Artist behind Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” artwork completes huge mural in downtown Denver

Artist behind Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” artwork completes huge mural in downtown Denver

The faces that pop out of Denver’s newest, billboard-sized public art are not random, AI-generated or imaginary. As befits the title of the mural, “Catalysts” features an overlapping display of 35 unsung local arts-and-culture heroes. But the reasons why they were chosen — and the fact that Denver recruited the world-renowned artist behind the cover of The Beatles’ 1967 album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” — is unusual even in the realm…

The Beatles: Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a storied piece of Beatles lore, a bootleg that captures—in glorious low fidelity—a band on the brink of changing the world.

The Beatles not only revolutionized the music, but transformed the whole world. In just over a decade, they went from being four young people from Liverpool to becoming the most influential band in history. However, on April 10, 1970, the news of their separation shook the planet. One of the young people who felt dragged by the Fab Four musical revolution was Ozzy Osbourne. In an interview with Blabbermouth, Black Sabbath’s legendary vocalist co…