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The Beatles' First Take Of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'

On the cusp of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band's 50th birthday, hear the first take The Beatles recorded of a legendary song.
The Beatles during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions in 1967

On February 28, 1967, The Beatles were in Abbey Road Studios in London working on a new song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Today we're premiering "take one," the first attempt The Beatles made at recording it.

For me, a teen back then, the dreamy sound of this song was likeThe song contained more innocence than the revelations of an acid-induced dream might.

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