Sgt Pepper 40th Anniversary

1 June 2007

Sgt Pepper Released 1 June 1967

George Harrison

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr

It was forty years ago today...

Sgt Pepper, possibly one of the most influential albums ever released, is 40 today. The chart is for 9am - when the shops open - and shows Jupiter and Saturn angular which is fitting for something which changed the way we thought about "pop" albums.

This has taken longer to produce, had brought in orchestration, pushed the boundaries with art work and generally pushed the creative doors wide open. Jupiter in Leo is conjunct the ascendant: that surely speaks of making an entrance. Even if we don't have the correct time, Jupiter is still in the early degrees of Leo. What is even more profound emerges when you consider the charts of the individual beatles who all have significant points at 1 - 5 degrees Leo. This was certainly a peak achievement for those involved.

There is also an extra sensitive - Moon, Venus, Neptune - grand trine in water, fitting for such a melodic album, which brings in the Uranus Pluto conjunction to make a kite, a formation with great direction and focus. No wonder this is seen as one of the defining albums of the sixties.