as this seems to have developed into a 'which album is better than Pepper' thread Id like to comment, I love all the albums mentioned but IMO none of them come close to Pepper, of course I am a fan primarily of The Beatles and their work for me tops all others, I dont have the same depth of feeling for albums by other bands that I have for my favourite band so it would be impossible for me to say that another bands album is better than my favourite 4 Beatle albums .......Pepper is the greatest album ever made , it is the most celebrated and important album by the most celebrated and most important band of all time, yes I like Love Forever Changes and Pet Sounds and of course I can accept that some people think they are better albums but for me musically they are not as good, I put 5 Beatle albums as the best ever made, then the rest start queueing up behind them..
As a package IMO the non Beatles album that comes closest to Pepper with strength of songs, variation and the x factor that sends you on a journey is Dark Side Of The Moon, also the fact that these two albums sell well 40 years later says a lot.
Its all art though.....and art is subjective, Yes ?