More to the point: would The Beatles ever have bothered to make Sgt Peppers given its preclusive relationship with live performance (which in this 'model' would

More to the point: would The Beatles ever have bothered to make Sgt Peppers given its preclusive relationship with live performance (which in this 'model' would be how they made most of their money)? (incidentally, I too have zero interest in attending concerts for most types of music I listen to. I'm not interested in buying T-shirts either)