The Baroques: The Band RUMORED To Have Outsold Sgt. Pepper

Released the same day in 1967 as The Beatles’ infamous Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Baroques’ lone release is rumored to have outsold the much more wildly popular release in the local Wisconsin market. This is the story of a band that should have garnered more clout, and the struggles they had along the way during their short-lived tenure as a band. It’s the story of a song that was banned for being too pro-drug despite definitely being anti-drug. This is the story of The Baroques.

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🎧 THE BAROQUES ON VINYL:

• Baroques RSD Vinyl 👉 https://www.discogs.com/release/11191211


• Sgt Pepper Vinyl: 👉 https://amzn.to/4aH9GGW