The Origin of the Rarest and Most Sought After Pressing of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

By Bill Wright

AnalogPlanet reader Bill Wright interviews Australian mastering engineer Don Bartley, who cut lacquers back in 1983 for what many consider to be the best sounding and certainly the rarest pressing of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, produced by EMI Australia for the 1983 Sydney Audio Show. Fewer than five hundred copies were pressed. Mr. Wright tells the story, followed by his interview with mastering engineer Bartley.....Read more