Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
by Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey
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Author: Geoff Emerick, Howard MasseyBrand: Alfred Publishing
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-15
ISBN: 1592402690
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Gotham
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Book Review: "Insider's view" for any recording enthusiast
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so this book may not be for everybody. But for anyone that has an interest in the tremendous recording innovations that went on behind closed doors during the Beatles' standard-shattering history, this book is fascinating!
Geoff Emerick got amazingly lucky to be witness to the Beatles' first EMI recording session. Then he was called on to assist many times while Norman Smith did an excellent job of engineering the Beatles' recordings up until Revolver. When Geoff Emerick took over Norman's position, however, the time was ripe for rules to be broken in the name of exponential progress, and Geoff was the perfect creative-thinker for the job! (As a side note, I feel frustration and sadness that he, and other top-notch sound engineers, don't get the recognition--or the pay--that I think they deserve. At least he was recognized with a couple Grammys for his efforts. And I'm very happy that he, with help of course, got this book out... it certainly shows just how huge a contribution someone like him makes to the whole process.)
Geoff does venture off into personal conjecture numerous times, guessing at why certain Beatles or other personalities may have done this or that, but I view that as him just expressing the kinds of questions most of us would wonder... and, like him, we would probably also be left still wondering. Be that as it may, I found lots of his personal recollections to be thoroughly engaging, adding his own personality and color to the grand scheme of things, which is entirely appropriate since he was an important part of the whole thing.
Personally, I don't think he overdid the technical talk, but then I'm into that kind of stuff. Fans who know and care nothing about the recording process would probably be bored stiff. If you, however, are curious just how they made that magic... how they got all those amazing, complex mixes... especially being mostly on *4-track* machines (!!!)... I mean, even considering the use of bouncing tracks... wow! I found it to be a really great read, filled with fabulous details of not only recording stuff, but also lots about the wild and crazy times that were the late 1960s. I could feel like I was almost there at many of their most historic recording sessions. What a gift!
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