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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!
- Thread starter Rumble Thunder
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And this new Rocky Strat is Made in Mexico and under $2000 US.
But to get one you probably have to hit the used market--where they are charging more.
Now what is that in George's hands?
EMI London, 24 June 1967.
Did George's balloon pop, or is he walking his pet chinchilla on a string leash?
If you've watched the Anthology series, you've probably already seen the colorized version of "All You Need Is Love." But I watched the entire 25 June 1967 Our World BBC1 broadcast the other day for proper context. The boys come in – in grainy b&w – at around 01:17:35.
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Well, it's about time! I've had this book laying around for literally years and years. I think it was a gift, but became a low priority. And I just lately, with surgical recovery, got around to reading it.
George Martin's 1979 book, "All You Need Is Ears" is his first memoir. Of course, he relates some of his work with The Beatles (too little for some people) . But it's mostly his life and his thoughts and feelings, about music, and the music business, in general, but about "music production" in particular. Some interesting music and production history, then his first hand experience, and finally his predictions for the (then 'coming') digital era!
For all his non-Beatles narratives in this book, I must admit, it only solidifies him in my estimation as The Fifth Beatle. Just like all the synergies of John meeting Paul, Paul introducing George Harrison, Brian managing them, Ringo replacing Pete; I believe that George Martin played, at least, an equal role in the core of the phenomenon that is The Beatles. They came to him primed and ready for their part in history, but he was the essential final piece of the puzzle to explode into tgeir destiny! This is not, however, to diminish, in any way, the supporting contributions of many, many others in both the formative years and the creative years. But, if their recorded music is the heart of their legend and legacy, I believe George Martin is quite equally responsible for producing that throughout their short-lived time as The Fab Four.
Just my $0.02. What's yours?
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Well, it's about time! I've had this book laying around for literally years and years. I think it was a gift, but became a low priority. And I just lately, with surgical recovery, got around to reading it.
George Martin's 1979 book, "All You Need Is Ears" is his first memoir. Of course, he relates some of his work with The Beatles (too little for some people) . But it's mostly his life and his thoughts and feelings, about music, and the music business, in general, but about "music production" in particular. Some interesting music and production history, then his first hand experience, and finally his predictions for the (then 'coming') digital era!
For all his non-Beatles narratives in this book, I must admit, it only solidifies him in my estimation as The Fifth Beatle. Just like all the synergies of John meeting Paul, Paul introducing George Harrison, Brian managing them, Ringo replacing Pete; I believe that George Martin played, at least, an equal role in the core of the phenomenon that is The Beatles. They came to him primed and ready for their part in history, but he was the essential final piece of the puzzle to explode into tgeir destiny! This is not, however, to diminish, in any way, the supporting contributions of many, many others in both the formative years and the creative years. But, if their recorded music is the heart of their legend and legacy, I believe George Martin is quite equally responsible for producing that throughout their short-lived time as The Fab Four.
Just my $0.02. What's yours?
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“I’m Down” with that and on board with George Martin being worthy of the Title of the fifth Beatle.My only hesitation would be that George M. did not produce the Let It Be album. So would that make the album.
Well, it's about time! I've had this book laying around for literally years and years. I think it was a gift, but became a low priority. And I just lately, with surgical recovery, got around to reading it.
George Martin's 1979 book, "All You Need Is Ears" is his first memoir. Of course, he relates some of his work with The Beatles (too little for some people) . But it's mostly his life and his thoughts and feelings, about music, and the music business, in general, but about "music production" in particular. Some interesting music and production history, then his first hand experience, and finally his predictions for the (then 'coming') digital era!
For all his non-Beatles narratives in this book, I must admit, it only solidifies him in my estimation as The Fifth Beatle. Just like all the synergies of John meeting Paul, Paul introducing George Harrison, Brian managing them, Ringo replacing Pete; I believe that George Martin played, at least, an equal role in the core of the phenomenon that is The Beatles. They came to him primed and ready for their part in history, but he was the essential final piece of the puzzle to explode into tgeir destiny! This is not, however, to diminish, in any way, the supporting contributions of many, many others in both the formative years and the creative years. But, if their recorded music is the heart of their legend and legacy, I believe George Martin is quite equally responsible for producing that throughout their short-lived time as The Fab Four.
Just my $0.02. What's yours?
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not quite a whole complete Beatle record since G. Martin didn’t contribute to it?
Also, what was the deal? Why didn’t George Martin produce that record? (Smells like John had something to do with it)
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Thanks for your support, Thunderer of Rumble!
... ... ... My only hesitation would be that George M. did not produce the Let It Be album. So would that make the album not quite a whole complete Beatle record since G. Martin didn’t contribute to it?
Also, what was the deal? Why didn’t George Martin produce that record? (Smells like John had something to do with it)
Pardonè mois, but, ... uh, ... have you not seen the original "Let It Be" film, nor Peter Jackson's "Get Back" series? Mr. Martin was, indeed, there and trying his darndest to get good recordings of the songs. But, by then, the lunatics had completely taken over the asylum and his input was largely ignored by the circus it had become or, possibly ass-umed that he could " simply magically fix" any shortcomings, as he had so many times before!
Finally, GeorgeM threw up his hands in surrender, and delegated the mixing duties to Glyn Johns, which the group all rejected and shelved the whole project for a year! Meanwhile, when it came time for the Abbey Road sessions later 1969, Paul had to apologize to GeorgeM and beg him to do it. To his credit, GeorgeM required and asserted his former "Headmaster" role as a condition to doing it. How Paul got the others to agree to that is a historical mystery. Giving GeorgeH 2 tracks (for his 2 best ever, IMO) was probably a big part of it. And we know what a masterpiece "Abbey Road" became. Even getting getting recorded, mixed and released months after the LIB recordings, and months before the release of LIB, such that many people think "Let It Be" is when The Beatles finally broke up!
When the LIB movie project got revived in 1970, so did the album and they got Phil Spector to try to cobble and mold an LP out of it. Lennon famously called it "...the $#/+tiest load of badly recorded $#/+, with a lousy feeling toward it, ever." when praising the job that Phil Spector did with it. I trust you're familiar with Paul's reaction to Phil's "great job" and his now famous "don't ever do it again" letter, which went ignored, too. GeorgeM suggested the credits read, "Produced by George Martin, over-produced by Phil Spector."
Yes, the Beatles were already broken up by the time the "Let It Be" film and album came out after the "McCartney" solo album with the publicity mock interview announcing The Beatles break up. Chronology does get mixed up, though.
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Thanks for explaining all of that! I was only five or six when I saw the original LIB film and have forgotten most of it except the rooftop Jam. I didn’t Know George Martin was there at first before “throwing his hands up in surrender” and walking out on the project. I figured John wanted to go in another direction or something. Thanks for your insight G doggie my friend.Thanks for your support, Thunderer of Rumble!
Thanks for explaining all of that! I was only five or six when I saw the original LIB film and have forgotten most of it except the rooftop Jam. I didn’t Know George Martin was there at first before “throwing his hands up in surrender” and walking out on the project. I figured John wanted to go in another direction or something. Thanks for your insight G doggie my friend.
Pardonè mois, but, ... uh, ... have you not seen the original "Let It Be" film, nor Peter Jackson's "Get Back" series? Mr. Martin was, indeed, there and trying his darndest to get good recordings of the songs. But, by then, the lunatics had completely taken over the asylum and his input was largely ignored by the circus it had become or, possibly ass-umed that he could " simply magically fix" any shortcomings, as he had so many times before!
Finally, GeorgeM threw up his hands in surrender, and delegated the mixing duties to Glyn Johns, which the group all rejected and shelved the whole project for a year! Meanwhile, when it came time for the Abbey Road sessions later 1969, Paul had to apologize to GeorgeM and beg him to do it. To his credit, GeorgeM required and asserted his former "Headmaster" role as a condition to doing it. How Paul got the others to agree to that is a historical mystery. Giving GeorgeH 2 tracks (for his 2 best ever, IMO) was probably a big part of it. And we know what a masterpiece "Abbey Road" became. Even getting getting recorded, mixed and released months after the LIB recordings, and months before the release of LIB, such that many people think "Let It Be" is when The Beatles finally broke up!
When the LIB movie project got revived in 1970, so did the album and they got Phil Spector to try to cobble and mold an LP out of it. Lennon famously called it "...the $#/+tiest load of badly recorded $#/+, with a lousy feeling toward it, ever." when praising the job that Phil Spector did with it. I trust you're familiar with Paul's reaction to Phil's "great job" and his now famous "don't ever do it again" letter, which went ignored, too. GeorgeM suggested the credits read, "Produced by George Martin, over-produced by Phil Spector."
Yes, the Beatles were already broken up by the time the "Let It Be" film and album came out after the "McCartney" solo album with the publicity mock interview announcing The Beatles break up. Chronology does get mixed up, though.
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Pardonè mois, but, ... uh, ... have you not seen the original "Let It Be" film, nor Peter Jackson's "Get Back" series? Mr. Martin was, indeed, there and trying his darndest to get good recordings of the songs. But, by then, the lunatics had completely taken over the asylum and his input was largely ignored by the circus it had become or, possibly ass-umed that he could " simply magically fix" any shortcomings, as he had so many times before!
Finally, GeorgeM threw up his hands in surrender, and delegated the mixing duties to Glyn Johns, which the group all rejected and shelved the whole project for a year! Meanwhile, when it came time for the Abbey Road sessions later 1969, Paul had to apologize to GeorgeM and beg him to do it. To his credit, GeorgeM required and asserted his former "Headmaster" role as a condition to doing it. How Paul got the others to agree to that is a historical mystery. Giving GeorgeH 2 tracks (for his 2 best ever, IMO) was probably a big part of it. And we know what a masterpiece "Abbey Road" became. Even getting getting recorded, mixed and released months after the LIB recordings, and months before the release of LIB, such that many people think "Let It Be" is when The Beatles finally broke up!
When the LIB movie project got revived in 1970, so did the album and they got Phil Spector to try to cobble and mold an LP out of it. Lennon famously called it "...the $#/+tiest load of badly recorded $#/+, with a lousy feeling toward it, ever." when praising the job that Phil Spector did with it. I trust you're familiar with Paul's reaction to Phil's "great job" and his now famous "don't ever do it again" letter, which went ignored, too. GeorgeM suggested the credits read, "Produced by George Martin, over-produced by Phil Spector."
Yes, the Beatles were already broken up by the time the "Let It Be" film and album came out after the "McCartney" solo album with the publicity mock interview announcing The Beatles break up. Chronology does get mixed up, though.
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The Beatles left a lot of people in their wake. That’s the story of most people that play in bands that hope to make it.
A lot of fans hated it when the Beatles made it big. They no longer had the same vibrant scene in Liverpool and didn’t want to share the Beatles with the rest of the world. But life goes on. Liverpool changed. The fans changed.
I don't know--they got rid of pennies here in Canada--years ago.
I'd give my $0.05, but I'd might have to hurry--they're talking about dumping the nickel too.
If the cost is 95 cents, they’ll round up to a dollar when giving you the change. More profit for them.
