{"product_id":"the-t-a-m-i-show-ビート-パレード-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1966-film-1964-the-rolling-stones-james-brown-b2-size-51-73-cm-s162-copy","title":"“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (サージャント・ペパー), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979 (film 1978), Peter Frampton \/ Bee Gees, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S163","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Michael Schultz’s musical fantasy \u003cstrong\u003eSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band\u003c\/strong\u003e (サージャント・ペパー), starring \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Frampton and the Bee Gees\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1978\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e9 June 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eParamount-CIC\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Stigwood\u003c\/strong\u003e following the enormous success of \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Fever\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGrease\u003c\/em\u003e, the film builds a fantasy narrative around songs written by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e serving as musical director. Alongside Frampton and \u003cstrong\u003eBarry, Robin and Maurice Gibb\u003c\/strong\u003e, its extraordinary musical cast includes \u003cstrong\u003eAerosmith, Alice Cooper, Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire, Billy Preston\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others, making the film an extraordinary document of late-1970s pop-culture excess. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully exuberant Japanese first-release design that deliberately recalls the crowded visual language of the Beatles’ original \u003cstrong\u003e1967 \u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band\u003c\/em\u003e album\u003c\/strong\u003e while transforming it into a spectacular late-1970s movie-musical collage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe huge psychedelic \u003cstrong\u003eSgt. Pepper’s\u003c\/strong\u003e logo dominates the upper section in vivid red, orange and yellow, immediately followed by the white Japanese \u003cstrong\u003eサージャント・ペパー\u003c\/strong\u003e title against an intense blue field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Frampton and the Bee Gees\u003c\/strong\u003e appear in the film’s distinctive red military-style uniforms, surrounded by an almost overwhelming assortment of performers, dancers, sets and comic visual details. The composition builds downward into a dense carnival of figures, architecture and oversized props, perfectly capturing the movie’s deliberately extravagant fantasy aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the top, the Japanese campaign copy announces a:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“New fantastic musical” born from the immortal Beatles’ hit numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand promotes the combination of \u003cstrong\u003eBee Gees + Frampton + Beatles songs\u003c\/strong\u003e exploding across the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower billing prominently highlights:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eピーター・フランプトン\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eビー・ジーズ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eサージャント・ペパー\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhile the smaller credits reference the film’s remarkable musical ensemble, including \u003cstrong\u003eAerosmith, Alice Cooper and Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003eBeatles music, Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and extraordinary psychedelic Japanese graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a particularly entertaining piece of late-1970s music-film memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e47 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains \u003cstrong\u003estrong, vivid colour\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the blue central field, red-and-yellow title treatment and densely layered photographic imagery remaining highly attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is \u003cstrong\u003esignificant soft wrinkling, waviness and general handling \/ storage creasing throughout the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e, clearly visible from both the front and verso. Importantly, the sheet remains complete and the principal artwork, title and cast imagery remain strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have taken the condition fully into account when pricing this example. 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