Tape Loops, Phasing, and the Shadow of Sgt. Pepper: Inside the Rolling Stones' 1967 Psychedelic Odyssey at Olympic Studios

The Rolling Stones rushed Their Satanic Majesties Request into Olympic Studios in early 1967 after Sgt. Pepper made psychedelia the only game in town. Brian Jones had already been pushing the band toward experimental sounds, but the Beatles’ album lit a competitive fire. The Stones tried to out-weird everyone with primitive tape loops, reverse ph