It’s by far the most copied and parodied album cover in the world. There are at least 100 versions here!
Original sleeve
Numbered outlines version:
- Sri Yukteswar Gigi (guru)
- Aleister Crowley (dabbler in sex, drugs and magic)
- Mae West (actress)
- Lenny Bruce (comic)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer)
- W.C. Fields (comic)
- Carl Gustav Jung (psychologist)
- Edgar Allen Poe (writer)
- Fred Astaire (actor)
- Richard Merkin (artist)
- The Varga Girl (by artist Alberto Vargas)
- Leo Gorcey (Painted out because he requested a fee)
- Huntz Hall (actor one of the Bowery Boys)
- Simon Rodia (creator of Watts Towers)
- Bob Dylan (musician)
- Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator)
- Sir Robert Peel (politician)
- Aldous Huxley (writer)
- Dylan Thomas (poet)
- Terry Southern (writer)
- Dion (di Mucci)(singer)
- Tony Curtiss (actor)
- Wallace Berman (artist)
- Tommy Handley (comic)
- Marilyn Monroe (actress)
- William Burroughs (writer)
- Sri Mahavatara Babaji(guru)
- Stan Laurel (comic)
- Richard Lindner (artist)
- Oliver Hardy (comic)
- Karl Marx (philosopher/socialist)
- H.G. Wells (writer)
- Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (guru)
- Anonymous (wax hairdresser’s dummy)
- Stuart Sutcliffe (artist/former Beatle)
- Anonymous (wax hairdresser’s dummy)
- Max Miller (comic)
- The Pretty Girl (by artist George Petty)
- Marlon Brando (actor)
- Tom Mix (actor)
- Oscar Wilde (writer)
- Tyrone Power (actor)
- Larry Bell (artist)
- Dr. David Livingston (missionary/explorer)
- Johnny Weissmuller (swimmer/actor)
- Stephen Crane (writer)
- Issy Bonn (comic)
- George Bernard Shaw (writer)
- H.C. Westermann (sculptor)
- Albert Stubbins (soccer player)
- Sri lahiri Mahasaya (guru)
- Lewis Carrol (writer)
- T.E. Lawrence (soldier, aka Lawrence of Arabia)
- Sonny Liston (boxer)
- The Pretty Girl (by artist George Petty)
- Wax model of George Harrison
- Wax model of John Lennon
- Shirley Temple (child actress)
- Wax model of Ringo Starr
- Wax model of Paul McCartney
- Albert Einstein (physicist)
- John Lennnon, holding a french horn
- Ringo Starr, holding a trumpet
- Paul McCartney, holding a cor anglais
- George Harrison, holding a flute
- Bobby Breen (singer)
- Marlene Dietrich (actress)
- Mohandas Ghandi (painted out at the request of EMI)
- Legionaire from the order of the Buffalos
- Diana Dors (actress)
- Shirley Temple (child actress)
- Cloth grandmother-figure by Jann Haworth
- Cloth figure of Shirley Temple by Haworth
- Mexican candlestick
- Television set
- Stone figure of girl
- Stone figure
- Statue from John Lennon’s house
- Trophy
- Four-armed Indian Doll
- Drum skin, designed by Joe Ephgrave
- Hookah (water tobacco-pipe)
- Velvet snake
- Japanese stone figure
- Stone figure of Snow White
- Garden gnome
- Tuba
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US Capitol sleeve
The bigger picture
Black and white print
Alternative photo session take
Another alternative photo session take
Another alternative photo session take
Another alternative photo session take
More alternative takes
Backcover
Inner gatefold picture
Alternative inner gatefold picture
Another alternative inner gatefold picture
Cut-out cardboard sheet
Painted example
Drawing
Parody
Another parody
Back Beatles
Mercblecket Beats The Beatles (Philips EP 433445-PE) 1964
Peter Knight & His Orchestra – Instrumental Beatles Themes From Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Mercury MG-21132) 1967
Earle Dood & Alen Rodin – Lyndon Johnson’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Atco SD33-230) 1967
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention – We’re Only In It For The Money (Verve V-65045X) 1967
Vintage Blake; Peter Blake’s 80th; Family, Friends & Icons
Numbered outlines edition
George Harrison – Dark Horse (Apple PAS-10008) 1974
The Rutles fake edition
Big Daddy – Sgt. Pepper’s
Various Artists – Burning Ambitions; A History Of Punk
Various Artists – Pepperisms Around The Globe
Various Artists – Golden Throats; The Great Celebrity Sing Off
The Simpsons – The Yellow Album
Various – Exotica; The Exotic Beatles, Part Two
The Easy Stars Lonely Hearts Dub Band
Macabre – Sinister Slaughter / Sonny Vincent – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Munster MR-249) 2003
Plavi Orkestar – Soldatski Bal
Def Leppard – Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Kilfenora Ceili Band
Naftalina – Historia Del Rock De Aqui De Mexico
Various Artists – RMM’s Tropical Tribute To The Beatles
Various Artists – Daptone Records Remixed; Scion CD Sampler (Scion 2CD 00430-CDV-1907) 2007
Plagar – CD Dos Hinos Placar
The Moonlight Tapes – Moonlight Live Club Bands
RPO – Symphonic Sgt. Pepper’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra persiflage
Pearl Jam – bootleg
Thee Mighty Caesars – John Lennon’s Corpse Revisited
Various Artists – A Day In The Life; Impressions Of Pepper (Impulse B-002911501) 2018
The Parodies (mostly just for the picture, but some of these really exist as albums):
Elvis Presley parody
Sgt. Pepper’s Midlife Crisis; 40th Anniversary Mashup tribute parody
Comic version
Like The …
Other Peoples – Patent Pending – Greatest Hits – New York parody
Summit Of Creativity – Michigan Sgt. Pepper
Paton James parody
Jon & Simon Horner – Artistic Differences ‘Record Collector’ parody
Bloco Do Sgt. Pimentia parody
Clube Dos Coracoes Solitairios – CID Do Capitao parody
Ophelias parody
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Ukes Club Band – Ukelele parody
The Beatles Complete On Ukulele parody
Joelanta parody
The Monkees – Drum parody
Another Monkees parody
St. Twisted Golden Hearts Club Band parody
Ray Connolly’s Lovely Hearts Club Band parody
Brexit 2016 parody
Brexit ‘Sorry mate, apparently you were last year …
Brexit 2017 parody
Sgt. Kosher’s Jewish Hearts Club Band parody
Beatles Pet Peppers Beach Boys parody
Buggies ‘Coco’s Good Band parody
Exp (Live at the Highwayman Inn) parody
Azteca parody
Pokemon ‘Gotta Catch ’em All parody
Seinfeld parody
The Ponies – Sgt. Pinkies Lonely Hooves Club Band parody
Beadochons – A Beadochons Dans Le Vent parody
Old Growth; Uncle Sam’s Ancient Forest Last Tree Stand parody
Rangzen parody
Sgt. Pete’s Lonely Hairy Club Bear ‘Bears 4 Ever’ parody
Cab City – Cabbie Road parody
Animated All Star Band – Children In Need parody
The Moon Loungers – Sgt. Pepper’s Acoustic Covers parody
Jovink En De Voederbietels – Thuis Voor De Dwangbuis parody
Bob & Tom’s All Star Band – same – parody
The Thrones – The Winter Game Of Thrones Is Coming parody
Nir’s Lonely ‘Nothing Is Real’ Pid Trio parody
Peg + Cat – The Really Big Album parody
The Friends Of Celebrities – Can You Guess The Old Celebrity parody
Sgt. Mario’s Videogame Crew – Nintendo’s parody
The Archies parody
The Peace Memorial parody
Brookline Music School ‘Beatles Summer Project’ (Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary) parody
Jim Norley’s Club Band – Heroes parody
Bastard Pop – No Tricks parody
Road City – Scientific Road City Romance parody
Procucenterna – 3rd Wave Multi Image Electronic Band parody
The Sgt. Stillwell’s Lonely Hearts Club Band parody
Pink Floyd – In Pepperland (Lonely Hearts California) parody
Our Psychosomatic Love 3 – Sweet Home 10 Years Records parody
Federico Tre & Il Destino Infausto parody
St. Captain Freak Out & The Magic Bamboo Request parody
The Really Big Album parody
Slang – Fwendz parody
Cello Octet – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Cello Band (parody)
Massimo Bonno E La Banda De La Margia – Vive Il Re! parody
The Heebee-Jeebees – Christmas Crackers! parody
S. Bento’s Bonecada Club Band – Contra Informacao parody
Sonny Vincent – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly parody
The Wiggles – Let’s Eat parody
Shelley – Very Proud Of You! (Michael Turns 40) parody
Various Artists – Graveyard Stomp parody
The ET Newsroom – Presents: Eklectica parody
Col. Bastard Nut Band – Horny Left parody
Sultan Pepa’s Lonely Wives Club Band – Pet Shop Fashion parody
Freakbeats – It’s Freakbeat Mania! Yeah Yeah parody
Kiss mash-up
Los Drugos – Sgt. Drugos Lonely Masks Club Band parody
Slippery Slopes parody
The Muppets – Dt. Teeth & The Electric Heath Band parody
Dplomb parody
The Chords – It Was Twenty Years Ago; Live From Liverpool parody
Sesame Street Singing With The Stars parody
Red vs. Blue parody
Doctor Who’s Symphonic Spectacular parody
The Doctors parody
Adventure Time What Time Is It? parody
Ze Ramalho Macao Nordestina parody
Mike Allred’s Red Rocket 7 parody
The Kittles – Sgt. Mouse’s Lonely Cats Club Band parody
Fab – Sgt. Pepper’s Only Dartboard Band parody
The Biscuithead And The Biscuitbadgers parody
The Hope Beatles parody
The Flaming Lips – With A Little Help From My Friends persiflage
Another colorful edition
Zzz parody
Udo Lindenberg Hut Ab Hommage An parody
Jack Kirby’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The King parody
Uncle Twitchy’s Bizarre Fiendy & Stuff Band parody
Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plane – Palette-Swap Ninja parody
The School’s Rock Ensemble parody
The Universal Military Bubblegum Band (inspiration)
Newhart Limited Edition Cast Album parody
Hip Hop parody
Pay; Federico Tre E Il Destino Infausto parody
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun parody
Star Wars Celebration Europe parody
2000 AD parody
Sofla – So. Florida’s Lonely Hearts Club Band parody
Twisted Gold – Sgt. Twisted Golden Hearts Club Band parody
Bobby-V – Bobby’s Jalepono Pepper Club Sandwich parody
Ray Connolly’s Lonely Hearts Club Band parody
Laser’s Edge – Fred Osuna’s Musical Cool Plage parody
Lovefest 13 – Significant Others, August 31, 2013 parody
Tenth Avenue North – Decade The Halls, Volume 1 (…) 20.. / Jack O’Reilly’s You Can Be A Ventriloquist, or: CTO’Rourke’s Wooden Hearts Club Band – Wood parody
Installation in Chiswick Park
50 Years Of Sgt. Pepper
Unknown art
Elegance 65; magazine cover
Visiting …
Various Artists – Mojo Presents Sgt. Pepper … With A Little Help From His Friends (Mojo March) 2007
Various Artists – Children Of Pepper; Mojo Presents 15 Tracks Inspired By the Beatles’ Classic 1967 Album (Mojo April) 2017
Ugly Things Magazine #19
The Analogues – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Live (Decca 5678681) 2017
All Together Now!
from the Mad Magazine edition …
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