Recorded 2009 Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
(2010) Aufheben
(2012) Label A Records | Length 71.36 Release date 23 February 2010 | |
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Released February 23, 2010 (2010-02-23) Language English, Icelandic, Russian Artist The Brian Jonestown Massacre Genres Rock music, Shoegazing, Alternative rock, Neo-psychedelia Similar The Brian Jonestown Massacre albums, Rock music albums | ||
Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? is the eleventh studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in February 2010 on band leader Anton Newcombe's A Records.
Contents
Brian jonestown massacre tempo 116 7 v3 reaching for dangerous levels of sobriety
Recording
The album was recorded in Iceland and at Studio East in Berlin.
Personnel
The album guest features, among a variety of international musicians, Spacemen 3 bassist Will Carruthers and vocalists Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix Bondareff.
Content
The album's title refers to The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It may also refer to Who Killed Bambi?, an early working title for The Sex Pistols' film The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle, as well as a song on the film's soundtrack.
Release
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
- "Tempo 116.7 (Reaching for Dangerous Levels of Sobriety)" - 5:35
- "Þungur Hnífur" (Icelandic for "The Heavy Knife") - 4:11
- "Lets Go Fucking Mental" - 4:43
- "White Music" - 3:31
- "This Is the First of Your Last Warnings" (Icelandic version) - 6:15
- "This Is the One Thing We Did Not Want to Have Happen" - 8:05
- "The One" - 4:11
- "Someplace Else Unknown" - 6:26
- "Detka! Detka! Detka!" (Russian for "Baby")- 5:25
- "Super Fucked" - 6:36
- "Our Time" - 3:03
- "Feel It (Of Course We Fucking Do)" - 6:33
- "Felt Tipped-Pen Pictures of UFOs" - 9:56
Personnel
Songs
1Tempo 1167 (Reaching for Dangerous Levels of Sobriety)5:26
2Þungur Hnífur4:04
3Let's Go Fucking Mental4:41