Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Encyclopedia
Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a track-for-track mash-up
of The Beach Boys
’ Pet Sounds
with The Beatles
’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
by Clayton Counts, posted on his blog
. It was released under the pseudonym
"The Beachles" and received favorable mentions in Entertainment Weekly
and USA Today
, as well as blogs around the world. Sometime around September 8, 2006, Counts received a cease and desist
order from EMI
's attorneys. Notably, the letter included a demand for Counts to hand over the IP addresses of everyone who downloaded or streamed the songs. Counts removed the songs, but refused to give up the IPs and fired back with a lengthy missive on his blog. The incident drew the attention of the Associated Press
and Rolling Stone
, and resulted in a letter-writing campaign and a boycott of EMI
and Capitol Records
on behalf of Mr. Counts.
Clayton Counts linked to the tracker site isoHunt
as a place to still download the album after his cease and desist letter.
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
of The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
’ Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...
with The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin...
by Clayton Counts, posted on his blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. It was released under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
"The Beachles" and received favorable mentions in Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, as well as blogs around the world. Sometime around September 8, 2006, Counts received a cease and desist
Cease and desist
A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity and not to take it up again later or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization....
order from EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
's attorneys. Notably, the letter included a demand for Counts to hand over the IP addresses of everyone who downloaded or streamed the songs. Counts removed the songs, but refused to give up the IPs and fired back with a lengthy missive on his blog. The incident drew the attention of the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, and resulted in a letter-writing campaign and a boycott of EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
and Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
on behalf of Mr. Counts.
Clayton Counts linked to the tracker site isoHunt
IsoHunt
isoHunt is a BitTorrent index with over 1.7 million torrents in its database and 20 million peers from indexed torrents. With 7.4 million unique visitors , isoHunt is one of the most popular BitTorrent search engines. Thousands of torrents are added to and deleted from it every day. Users of...
as a place to still download the album after his cease and desist letter.
Track listing
- Wouldn’t Sgt. Petsound Be Nice?
- You Still Believe in My Friends
- That’s Not Lucy
- Don’t Talk (Get Better)
- I’m Fixing It, Dayhole
- She’s Going Away for Awhile
- Being for the Benefit of Sloop John B!
- God Only Knows What I’d Be Within You
- I Know There’re Sixty-Four Answers
- Today, Rita
- I Just Wasn’t Made for Good Mornings
- Sgt. Petsound’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprieve)
- A Day in the Life of Caroline
- Runout Groove
External links
- The Beachles, Clayton Counts' blog post
- Meet the Beachles, Entertainment Weekly article
- EMI wants millions and your IP address in revenge for Beachles, BoingBoing post from Friday, September 8, 2006
- Beachles: Noise mashup of Beatles and Beach Boys, BoingBoing post from Sunday, September 3, 2006
- Clayton Makes Enemies, Boston Herald article
- Cease and Desist, Minneapolis Star-Tribune article
- The Music's Over, Rolling Stone article
- Beatles Unleashing Love, E! Online article
- Bad Vibrations, CBC article
- Beachles Update, Tiny Mix Tapes' interview with Clayton Counts