The Beatles (album) stereo only. In the UK, the following album, "Yellow Submarine", was the last to be shipped in mono. The mono version of "The Beatles" was made available worldwide on 9 September 2009, as part of "The Beatles in Mono" CD boxed set. A reissue of the original mono LP was released worldwide in September 2014. The album's sleeve was designed by pop artist Richard Hamilton, in collaboration with McCartney. Hamilton's design was in stark contrast to Peter Blake's vivid cover art for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and consisted of a plain white sleeve. The band's name, in Helvetica,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band works it inspired, and its ongoing recognition as "a defining moment in the history of music". The album inspired the 1974 off-Broadway musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road", directed by Tom O'Horgan, and the 1978 film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", produced by Robert Stigwood. In 1977, the LP won Best British Album at the inaugural Brit Awards. It has been the subject of many tribute albums, including a multi-artist CD available with the March 2007 issue of "Mojo" and a 2009 live album, "Sgt. Pepper Live", by the American band Cheap Trick. Other tribute