Book contents
- The Beatles in Context
- Composers In Context
- The Beatles in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Part I Beatle People and Beatle Places
- Part II The Beatles in Performance
- Part III The Beatles on TV, Film, and the Internet
- Part IV The Beatles’ Sound
- Chapter 16 Abbey Road Studios
- Chapter 17 Producing Sound Pictures with Sir George Martin
- Chapter 18 Rock ’n’ Roll Music! The Beatles and the Rise of the Merseybeat
- Chapter 19 Positively Bob Dylan: The Beatles and the Folk Movement
- Chapter 20 “Listen to the Colour of Your Dreams”: The Beatles Writ Psychedelic
- Chapter 21 Getting Back
- Chapter 22 On the Record! (Dis)Covering the Beatles
- Part V The Beatles as Sociocultural and Political Touchstones
- Part VI The Beatles’ Critical Reception and Cultural Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 17 - Producing Sound Pictures with Sir George Martin
from Part IV - The Beatles’ Sound
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020
- The Beatles in Context
- Composers In Context
- The Beatles in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Part I Beatle People and Beatle Places
- Part II The Beatles in Performance
- Part III The Beatles on TV, Film, and the Internet
- Part IV The Beatles’ Sound
- Chapter 16 Abbey Road Studios
- Chapter 17 Producing Sound Pictures with Sir George Martin
- Chapter 18 Rock ’n’ Roll Music! The Beatles and the Rise of the Merseybeat
- Chapter 19 Positively Bob Dylan: The Beatles and the Folk Movement
- Chapter 20 “Listen to the Colour of Your Dreams”: The Beatles Writ Psychedelic
- Chapter 21 Getting Back
- Chapter 22 On the Record! (Dis)Covering the Beatles
- Part V The Beatles as Sociocultural and Political Touchstones
- Part VI The Beatles’ Critical Reception and Cultural Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
The most widely acclaimed record producer of his generation, George Martin enjoyed unparalleled success during a fifty-year musical career in which he oversaw the production of some thity No. 1 hits and more than 700 recordings. For many rock historians, he truly deserves the title of being the “Fifth Beatle,” despite Murray “The K” Kaufman’s well-known comments to the contrary. Martin not only transformed the Beatles into popular music’s most influential recording artists, but also handled key duties involving the musical arrangement and orchestration of their mid- to late period recordings, including a spate of landmark albums – Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album, 1968), and Abbey Road (1969). It is difficult to imagine a more prestigious output.
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- The Beatles in Context , pp. 180 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020