The 1967 album that David Gilmour and Roger Waters agreed was better than everything: “Changed the face of the record industry”

David Gilmour and Roger Waters both praised The Beatles’ 1967 album *Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band*, which they saw as a landmark in recorded music. Gilmour said it changed the record industry by showing that albums could outsell singles, giving bands such as Pink Floyd more studio time and creative freedom.

Waters recalled listening to the album with his bandmates while driving to a gig, and said they recognised it as an “amazing piece of work”. The article links its influence to the rise of psychedelic music and argues that its ambitious, carefully crafted approach helped shape progressive rock. It also draws a comparison between the contrasting creative roles of Gilmour and Waters and those of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.