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Hop On Pop
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11/27/2007 3:08:12 PM
---- Updated 11/27/2007 3:09:32 PM
ESSENTIAL READING FOR ANYBODY WHO RECORDS MUSIC!!!
The Beatles: The Complete Abbey Road Sessions (1962-1970)
Amazon link here
Seriously.
Get it.
You, in particular, Hugo and Ison.
But really... everybody!
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Hugh Hamilton
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11/27/2007 3:51:59 PM
Dude. It's on the shelf. I loaned my original hardcover to a friend, now he thinks it's his. I had to buy a friggin' paperback.
The BEST book of all is the new one:
www.recordingthebeatles.com
Absolutely, positively, without a shadow of a doubt...but I have great respect for Mr. Lewisohn's work too...
And while you're at it, don't forget about "Beatle's Gear" - truly a dangerous book - magnificent guitar porn in there (lol)...
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Steve Ison
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11/27/2007 4:18:04 PM
I've never actually read it Todd-but it looks fascinating..A worthy contender to spend the book tokens i always get off my Aunt n Uncle at xmas f'sure:)
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Jeff Allen Myers
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11/27/2007 10:34:47 PM
I have both Books... Love them :)
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BJ
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11/28/2007 8:10:11 PM
Me and some other dude I never got to meet used to take this book out of the library turn-about for years. He (or she) had a request in for it every time I returned it, so I did the same thing. As a result it never got back onto the shelves - I had it for 3 weeks, then he did, etc etc. Fascinating and inspiring read.
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Hop On Pop
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4/2/2008 5:48:46 AM
Just bought All You Need Is Ears by George Martin. I'll report back on it when I get into it a little bit more. But it came highly recommended.
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Hugh Hamilton
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4/2/2008 7:41:36 AM
Todd! Come visit for a weekend sometime - you can visit the Beatle Room of the Hugo Library...lol...enjoy Mr. Martin's story...I'm glad he wrote it before doing that newfangled mash-up stuff...lol...
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LyinDan
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4/2/2008 7:56:59 AM
Geoff Emerick's book, "Here, There, and Everywhere" is good, too. Emerick, of course, was their frequent engineer. He's pretty stuck on himself, but there's a lot of good stuff in there.
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Hugh Hamilton
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4/2/2008 8:00:57 AM
Must admit that I don't have Mr. Emerick's book - was a bit put off by the mutual criticism going on in a couple of camps on that front...had the great pleasure of seeing Geoff in person at the AES show in NYC last October, though - he talked a bit about his recent project recording "young" bands doing Sgt Pepper covers...interspersed with video segments of the project...it was fun to be in the same room with somebody so integral to so many of my favorite recordings - I didn't have any questions for him though (lol) - the only one I really wanted to ask was "Wanna come home with me and RECORD something?"
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LyinDan
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4/2/2008 8:17:27 AM
That's very cool, Hugh!
Geoff makes a lot of snippy comments about everyone but himself in his book, quite an ego, too, haha. There's a lot of good technical stuff in there, though, all from his own rather self-absorbed viewpoint, but still. And he does give a lot of credit when he really thinks it's due, too. Hey, the book is cheap, now. Might as well indulge. It is an enjoyable read.
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Carl Schonbeck
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4/2/2008 9:43:49 AM
Man, I so envy you if you're just discovering it now because that book is a wonderland. Fantastic. The Bible. Btw, a good companion piece is "Here, There and Everywhere" by Geoff Emerick. The EMI book apparently glosses over a couple of things (above all the horrors of the White Album sessions) while Geoff gets down and dirty and names names (although I think he was unjust with George Harrison).
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Carl Schonbeck
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4/2/2008 9:48:50 AM
Sorry, didn't see the above written....Emerick an egomaniac? I thought he came off self-effacing lol! I think Misters Martin, Lennon and McCartney had "plenty" of ego as well and to stay above water you had to believe in yourself. The Beatles weren't easy to work with, they probably said so themselves.
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LyinDan
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4/2/2008 2:05:14 PM
Did we read the same book? pahahaha!
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Bob Elliott
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4/2/2008 2:37:34 PM
Given that I won't be able to afford their gear or an engineer or record in that nice room, and usually can't even get with my musician friends but do things alone mostly, how will this book help me?
I mean, I'd probably get a kick out of it, but would it change me?
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Hop On Pop
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4/3/2008 4:30:00 AM
It wasn't about the gear they had at their disposal, but how they used it. And, actually, the technology you have at your home right now is a helluva lot more than they had at Abbey Road back in the day.
Just read the book and you'll be inspired.
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Bob Elliott
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4/11/2008 12:53:57 PM
Alright, I'll try it out, but I don't agree that my equipment matches theirs. You hear that a lot because they only had four tracks, but they had neumans, a great room, big old analog boards, vintage analog compressors and more. All this kind of gear sells for a fortune today, and it's real great stuff.
Also, their four tracks were on 2 inch tape, and that sounds lovely. Doesn't hurt to have a producer and engineer, too.
But I get your drift, and at this point I know equipment doesn't hold me back. What most holds me back is time.
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Hugh Hamilton
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4/11/2008 1:00:18 PM
Me too, Bob - time. Time. TIME!!!!!
xxoo,
H
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