe Nerssessian

A QUITE remarkable feat was achieved on the first day of this month, 50 years after the release of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album — in all its innovative glory — was once again at the top of the charts, breaking the record for the longest span between an album first reaching number one and then returning to the summit.

This was largely down to one man who decided to take on the near-impossible task of remixing one of the greatest records of all time by one of the world’s most loved bands. And to add a little more pressure, it was originally produced by this man’s late father.