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Events on Thursday 1 June 1967 3
1967Paul McCartney leads Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandHis conceptThe album concept was his idea.
1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandEighth album — June 1, 1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released on June 1, 1967 and spent 27 weeks at number 1 in the UK. Considered the pinnacle of the 1960s counterculture, it was the first album to print its lyrics on the sleeve and won four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
1967Summer of LoveTens of thousands of young people converge on San FranciscoA countercultural gathering centered on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood drew an estimated 100,000 young people espousing peace, free love, and psychedelic music. It became a defining symbol of the 1960s hippie movement.