Marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ seminal album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” a celebration will be held in Hollywood Thursday, including the raising of a Sgt. Pepper flag atop the Capitol Records tower.
The famous tower will be adorned with an array of “Sgt. Pepper” regalia, including a large inflatable drum above the Vine Street entrance to the building.
Shortly after 9 a.m., the Sgt. Pepper flag will be raised atop the building, with the character Sgt. Pepper from the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show “The Beatles LOVE” doing the honors. After sunset, the Capitol Records building will be bathed in lights in the four colors of The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” band suits.
On Friday, Capitol will be releasing 50th anniversary packages of the album, featuring 34 previously unreleased recordings.
—City News Service