Here, There, and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey
Geoff Emerick's Here, There, and Everywhere is maybe my most favorite Beatles related book. Why? Because it gives such an interesting perspective on the recording of The Beatles legendary LPs.
I enjoy that this book is targeted on what was going on within the studio instead of what the members of the band were doing personally. In comparison other books like this are far too targeted on the biography of The Beatles and not enough on the music that made them famous. It's as a result of of their songs that anyone is concerned about their biography in the first place!
The book isn't entirely regarding The Beatles, it's really a Geoff Emerick autobiography (with a clear focus on his time with The Beatles) however if you're thinking that that may make it less interesting, I really do not think that is true. I really believe it helps make his stories about The Beatles seem more "real."
The book's "realness" is one of the best things about it. I have read a heap of books on the band but many of them appear kind of clinical in comparison. They're often like a bunch of trivia thrown together. With this book I felt like I was really there at Abbey Road in the '60s. Like a fly on the wall, taking it all in.
This book gives a nice look into The Beatles as musicians. We get a glimpse of McCartney working for hours in the studio to get his bass parts perfect and we see George greatly improve his guitar playing skills through the decade.
Emerick was a very necessary part of the band's sound during their most creative period in the mid '60s. Incredibly on his 1st full day as lead recording engineer he came up with concepts which helped make "Tomorrow Never Knows" sound so incredible.
If you are interested in buying this book you aren't stuck with buying it on old fashioned paper, you'll also purchase it for your Kindle. If you do not have a Kindle yet then I advocate shopping for the Kindle DX Digital Book Viewer because of it's greater size, it makes it far more easy to read. If you live outside of the United States, you'll need to get a Global Kindle.
As much as I love reading about The Beatles, I enjoy listening to their albums even more. I think it is a fantastic idea to have the new remastered versions of The Beatles back catalog available to hear to while you're reading through this great book. I particularly suggest getting The Beatles in Mono Box Set since Emerick mentions several times in the book how he believes that the mono mixes are the "real versions" of The Beatles albums (especially Sgt Pepper.) - 18758
I enjoy that this book is targeted on what was going on within the studio instead of what the members of the band were doing personally. In comparison other books like this are far too targeted on the biography of The Beatles and not enough on the music that made them famous. It's as a result of of their songs that anyone is concerned about their biography in the first place!
The book isn't entirely regarding The Beatles, it's really a Geoff Emerick autobiography (with a clear focus on his time with The Beatles) however if you're thinking that that may make it less interesting, I really do not think that is true. I really believe it helps make his stories about The Beatles seem more "real."
The book's "realness" is one of the best things about it. I have read a heap of books on the band but many of them appear kind of clinical in comparison. They're often like a bunch of trivia thrown together. With this book I felt like I was really there at Abbey Road in the '60s. Like a fly on the wall, taking it all in.
This book gives a nice look into The Beatles as musicians. We get a glimpse of McCartney working for hours in the studio to get his bass parts perfect and we see George greatly improve his guitar playing skills through the decade.
Emerick was a very necessary part of the band's sound during their most creative period in the mid '60s. Incredibly on his 1st full day as lead recording engineer he came up with concepts which helped make "Tomorrow Never Knows" sound so incredible.
If you are interested in buying this book you aren't stuck with buying it on old fashioned paper, you'll also purchase it for your Kindle. If you do not have a Kindle yet then I advocate shopping for the Kindle DX Digital Book Viewer because of it's greater size, it makes it far more easy to read. If you live outside of the United States, you'll need to get a Global Kindle.
As much as I love reading about The Beatles, I enjoy listening to their albums even more. I think it is a fantastic idea to have the new remastered versions of The Beatles back catalog available to hear to while you're reading through this great book. I particularly suggest getting The Beatles in Mono Box Set since Emerick mentions several times in the book how he believes that the mono mixes are the "real versions" of The Beatles albums (especially Sgt Pepper.) - 18758
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Harold Maxwell Quesenberry also recommends buying The Beatles Stereo Box Set and The Beatles USB
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