CHEAP TRICK Releases Their "Sgt Pepper Live" CD & DVD

With the release of the Beatles catalog remastered and Beatles Rock Band video games nearing, pop rockers, Cheap Trick have today put out their Sgt. Pepper Live CD and DVD today in celebration of their sold-out Vegas concerts honoring the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ album and leading up to CT's “Sgt. Pepper Live” shows (at the Las Vegas Hilton Sept. 13-15, 17-19 and 21-23).

Sgt. Pepper Live by Cheap Trick salutes the 40^th anniversary of the Beatles’ influential Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album with a live performance that features the New York Philharmonic orchestra, Indian Sitar Band and an array of special guest artists. At the helm of the production is Geoff Emerick, the engineer of the classic 1967 Beatles album. Never performed in its entirety by The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper Live gave Cheap Trick the chance to incorporate their own power pop sound into the classic songs while paying tribute to everyone's music legends; John, Paul, George & Ringo.

The DVD release has interview footage as well as a closer look at some of the special guest artists including Joan Osborne, Ian Ball and Rob Laufer, all of whom will be joining Cheap Trick for their upcoming Las Vegas Hilton residency. CT recorded the album, All Shook Up in 1980 with Sir George Martin and Geoff Emerick, producer and engineer of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Emerick will continue to be in charge of the audio production for “Sgt. Pepper Live.” He received Grammy Awards for the engineering of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road.

Tickets for "Sgt Pepper Live" shows featuring Cheap Trick at the Las Vegas Hilton can still be purchased at the Las Vegas Hilton box office or at LVHilton.com