Sandy Farina sounds especially vulnerable and touching on "Strawberry Fields Forever", offering a new perspective on the song from a woman's point of view. I also like Diane Steinberg and Stargard's (whatever happened to that group?) sexy delivery of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" as well.

After being out of circulation for at least a good fifteen years, personally I am glad that this album is now finally available on CD and am the proud owner of this great album.


to those disco freaks that love cheesy films!   April 18, 2007
G. D. Primer
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Yes, I'm a HUGE fan of Peter Frampton and the Brothers Gibb and I'm an even BIGGER fan of cheesy films. I've been hunting down this soundtrack on CD since wearing out the VHS I checked out from the library. After having the DVD fall on my foot at my local Walgreen's (and watching it 7 times over 3 days), I'm now starting my search again for the awesome soundtrack. I'm a bit miffed that the tracks are out of order, but it's no big deal. If you love Frampton's guitar work, the BeeGee's vocals, and a cheesy film from '78 to boot, then by all means, get it. For those haters that don't like disco-fied Beatles covers, well, all I can say to them is pfft (oh, and not buy it if they're going to just fuss and cuss about how it's not 'right').


Great CD   February 20, 2006
Beverly Joseph (Albany,NY)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful


I love Sgt.Pepper's lonely Hearts Club Band !!!
At least three times a week I listen to it. I've
always been a huge fan of the "Beegees " , and it gave
me a chance to enjoy other singers, even George Burns.
I also bought the movie on DVD and VHS.
I love all of it. The music is great !!!
I love dumb movies,and the movie was dumb, but a lot of fun !
In the future, I hope to buy more copies of the CD and the
movie.

Sincerely,
Beverly Joseph


Relaxing and Fun Movie   July 2, 2006
Michael G. Mccammon (Indianapolis)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is an excellent movie; one of my favorites cause it is just so fun to watch and the music is good. I can't believe it has been about 30 years since the movie came out. I could watch this movie over and over and play the sound track over and over too; in fact I have done just that!!!


Splendid time not guaranteed, but not bad either...   January 11, 2006
dvdtrkr (San Diego CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The 70s were a time of excess, this film, "Tommy" and "The Apple" are prime examples of why movie musicals took 2 decades to recover (although Mariah's "Glitter" didn't help). I guarantee Baz Luhrmann has the DVD on what not to do...

The film was a disaster (not that the Beatles apart from Help and Hard Days Night were any better than the Bee Gees when it came to the movies..Magical Mystery Tour for one... Lennon had "How I Won The War" that was decent and then there were the experimental ones...Ringo had the cult classic "Caveman" and the out there "Candy", McCartney's equally dismal "Give My Regards to Broad Street" (George Martin also produced that album which at least made sense for the songs), George might have been the smart one, keeping behind the scenes...but you have Shanghai Surprise), and was another attempt for the Brothers Gibb to attempt to act (the previous one being Cucumber Castle for TV).

I think the Bee Gees are one of the greatest harmony groups of all time (better than the Beatles and CSN, on par with The Beach Boys and Four Freshmen because they pulled it off effortlessly live in radio interviews a capella), and do a fine job with the songs, but I think that it would have been better suited with the brothers and George Martin putting something original out. Frampton to me is a great guitarist and sideman although undeniably had the looks for being a frontman. I think he has acted since this, but the songs he contributed are pretty good, but they're still Beatle cover songs.

Other decent moments are Aerosmith's "Come Together" and EWF's "Got To Get You Into My Life" which were the hits, and Sandy Farina's covers were pleasant (for those interested in 'whatever happened to', she's a real estate agent who writes songs and sings background behind the scenes). Billy Preston was prob. there as the only tie to the Fabs. Maybe Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry needed to be in the film!!!

It's a good place to hear Beatle covers, but I'd recommend "All This and WWII" if you can find it, "Motown Does the Beatles", and the more recent "I Am Sam" soundtrack, George Martin's "In My Life", the concert for John Lennon DVD, and the infinite amount of cover songs done by just about every artist that one can easily find via the internet, some great, and some others that wound up on the "Golden Throats" compilations that make the worst of this collection look like the original "Pepper".

But my recommendations/homework is for people to pick up Humble Pie "Live at the Fillmore" and "Rock On" to hear Frampton truly come alive on guitar and Bee Gee's first up to "Odessa". Warning, you might throw "Pepper" out of the car after listening to those CDs.